I get this pretty frequently when I initially start up X11, but never later on when I create an xterm from the menu.
Anyone from Apple listening in? It's a little annoying (but not enough to switch to Windows... :-)
-----Original Message-----
>From: Rich Cook <email@hidden>
>Sent: Feb 12, 2006 5:03 PM
>To: email@hidden
>Subject: Re: mysterious disappearing xterms
>
>I've never seen the other two problems you mentioned, the strangely
>sized or lingering versions. Mine just die prematurely.
>
>On Feb 12, 2006, at 4:43 PM, Scott Buchanan wrote:
>
>> I see this also. Additionally sometimes the xterm look like the
>> original one that launched when X11 was launched and sometime it is
>> a larger font, has the sidebar and the window is bigger (probably
>> to accommodate the larger font). Also, sometimes, the window
>> appears but no prompt and no response. Need to go to 'kill' to get
>> rid of it.
>>
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 12, 2006, at 2:53 PM, Rich Cook wrote:
>>
>>> Some of the time, apparently randomly, and without any explanation
>>> in any logfiles that I can find, my xterm windows in X11 start up
>>> and then go away. This has only happened so far when I'm using
>>> the "New" command from the File menu so far, although I always
>>> launch my xterms that way, so it's hard to say if that's a factor.
>>> I know this has happened to other people on this list; I have yet
>>> to hear a good explanation for what is going on here. Somebody
>>> told me to use a different xterm program; I didn't like the one
>>> they suggested, and it's not too hard to just start another xterm
>>> when one fails, but I'd love to know what's going on.
>>>
>>> Rich Cook
>>> 925-423-9605
>>>
>>>
>>>
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