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[mgp-users 00688] Re: Embedded X in MagicPoint



>Greetings! I've been using mgp for a couple of years but now need to include an
>X app using %xsystem ... the problem that I have is that the X app shows up
>only briefly and then disappears (e.g., xclock in the sample.mgp distributed
>with MagicPoint).
>
>If I'm using mgp with the "-o" (in a window) option, then the X app shows up in
>the correct spot as soon as I resize the window. If I'm running with out "-o"
>then there I can't get the X app to appear. "%system" works better but has the
>opposite problem-- resizing the window hides the daughter window, and the
>daughter window has the window manager decorations.
>
>I'm sure this is a FAQ but I can't find a FAQ document. Any pointers or
>suggestions?

	the behavior highly depends on your X window manager (like twm, fvwm,
	whatever).  what kind of window manager are you using?

itojun