How to switch between different processes in xterm

[pKdas]

Hi all, I have installed the recent version of cygwin Xterm and I find it quite different from the earlier version installed. Now there is a single parent background in which all the processes are opened. In turn it shows only onw process in windows.That's good. But I have the following problems. I am not able to get the cross area in any of the child programs, hence have to struggle a lot to close them. Also it it quite inconvenient to switch between child processes(I want a replacement of "Alt+Tab" shortcut for this to switch between processes within cygwin/X ). Attached are my screen shot and the corresponding xinitrc file.(You can see..there is no cross button in any of the programs) xinitrc Thanks, Pratap

[pKdas]

pKdas wrote:

Hi all,
I have installed the recent version of cygwin Xterm and I find it quite different from the earlier version installed.
Now there is a single parent background in which all the processes are opened. In turn it shows only onw process in windows.That's good. But I have the following problems.
I am not able to get the cross area in any of the child programs, hence have to struggle a lot to close them.
Also it it quite inconvenient to switch between child processes(I want a replacement of "Alt+Tab" shortcut for this to switch between processes within cygwin/X ).
Attached are my screen shot and the corresponding xinitrc file.(You can see..there is no cross button in any of the programs)
xinitrc

Thanks,
Pratap

Sorry...
The previous attached xinitrc file was for the older version...Attached is the one for the current version which I am using.
Thanks,
Pkdas
xinitrc

[SUN, Jian-2]

"Hide root window" option may help you.

Right click on the Xserver icon, and click on "Hide root window".
Hope this is what you need :)

SUN, Jian
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 5:41 AM, pKdas <pratap.iisc@...> wrote:

>
> Hi all,
> I have installed the recent version of cygwin Xterm and I find it quite
> different from the earlier version installed.
> Now there is a single parent background in which all the processes are
> opened. In turn it shows only onw process in windows.That's good. But I have
> the following problems.
> I am not able to get the cross area in any of the child programs, hence have
> to struggle a lot to close them.
> Also it it quite inconvenient to switch between child processes(I want a
> replacement of "Alt+Tab" shortcut for this to switch between processes
> within cygwin/X ).
> Attached are my screen shot and the corresponding xinitrc file.(You can
> see..there is no cross button in any of the programs):,(
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p22608435/xwindows.jpg
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p22608435/xinitrc xinitrc
>
> Thanks,
> Pratap
>
>
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[pKdas]

I am not getting that option.
I think...I have two types of window managers in the cygwin.
What can I do so that each process opens in a different window?
Thanks,
Pratap

SUN, Jian-2 wrote:

"Hide root window" option may help you.

Right click on the Xserver icon, and click on "Hide root window".
Hope this is what you need :)

SUN, Jian
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 5:41 AM, pKdas <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I have installed the recent version of cygwin Xterm and I find it quite
> different from the earlier version installed.
> Now there is a single parent background in which all the processes are
> opened. In turn it shows only onw process in windows.That's good. But I have
> the following problems.
> I am not able to get the cross area in any of the child programs, hence have
> to struggle a lot to close them.
> Also it it quite inconvenient to switch between child processes(I want a
> replacement of "Alt+Tab" shortcut for this to switch between processes
> within cygwin/X ).
> Attached are my screen shot and the corresponding xinitrc file.(You can
> see..there is no cross button in any of the programs):,(
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p22608435/xwindows.jpg
> http://www.nabble.com/file/p22608435/xinitrc xinitrc
>
> Thanks,
> Pratap
>
>
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[X23G8c]

> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@...
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@...] On Behalf Of pKdas
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 2:45 PM

> > Hi all,
> > I have installed the recent version of cygwin Xterm and I
> find it quite
> > different from the earlier version installed.

        There's really only one major difference - the -multiwindow flag is not set by default in startx (and Xwin?) anymore.

> > Now there is a single parent background in which all the
> processes are
> > opened. In turn it shows only onw process in windows.That's
> good. But I
> > have the following problems.
> > I am not able to get the cross area in any of the child
> programs, hence
> > have to struggle a lot to close them.

        Click on the background and select "kill", then, while you have the skull-n-bones pointer, click on the window you want to terminate.

> > Also it it quite inconvenient to switch between child
> processes(I want a
> > replacement of "Alt+Tab" shortcut for this to switch
> between processes
> > within cygwin/X ).

        I think there's a three- or four-key equivalent, but I don't know what it is.  IIRC, twm defaults to focus-on enter, so you can just move the mouse to switch terms.


        HTH,

Mike

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