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added the java odyssee to CAVEATS section
author arg@mig29
date Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:42:17 +0100
parents 0811e4114faa
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121 dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source 121 dwm is customized by creating a custom config.h and (re)compiling the source
122 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple. 122 code. This keeps it fast, secure and simple.
123 .SH CAVEATS 123 .SH CAVEATS
124 The status bar may display 124 The status bar may display
125 .BR "broken pipe" 125 .BR "broken pipe"
126 when dwm has been started by 126 when dwm has been started by an X session manager like
127 .BR xdm (1), 127 .BR xdm (1),
128 because it closes standard output before executing dwm. 128 because those close standard output before executing dwm.
129 .P
130 Java applications which use the XToolkit/XAWT backend may draw grey windows
131 only. The XToolkit/XAWT backend breaks ICCCM-compliance in recent JDK 1.5 and early
132 JDK 1.6 versions, because it assumes a reparenting window manager. As workaround
133 wether you use JDK 1.4 (which don't contains the XToolkit/XAWT backend) or you
134 define the following environment variable accordingly (to use the older Motif
135 backend instead):
136 .BR AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit .
129 .SH SEE ALSO 137 .SH SEE ALSO
130 .BR dmenu (1) 138 .BR dmenu (1)