Mailing-List: contact cygwin-developers-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-developers-owner AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-developers AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com From: Chris Faylor Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 11:50:59 -0500 To: cygwin-developers AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com Subject: My console rewrite is finally available Message-ID: <19990325115059.A885@cygnus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.3i The next snapshot should contain my changes to console handling which eliminate the annoying problem with arrow keys on Windows 95. They also allow the use of CTRL-U and CTRL-W as an 'stty -a' will evidence. What they do not yet do is provide a way of allowing an 'stty' setting to actually affect the console. Why? Because that would require that cygwin understand individual consoles on a "device level" so that when a subprocess changes the settings on a console all processes using that console would know about it. It is possible to do something like this but I've run out of tuits. For now, if you want that kind of functionality you'll have to stick with CYGWIN=tty. I can envision a time in the future when 'tty' won't be needed. Unfortunately, that time isn't now. -- cgf AT cygnus DOT com http://www.cygnus.com/