Re: Yellow Warning
Coplan (coplan@thunder.ocis.temple.edu)
Wed, 26 May 1999 20:58:21 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 26 May 1999, David Mihm wrote:
> It must be the little disclaimer saying that the window manager
> you are using is one of the development versions that was stolen from the
> development bunker during the many years of espionage by the Enlightenment
> and Window Maker camps. The AfterStep government is currently allocating
> a great deal of resources into conducting an internal investigation to
> flush out the moles. At this time, we ask that you remove the stolen
> property from your machine and speak no furthur of this incident. Some
> time in the future you might be approached, fear not ... it will be quick.
> :)
>
Oh...I thought this was Open source....I must've downloaded the
not-quite-open-source version. =P
> Seriously, AfterStep has a Banner module started at startup, you
> could have changed the image it is using, or it might be picking up an
> image of same name which is this yellow box. It might be an app you are
> starting up, which was left started when you last closed AfterStep.
> AfterStep itself has *no* yellow (by default) box that would be popping
> up; it has to be an application being started (and erroring) or something of
> the sort - maybe it's some new Red Hat thing. :)
>
I have experienced it on occasion, so it may just be an error message that
it can't find a given filename. I've never seen it in banner, but I've
seen it in xlock and xscreensaver.
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