Hi, Steve Slade <animaniaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > 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. You will need to start the X Server before you launch a GTK+ or any other X11 application. Sven _______________________________________________ gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list