amule problems

ranmakun · Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2003 10:18 pm Post subject: amule problems

I have a router machine and I decided I would have my amule there now, so I installed xfree, and amule. When I open amule I get a thin line in one side of the screen that it's supposed to be amule.
Since I didn't know if it was something about the default window manager in X I installed fluxbox to try and it happens the same. Here is a screenshot:
(see amule on the left of the screen)

[img:e20ec251d3]http://kaori.com.ar/screenshot.png[/img:e20ec251d3]

Maybe it's me, is the first time I use fluxbox, but I can't resize that window or anything, so I'm asuming that is an amule problem. Other applications that came with fluxbox open fine.
Any ideas?

dippen · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 15 Sep 2002 Posts: 83

you should be able to grab the window with the left mouse button while holding the ALT or META key and move it to the center.
this works with fluxbox, i never tried it in a plain x session.

good luck

ranmakun · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 5:35 am Post subject:

I did that after I posted this, but the window is really 10 pixels wide, notice that the window is not touching the border of the screen.
I emerged xmule and the same happened, I really don't know what could it be, it's really strange.

ranmakun · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 3:56 pm Post subject:

I've found something else, if I run "xhost +", and then run amule with root it starts without any problems.
Any ideas on this?

dhalsiim · Guru Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Posts: 486

I read somewhere that if you're logged in with one person, and are trying to open new X windows with another, you get an error. And if you set "Xhost +" then any user, not necessarily the one logged in can open new windows.

Perhaps you're trying to open amule with a different user?

This might not be your problem. But worth a post

--dhalsiim

ranmakun · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2003 2:24 am Post subject:

No, thats not my problem, the program is open, I enabled the web interface and I can login and everything. I just can't resize that odd window.
It is possible that this is a gtk problem?, I don't have any other gtk programs installed to try. (Not sure what could I install without having to install a lot of other dependencies)