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From: "Chris Game" <cgame AT bigfoot DOT com>
Subject: Re: rxvt, once again...
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:24:44 -0000
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In a recent post, Rui Carmo wrote:

> On Monday, Dec 23, 2002, at 11:58 Europe/Lisbon, Chris Game wrote:
>> That's interesting, but what's the advantage of rxvt over opening
>> cygwin/bash in a Windows command window, where all the formatting
>> options (except initial placement I grant you) are available from the
>> prompt window properties?
>
> The main of rxvt advantage for someone who uses Unix terminals
> extensively is a fully dynamic, resizable terminal window - something
> the built-in W2K/XP prompt cannot provide. And I mean "resizable" as
> in height _and_ width.

Height and Width are adjustable from the properties of the command
prompt window.

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