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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 11:05:46 -0400
From: "Charles S. Wilson" <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
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To: Arthur Goldhammer <agold1 AT mediaone DOT net>
CC: John Buffington <jbuff AT pacific DOT net>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject: Re: Console Resizer
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Arthur Goldhammer wrote:
> 
> > Conclusion, although I have not tested it: If you start bash from a
> > batch file (such as cygnus.bat) then resizing the console doesn't work.
> > My idea for a fix is, rather than using a batch file to set environment
> > vars and then start bash, is to use a wscript. "Windows Scripting Host"
> > is installed with IE5 and is part of Win98/NT2000. Here's an (untested)
> > attempt:
> >
> 
> On Win98 I start bash from a desktop shortcut that points to cygnus.bat.
> When I run "resize" from the resulting bash window, it works just fine. --
> Art
> 

Rats. Another beautiful theory slain by an ugly fact.

--Chuck

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