Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: cygwin@cygwin.com Path: not-for-mail From: "Chris Game" Subject: Re: rxvt, once again... Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 11:58:49 -0000 Lines: 31 Message-ID: References: <26051.1040575188@www37.gmx.net> <5.2.0.9.2.20021222084352.01f00290@pop3.cris.com> X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1123 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1123 In an earlier post, Randall R Schulz wrote: >.... > So, create a Windows shortcut by right-dragging your RXVT executable > icon to some new location (start with the desktop; when you're done, > put it in the Start menu or the QuickLaunch bar, e.g.). Now open the > properties dialog for the shortcut. In the "Shortcut" tab you can > control the arguments (set window size and position here using usual > X Window -g / > -geometry option) and any other RXVT options you like (font, > scrollback, colors, etc.). Here's what I use: > > D:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -g 110x89+485+-1 -bg #dddddd -fg #000000 -fn > "Lucida ConsoleP-11" -sr -sl 5000 -tn rxvt -vb -e /bin/bash --login -i > > I set the initial working directory ("Start in:" field) to my Cygwin > home directory (using Windows path name notation, of course). > .... That's interesting, but what's the advantage of rxvt over opening cygwin/bash in a Windows command window, where all the formatting options (except initial placement I grant you) are available from the prompt window properties? -- =========================================== Chris Game =========================================== -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/