X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 16:44:05 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: [bug?] Using apps with advanced UI via SSH Message-ID: <20070607204405.GA22682@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.15 (2007-04-06) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 09:56:24PM +0200, Rafal Milecki wrote: >I use "ntsec tty" in both CYGWIN: env variable and ssh configuration. There's not reason to set either of those in the CYGWIN environment variable. >When I connect to my system using ssh and execute "edit.com" nothing >happens. I checked this on two Windows XP. When I connect to this >same system using RDP, open Cygwin's console and the execute "edit.com" >- I can see editor. > >So I looks like Cygwin's ssh doesn't support applications with user >interface. Is this bug? No. You can't run console-based Windows programs over ssh. edit needs a real console window to operate and ssh is not that. As is mentioned later in this thread, use cygwin-aware editors if you want the best results. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/