Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 13:10:31 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: Neil Zanella Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: One last xfree question: funny monitor dependant patterns Message-ID: <20010416131031.B17482@redhat.com> Reply-To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: Neil Zanella , cygwin@cygwin.com References: <004101c0c64e$a9370d40$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.11i In-Reply-To: ; from nzanella@cs.mun.ca on Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 02:20:09PM -0230 WRONG MAILING LIST. On Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 02:20:09PM -0230, Neil Zanella wrote: > >As I pointed out it is not just the standard pattern. >It appears when I shut down the computer too but it is not just another >desktop wallpaper because I can see the pattern and the wallpaper at the >same time. > >Thanks, > >Neil > > >On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Robert Collins wrote: > >> Thats probably the standard moire pattern the X server has by default. >> Try setting a background. >> >> Rob >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Neil Zanella" >> To: "Cygwin Mailing List" >> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 6:23 PM >> Subject: One last xfree question: funny monitor dependant patterns >> >> >> > >> > Hello, >> > >> > I have one last xfree question. Under Linux I have to choose the X >> server >> > I am need so that it matches the hardware but under cygwin there is >> just >> > one executable called XWin.exe. How does it know what video card I >> have?I >> > I ask for the following reason: when I run the X server the background >> > does not look as nice as the windows 2k background: let me explain: I >> am >> > using SAMSUNG SyncMaster 700NF monitor (a flat CRT) with a 3dfx >> voodoo3 >> > card. I see some funny wave like patterns behind the gray pattern when >> > I launch X Windows. These patterns are the same as those I see (and I >> > assume other users would see them too) when I click Start, Shutdown >> > (you need a fairly light background to see them and they only appear >> > after clicking Shutdown). How can we keep the patterns from showing >> up? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Neil -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple