#8 can't start the app under Win98

[Mark-L]

First of all, get to know I'm a newbie in using CygWin.
I downloaded and unpacked the following packages (trying to be
a minimalist):

X11/xorg-x11-bin
X11/xorg-x11-bin-dlls
X11/xorg-x11-base
X11/xorg-x11-xwin
X11/freetype2
X11/xorg-x11-fnts
cygwin
zlib
libxml2
libiconv/libiconv2
libpng/libpng12

Using the batch:

PATH=%PATH%;c:\usr\bin;c:\usr\X11R6\bin
XWin.exe

the test window (finally) arised.
But the fontforge didn't, here's the log:

C:\Program Files\FontForge>FontForge.bat

C:\Program Files\FontForge>PATH=C:\WIN98;C:\WIN98\COMMAND;c:\usr\bin;c:\usr\X11R6\bin

C:\Program Files\FontForge>FontForge.exe
Copyright (c) 2000-2007 by George Williams.
Executable based on sources from 15:43 31-Aug-2007.
Could not open screen.
You must start X11 before you can start /cygdrive/c/PROGRA~1/FONTFO~1/FONTFO~1
X11 may be obtained from the cygwin site in a seperate package.

So what is the "seperate" pekidj zat I niid tu ran ze softwere?
The author's documentation is quite diffusive on the installation under
windows, looks like George testing fontforge under his lovely *nux,
hates C++, lives in the good-old-70's, and that's all enough for him.

[cfr]

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Note: I've _never_ used CygWin. This looks similar to a (much less informative error) seen on Mac OS X, though. I think what you need to do is to start X11 _first_ and _then_ start fontforge from within X11. Usually, if you start X11, it'll start a couple of default programmes including xterm. This should mean you get a terminal with a command prompt and you can start fontforge from there. Fontforge needs the X11 stuff to be up and running before it is started - at least, it does on Mac OS X and I think that's so here. The problem doesn't look to be missing software but just the way you get it all going.

If not, try the fontforge mailing list. I suspect that is more active than these forums.

Hope this helps somebody.

- cfr