From: Sharon Phillips <phillipsds@...>
Date: 2007-07-28T19:10:50+09:00
Subject: Re: fxRuby and OSX: unable to open display [was Help installing fxruby on osx]


On 28/07/2007, at 7:04 PM, Sharon Phillips wrote:

>>> I've used MacPorts to successfully build and install fxRuby at  
>>> last, but I've hit another snag.
>>>
>>> I now get the error
>>> FXRbApp::openDisplay: unable to open display :0.0
>>> whenever I try to instantiate a new FXApp
>>
>> Is the X server running?
>
> ummm...
> don't know.
> Sounds like it should be and it's not.
>
> I'll see if I can find it

Found something called XDarwin and ran it 'rootless', but still had  
the same problem. I then tried it in 'full screen' mode and had to  
restart the Mac when I could find no other means to exit a blank  
black screen w/ mouse pointer.