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Date:	Mon, 23 Dec 2002 18:43:02 -0600
From:	Steve O <bub AT io DOT com>
To:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject:	Re: rxvt, once again...
Message-ID:	<20021223184302.A15497@fnord.io.com>
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On Monday, Dec 23, 2002, at 11:58 Europe/Lisbon, Chris Game wrote:
> That's interesting, but what's the advantage of rxvt over opening
> cygwin/bash in a Windows command window

Unix style cut and paste.
A bit of a speed improvement.
Resizable on Win98.
Shift-PageUp scrolls up.
Switches buffers when using curses.
Solid block cursor, instead of small blinking one.
Room to grow (you've got the source).

Those are some of my reasons.
-steve

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