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Subject: Re: Bash Window Geometry
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On Feb  6 17:34, Bubba Jones wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:13:43 -0500 (EST) Igor Peshansky <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu> wrote:
> > On Mon, 6 Feb 2006, Bubba Jones wrote:
> > 
> > > Is it possible to tell the bash prompt where I want it positioned on my
> > > desktop?  Using X Windows I specify size and location with "--geometry".
> > > Is there anything comparable under MS Windows?
> > 
> > First off, <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTWLL>.  Thanks.
> 
> I think my mailer might be goofed...  I don't see an option
> for that.  I'll fix it the ole fashioned way though with a
> manual CR/LF :) .
> 
> > Now, if you're starting bash from a shortcut (e.g., the one Cygwin
> > installation puts on your desktop), you can change shortcut parameters to
> > put the window anywhere you want (Properties->Layout->Window position).
> 
> Thanks, but I'm looking for something like the "--geometry"
> feature of X.

If you use rxvt instead of the standard console window, then just try
the -geometry option...


Corinna

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