X11 forwarding and KDE applications

X11 forwarding and KDE applications

[Brad Keifenheim]

Hello,

I would like to forward KDE applications using Cygwin/X in multiwindow mode. I am able to start and use the applications, but the graphical appearance seems a bit off. Specifically, starting konsole or kdevelop shows some pink coloration behind the scrollbars. I have tried other X servers, such as that provided by Ubuntu, and the problem is not present, so I believe it to be specific to the Cygwin/X server.

Does anyone else see this issue, or have I misconfigured my server?

Cheers,

Brad Keifenheim
Software Development Engineer
Dell | Compellent
brad_keifenheim@dell.com


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Re: X11 forwarding and KDE applications

[Jon TURNEY]

On 15/07/2013 16:39, Brad Keifenheim wrote:
> I would like to forward KDE applications using Cygwin/X in multiwindow
> mode. I am able to start and use the applications, but the graphical
> appearance seems a bit off. Specifically, starting konsole or kdevelop
> shows some pink coloration behind the scrollbars. I have tried other X
> servers, such as that provided by Ubuntu, and the problem is not present,
> so I believe it to be specific to the Cygwin/X server.
> 
> Does anyone else see this issue, or have I misconfigured my server?

This is pretty strange.

Assuming this isn't a bug ([1] looks a bit old to be relevant), I can only
suggest that this may be an issue with colour correction if you have that
enabled for KDE.

It would help in trying to reproduce this problem to know the specific version
of Ubuntu that your remote X clients are from.

[1] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194703

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RE: X11 forwarding and KDE applications

[Brad Keifenheim]

Hi Jon,

Thank you for your response. Previously I had verified the problem against remote clients from Kubuntu 12.04 and FreeBSD 9.1 after installing the kde4 port. I wanted to confirm the problem one last time before sending this email, and, to my chagrin, I cannot repeat it. I've tested on several different machines and the appearance is normal. Maybe a reboot did the trick?

If I see the issue again I will work on a recreation recipe, given the intermittent nature.

Cheers,

Brad

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: X11 forwarding and KDE applications

On 15/07/2013 16:39, Brad Keifenheim wrote:
> I would like to forward KDE applications using Cygwin/X in multiwindow 
> mode. I am able to start and use the applications, but the graphical 
> appearance seems a bit off. Specifically, starting konsole or kdevelop 
> shows some pink coloration behind the scrollbars. I have tried other X 
> servers, such as that provided by Ubuntu, and the problem is not 
> present, so I believe it to be specific to the Cygwin/X server.
> 
> Does anyone else see this issue, or have I misconfigured my server?

This is pretty strange.

Assuming this isn't a bug ([1] looks a bit old to be relevant), I can only suggest that this may be an issue with colour correction if you have that enabled for KDE.

It would help in trying to reproduce this problem to know the specific version of Ubuntu that your remote X clients are from.

[1] https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194703

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Volunteer Cygwin/X X Server maintainer

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