Re: GTK Warning

["Aaron Neerenberg" <aaron_neerenberg credence com>]

Hi-

Running terminal won't do quite what you need.  I'd advise downloading a
X11 Server, and starting that before using gimp/bluefish.  The terminal
application in MacOSX is, more or less, a telnet application.

-Aaron


On Mon, 2004-02-02 at 21:31, Steve Slade wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm very new to the world of UNIX having been introduced through my 
> recent purchase of OS X. I am trying to find alternatives to programs 
> such as Photoshop and Dreamweaver. I found the Gimp and Bluefish. I 
> downloaded Fink and began installing GTK, Gimp, and Bluefish.
> 
> I loaded the fourth CD Xcode Tools that came with Panther (OS X 10.3). 
> I installed GTK from source through Finkcommander (I still am tied to 
> GUI's) and then installed the other two programs in the same way.
> 
> When I try to launch Gimp or Bluefish from a terminal window, I get 
> this error:
> 	GTK-Warning **: Cannot open display: :0.0
> 
> I have no idea what that means and no idea what to do now. I apologize 
> if this has been asked before. I will search the archives as time 
> permits as I know they contain a wealth of information. I do have a 
> project that I need to complete soon which is why I'm asking the list.
> 
> Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank  you.
> 
> Steve
> 
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