X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,TW_RX,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <4C36399F.5030909@bopp.net> <4C365415.1080406@bopp.net> Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 08:58:09 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: configure rxvt on cygwin 1.7.5 From: Andy Koppe To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes 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 9 July 2010 08:51, philippe wrote: >>> For your -e option, simply run mintty with a single "-" as the only >>> option, i.e. "mintty -". =C2=A0That will tell mintty to run an interact= ive >>> login shell for your user as specified in /etc/passwd. > > if i add in the Cygwin.bat the line > > mintty -t myminty - > > mintty is launched with the good configuration at startup but there is > an additional =C2=A0cmd window which doesn't close after the mintty is > launched (but i can close it mnually). If you invoke it from there, you'll need to precede it with the 'start' com= mand: start mintty -t myminty - The cmd window will still flash up briefly though, which you can avoid by invoking mintty from a shortcut. >> Good advice. Also, it's easiest just to invoke mintty from the start >> menu shortcut in the Cygwin folder that's created when mintty is >> installed. That already has that '-' argument. > > just a remark : after the standard cygwin installation I've a single > short cut to Cygwin.bat in the start menu cygwin folder nothing else ...?= ?? The shortcut should have been created if you installed mintty by selecting it in Cygwin setup.exe. Andy -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple