X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:11:48 -0800 From: Gary Johnson To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Latest cygwin.bat - need one Message-ID: <20111213001148.GA13086@phoenix> Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: <20111212054801.GD4028@mrvideo.vidiot.com> <20111212063131.GE4028@mrvideo.vidiot.com> <4EE62188.5050000@cornell.edu> <20111212174456.GB11542@mrvideo.vidiot.com> <4EE663F7.4060004@cornell.edu> <20111212212343.GF11542@mrvideo.vidiot.com> <4EE67261.9080408@bopp.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4EE67261.9080408@bopp.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) 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 2011-12-12, Jeremy Bopp wrote: > On 12/12/2011 03:23 PM, Mike Brown wrote: > > In my case that is a no go. That is because, as mentioned, I told the > > installer not to create the desktop shortcut or the start menu option, as I > > already had them. So, the start menu currently points to the BAT file. > > Hmm, it seems that my messages aren't getting through since I mentioned > how to create such a shortcut just a little while ago, but I'll try one > more time... > > Create a shortcut that starts in the bin directory of your Cygwin > installation. Have it run: > > mintty - > > That's it as far as I remember. Of course, the easy way is to just run > setup.exe again and let it create the shortcut for you. Then you know > you have the right settings. I just ran the new setup.exe a few weeks ago and haven't changed the new Cygwin Terminal shortcut's properties. These are the most important ones. General [Name:] Cygwin Terminal Shortcut Target: C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -i /Cygwin-Terminal.ico - Start in: [empty] Shortcut key: None Run: Normal window [Icon:] C:\cygwin\Cygwin-Termina.ico HTH, Gary -- 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