Re: Disappearing windows
Scott Stone (sstone@ume.pht.co.jp)
Sat, 18 Jul 1998 16:10:24 +0900 (JST)
On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Ian Britten wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I'm looking for some info on why my windows keep disappearing. I'm not
> sure when they disappear - I just go looking for them and they're gone.
>
> I'm pretty sure it's something to do with the Clean module (given its
> description), but finding out details about it is pretty tough... :-(
> I started with the default 'clean' file (from /u/s/a/clean), which
> contains the lines:
> *Clean 3600 Iconify 1
> *Clean 86400 Delete
>
> I then removed the file from my ~/G/L/A directory, but my windows still
> disappear.
>
> The really strange thing is that a coworker isn't having any of these
> problems (He has a ~/G/L/A/clean file that is a copy of u/s/a/clean).
>
> So... Is Clean the culprit? If not, who is? If it is, how is it being
> started? Where can I find documentation about configuring it?
> [ IMHO - This behaviour should be off by default, not on ]
>
> afterstep = 1.4.5.3
> OS = RedHat Linux, v5.1
It could be that the programs inside the window are crashing, so the
window doesn't feel the need to stay open after the program's died.
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Scott M. Stone <sstone@pht.com, sstone@turbolinux.com>
<sstone@pht.co.jp>
Linux Developer/Systems Administrator for Pacific HiTech, Inc.
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