* Documentation patches
@ 2011-12-12 21:57 Ken Brown
2011-12-13 3:56 ` Documentation patches (gold star) Christopher Faylor
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From: Ken Brown @ 2011-12-12 21:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
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The attached patches address some of the documentation problems mentioned in
http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2011-12/msg00277.html .
I think the other problems have already been fixed in CVS.
Ken
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--- faq-using.xml.orig 2011-12-08 16:42:26.000000000 -0500
+++ faq-using.xml 2011-12-12 16:40:59.381579400 -0500
@@ -939,16 +939,6 @@
</para>
</answer></qandaentry>
-<qandaentry id="faq.using.console-window">
-<question><para>Is there a better alternative to the standard console window?</para></question>
-<answer>
-
-<para>Yes! Use <command>mintty</command> instead. <command>mintty</command> is an optional packages in
-Cygwin Setup. <command>mintty</command> is a Cygwin application providing a native GUI without
-the need of X11.
-</para>
-</answer></qandaentry>
-
<qandaentry id="faq.using.symlinkstoppedworking">
<question><para>Why do some of my old symlinks don't work anymore?</para></question>
<answer>
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--- new-features.sgml.orig 2011-12-08 16:42:26.000000000 -0500
+++ new-features.sgml 2011-12-12 16:34:16.077511700 -0500
@@ -497,14 +497,8 @@
having a valid representation of their filename in the current character
set. To always have a valid string, use the UTF-8 charset by
setting the environment variable $LANG, $LC_ALL, or $LC_CTYPE to a valid
-POSIX value, for instance in Cygwin.bat like this:
-</para>
-
-<screen>
-set LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
-</screen>
-
-</listitem>
+POSIX value, such as "en_US.UTF-8".
+</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
PATH_MAX is now 4096. Internally, path names can be as long as the
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--- setup-net.sgml.orig 2011-08-04 15:11:43.000000000 -0400
+++ setup-net.sgml 2011-12-12 16:06:51.929471800 -0500
@@ -223,13 +223,12 @@
</para>
</sect2>
-<sect2 id="setup-icons"><title>Icons</title>
+<sect2 id="setup-icons"><title>Shortcuts</title>
<para>
-You may choose to install shortcuts on the Desktop and/or Start Menu
-to start a <literal>bash</literal> shell. If you prefer to use a different
-shell or terminal emulator such as <literal>mintty</literal> or
-<literal>xterm</literal>, you can use these shortcuts as a guide to
-creating your own.
+You may choose to install "Cygwin Terminal" shortcuts on the Desktop
+and/or Start Menu. These shortcuts run <command>mintty</command>,
+which will start your default shell as specified
+in <filename>/etc/passwd</filename>.
</para>
</sect2>
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* Re: Documentation patches (gold star)
2011-12-12 21:57 Documentation patches Ken Brown
@ 2011-12-13 3:56 ` Christopher Faylor
2011-12-13 14:53 ` Andrew Schulman
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From: Christopher Faylor @ 2011-12-13 3:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 04:57:10PM -0500, Ken Brown wrote:
>The attached patches address some of the documentation problems mentioned in
>
> http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2011-12/msg00277.html .
>
>I think the other problems have already been fixed in CVS.
Patch applied along with a ChangeLog.
Thanks very much for being proactive about this. It's much appreciated.
Gold star please?
cgf
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* Re: Documentation patches (gold star)
2011-12-13 3:56 ` Documentation patches (gold star) Christopher Faylor
@ 2011-12-13 14:53 ` Andrew Schulman
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From: Andrew Schulman @ 2011-12-13 14:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: cygwin
> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 04:57:10PM -0500, Ken Brown wrote:
> >The attached patches address some of the documentation problems mentioned in
> >
> > http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2011-12/msg00277.html .
> >
> >I think the other problems have already been fixed in CVS.
>
> Patch applied along with a ChangeLog.
>
> Thanks very much for being proactive about this. It's much appreciated.
>
> Gold star please?
Awarded: http://cygwin.com/goldstars/#KB .
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