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From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: cygwin release
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 00:06:36 -0600
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> On Sunday 17 Nov 02, Igor Pechtchanski writes:
> > On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, Lapo Luchini wrote:
> >
> > > Dennis Lubert wrote:
> > >
> > > > just saw the new cygwin release, and since I don't know who to ask, I
> > > > ask you ;) Is there any other shell, oder shell-like program I can use
> > > > cygwin with ? I use is currently with the MS-DOS command-line, but I
> > > > can't resize this, can't do copy/paste and so on... I would like to
> > > > use it like a usual linux terminal...
> > >
> > > download rxvt package, it works also on native Win32
> > > 'nuff said
> > > Lapo
> >
> > Note to the FAQ maintainer: this seems to be an FAQ, and hard to search
> > for in the archives ("better shell" turns up nothing, "better window"
> > turns up lots of irrelevant matches).
>
> Although Dennis asks for a better shell, he means window.
>

Well, terminal emulator.  Better make it something like:

"Q: The default Cygwin shell/terminal/terminal
emulator/window/place-where-the-keys-I-press-make-their-drawings sucks.  Is
there another one in stock?

A: Yes, but first you must learn the difference between the terminal (emulator)
and the shell...." etc etc and soforth.

--
Gary R. Van Sickle
Brewer.  Patriot.


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