"Bobby" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message
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>
> >First, I gotta ask -- you are running an XServer, right? :-)
>
> Yip! I'm logged into X using Fluxbox as my Wm.

Never heard of Fluxbox, but I'm sure it's okay -- it's not likely to
override basic X Windows capability :-)

> >Try this once for hits and shiggles:
> >povray povray.ini -geometry +0+0
> >Maybe the window is going off-screen for some freaky reason? That will
keep
> >it snuggled and warm at 0,0.
>
> I get an error with the -geometry flag :(

Wh.wh...wha? That's weird. I copied-and-pasted that from my screen after
trying it. What version of PovRay do you have?

Also, could you post the results of "uname -a" ?

> --------
> Possible Command Line Error: Unknown switch 'geometry'.
> --------

I'm thinking this might be related to why Display isn't working. It might be
setting the Display variable to "localhost:0.0" instead of using on the
command-line!

> >Also, what is your DISPLAY variable set to?
> >To see, type: echo $DISPLAY in a shell.
>
> $echo $Display
> $ :0.0

Cool.

> >Maybe it is redirecting elsewhere for some reason?
> >If it is, try setting DISPLAY to localhost
>
> I tried this as well...
> export DISPLAY=localhost
>
> Still no go. I just don't get it. I think my computer is possessed!
> Any other thoughts? It's bugging the hell out of me!

Hmmm.... I'm a bit stumped here as to why it is coughing on the -geometry
flag. If you output the version of PovRay you're using, and your system type
using uname -a, I might be able to deduce something from there.

Don't worry -- we'll get through this! :-)

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