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 Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20021223072701.00ffebd8@pop3.cris.com> X-Sender: rrschulz@pop3.cris.com Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 07:32:48 -0800 To: cygwin@cygwin.com From: Randall R Schulz Subject: Re: rxvt, once again... In-Reply-To: References: <26051.1040575188@www37.gmx.net> <5.2.0.9.2.20021222084352.01f00290@pop3.cris.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Chris, RXVT has it's own distinct advantages and many Cygwin users prefer it. Initial placement _is_ under user control, if you go to the launching shortcut's Properties dialog, Layout pane, uncheck "Let system position window". Then you can enter the coordinates of the window's top-left corner in the "Window Position" numeric fields. Randall Schulz At 03:58 2002-12-23, Chris Game wrote: >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/