9. Other AfterStep-unrelated applications

9.1 I have a problem with program `xyz'

Please, please, don't post questions unrelated to AfterStep to the mailing lists. If you have a problem with some application not running, and you think AfterStep is the culprit, first try the following:

1. Read the documentation (manual pages, etc.) for the program.
2. Find out about its configuration parameters (not only command line, but also options in .Xdefaults, config files, etc.).
3. Ask other people who know about that specific program. Find a mailing list about that program and ask there.
4. Try running the program under some other window manager. If it doesn't work there either, it is not an AfterStep problem.

If you are very confident that it is an AfterStep problem, then send it to the mailing list, but try to give as much information as possible. Questions like `Why doesn't blig-graphics work on my system?' do not contain any useful information that may help others in diagnosing your problem. Some data you may have to include is:

1. AfterStep version you are using.
2. Operating system version, machine architecture.
3. System configuration (color depth, memory, anything you think may help).
4. Problematic program.
5. Environment information (other programs running at the same time, etc.)
6. A detailed description of the problem. What happens (error messages, etc.), how replicable it is, how to replicate it, etc.

The more information you provide, the easier it will be for others to find a solution.

9.2 Why am I having `xyz' problem/how do I do `xyz' with a terminal window?

Are you using plain vanilla xterm, color xterm, rxvt, rxvt-xpm, vanilla xterm with Xaw3d or Xaw-Xpm or neXtaw, dtterm, nxterm, hpterm, aixterm, xiterm, cmdtool, shelltool, or something else?

Note that, while xiterm is now included with the standard AfterStep distribution, it is not really a part of AfterStep. Please read the relevant man pages before posting questions to the list.