diff --git a/dlangui-monod-linux.dproj b/dlangui-monod-linux.dproj
index af1cea46..a2351c67 100644
--- a/dlangui-monod-linux.dproj
+++ b/dlangui-monod-linux.dproj
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@
       </VersionIds>
     </VersionIds>
     <ObjectsDirectory>obj/DebugX11</ObjectsDirectory>
-    <LinkinThirdPartyLibraries>false</LinkinThirdPartyLibraries>
+    <LinkinThirdPartyLibraries>true</LinkinThirdPartyLibraries>
     <Libs>
       <Libs>
-        <Lib>X</Lib>
+        <Lib>-L-lX11</Lib>
       </Libs>
     </Libs>
     <ExtraCompilerArguments>-Jviews
diff --git a/examples/example1/example1-monod-linux.dproj b/examples/example1/example1-monod-linux.dproj
index d2281597..3eef1003 100644
--- a/examples/example1/example1-monod-linux.dproj
+++ b/examples/example1/example1-monod-linux.dproj
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         <Path>../../src</Path>
         <Path>../../deps/dlib</Path>
         <Path>../../deps/gl3n</Path>
+        <Path>../../deps/x11/source</Path>
         <Path>../../deps/DerelictSDL2/source</Path>
         <Path>../../deps/DerelictFT/source</Path>
         <Path>../../deps/DerelictGL3/source</Path>
@@ -168,10 +169,17 @@
     <Externalconsole>true</Externalconsole>
     <DebugLevel>0</DebugLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'DebugX11|AnyCPU' ">
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'DebugX11|x64' ">
     <OutputPath>bin\DebugX11</OutputPath>
+    <VersionIds>
+      <VersionIds>
+        <String>USE_X11</String>
+        <String>USE_FREETYPE</String>
+        <String>EmbedStandardResources</String>
+      </VersionIds>
+    </VersionIds>
     <ObjectsDirectory>obj/DebugX11</ObjectsDirectory>
-    <LinkinThirdPartyLibraries>false</LinkinThirdPartyLibraries>
+    <LinkinThirdPartyLibraries>true</LinkinThirdPartyLibraries>
     <ExtraCompilerArguments>-Jviews
 -Jviews/res
 -Jviews/res/hdpi
@@ -183,6 +191,12 @@
     <Target>Executable</Target>
     <Externalconsole>true</Externalconsole>
     <DebugLevel>0</DebugLevel>
+    <ExtraLinkerArguments>-lX11</ExtraLinkerArguments>
+    <Libs>
+      <Libs>
+        <Lib>-L-lX11</Lib>
+      </Libs>
+    </Libs>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="src\example1.d" />
diff --git a/src/dlangui/platforms/x11/x11app.d b/src/dlangui/platforms/x11/x11app.d
index 2b99130a..b3e03e16 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/platforms/x11/x11app.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/platforms/x11/x11app.d
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import dlangui.widgets.styles;
 import dlangui.widgets.widget;
 import dlangui.platforms.common.platform;
 
+import std.stdio;
+
 import x11.Xlib;
 import x11.Xutil;
 import x11.Xtos;
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ class X11Window : dlangui.platforms.common.platform.Window {
 		*/
 		_win = XCreateSimpleWindow(x11display, DefaultRootWindow(x11display), 0, 0,	
 			_dx, _dy, 5, white, black);
+
+		readln();
 		
 		/* here is where some properties of the window can be set.
 	   		The third and fourth items indicate the name which appears