Xming X11 server and fullscreen mode

[Luc Moulinier]

Hello !

I'm working under windows XP, using Xming as a X11 server.
I'm trying to maximize a toplevel window through wm attributes .t -
fullscreen 1 but nothing happens ...

I tried a simple example :
toplevel .t
pack [label .t.l -text "Hello !" -bg cyan]
focus .t
wm attributes .t -fullscreen 1

does not change the window aspect ...

What am I missing here ? Or is it something related with Xming ? (

Many thanks in advance !

Luc

[Larry W. Virden]

On Jun 2, 11:16 am, Luc Moulinier <luc.moulin...@igbmc.fr> wrote:
> I'm working under windows XP, using Xming as a X11 server.
:
>

> I tried a simple example :
:

>
> does not change the window aspect ...
>
> What am I missing here ? Or is it something related with Xming ? (
>

Okay, I'm using XP SP3. I use Cygwin's Xwin. When I try to maximize a
window, it works as expected.
I am using tcl/tk 8.5.8.

[Alexandre Ferrieux]

What Tcl version are you using ?
Also, if there is an Unix machine on your LAN, try setting DISPLAY (or
whatever is used on windows for X clients) to it, after an 'xhost +'
on the other side. Does the fullscreen code work ?

-Alex

[Joe English]

Luc Moulinier asked:

> I'm working under windows XP, using Xming as a X11 server.
> I'm trying to maximize a toplevel window through

> wm attributes .t -fullscreen 1
> but nothing happens ...

> What am I missing here ? Or is it something related with Xming ? (

Under X11, the wm -fullscreen, -zoomed, -topmost, and other
attributes require cooperation from the window manager to work.

Most likely cause is that your window manager is not EWMH-aware,
or possibly that you don't have a window manager at all.

I'm not familiar with Xming, but from a quick scan of the manual [1]
it probably also depends on the Xming mode (one window / nodecoration /
multiwindow / etc.)

--Joe English

[1] http://www.straightrunning.com/XmingNotes/manual.php

[Luc Moulinier]

Hello ! I find a working example !

set win .toto
toplevel $win
pack [label $win.l -text "he ho,\nLe soleil brille \nbrille brille" -
bg cyan] -expand 1 -fill both

set Oldw [winfo width $win]
set Oldh [winfo height $win]
set sh [winfo screenheight $win]
set sw [winfo screenwidth $win]

wm minsize $win $sw $sh
wm maxsize $win $sw $sh
wm overrideredirect $win 1
wm attributes $win -fullscreen 1

If you remove the "wm maxsize" statement, it doesn't work anymore.

Is this "normal" ? We should supply the maximum screen size available
for expansion ?

Thanks for enlighting me !!

Luc

[Arnold Snarb]

Alexandre Ferrieux wrote:

> Luc Moulinier wrote:
>> I'm working under windows XP, using Xming as a X11 server.
>> I'm trying to maximize a toplevel window through wm attributes .t -
>> fullscreen 1 but nothing happens ...
>

> What Tcl version are you using ?
> Also, if there is an Unix machine on your LAN, try setting DISPLAY (or
> whatever is used on windows for X clients) to it,

> after an 'xhost +' on the other side.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Please to be not recommending saying 'xhost +'

Saying 'xhost +' is a Bad Thing To Do which you should
not be telling other people to be trying.

Other than that, your advice is good.

kthxbye.

--Arnie