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Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 10:53:38 -0600
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Subject: Re: Who controls window title??

Thanks for this.  But, there is slightly cleaner
solution that you helped point me to.  My PS1 in
/etc/profile is set to:
export PS1='\[\033]0;\w\007
\033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]
$ '
I added a \h: to the first part of the PS1 string, right before
the \w (print working directory).  Now my PS1 looks like:
export PS1='\[\033]0;\h:\w\007
\033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]
$ '

Fixes the other small problem where xttitle would set the 
window title, and then bash's PS1 would re-set it back to just
working directory (That's what tipped me back to the PS1 
string.  I could see xttitle changing the title, and then see
it getting re-set back to just the pwd.)



On Tue, 01 May 2001 11:26:01 -0500, Jonathon Merz wrote:

>Mark Paulus wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I don't remember having run across this anywhere.  However,
>> if it has been discussed, I would appreciate pointers to the
>> relevant locations....
>> 
>> Anyway, I have cygwin installed on my Win2K box @ work,
>> and as I mentioned in a previous thread, I have cygwin
>> installed on my WinME box @ home, with access through
>> my DMZ @ home.   However, here's my problem.  When I
>> have windows up for both of them, they usually only have the
>> path displayed in the title.  So, when I have several windows
>> iconized to the task bar, I really don't know which window
>> goes to which machine, unless I expand them.  Is there a way
>> to have the machine name added to the string displayed by
>> the window title.  I'm not sure if this is a windows thing, or 
>> a bash/cygwin thing, or a combo of both.  Any help/pointers
>> would be appreciated.
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>
>There is a small GPL'd utility that I think will do what you want.  It's 
>called xttitle, you can get it at:
>
>	http://www.jarvis.com/xttitle/
>
>  The "official" build (ie Makefile) didn't run properly on Cygwin when I 
>tried it last, but there is only one source file, and it compiled fine with 
>gcc not using make, so you shouldn't have any trouble.
>
>I have the following function in my .bashrc:
>
>function cd_xttitle {
>    \cd $1
>    xttitle.exe $(echo $HOSTNAME:$PWD)
>}
>
>and I have my cd aliased as:
>
>alias cd='cd_xttitle'
>
>This will keep the window title to what you are asking for I believe.
>
>Hope that helps,
>
>Jon
>
>-- 
>
>
>-------------------------------------
>  If you had a million Shakespeares,
>  could they write like a monkey?




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