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Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:46:25 -0400
From: Charles Wilson <cygwin@cwilson.fastmail.fm>
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Subject: Re: ncurses line drawing characters terminfo problem?
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Andrew B. Clegg wrote:

>>Try adding "codepage:oem" to your CYGWIN environment variable.  See
>><http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using-cygwinenv.html> for details.  This
>>setting is effective for each individual process, so you can set it in the
>>shell just before you run the tests.
> 
> 
> That works for console windows but not for rxvt, strangely -- it's a start
> though, thanks.

Now, set TERM=rxvt-cygwin-native  (for "windows-mode" rxvt) or 
TERM=rxvt-cygwin   (for "X11" rxvt).

The only difference in these two term settings from "normal" rxvt is 
precisely that: the ACS chars.

--
Chuck




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