From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Charles Wilson To: Jens Yllman Cc: GNUWin32 Subject: Re: The console window. Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 08:40:00 -0000 Message-id: <397C641B.2B57354@ece.gatech.edu> References: <397C4C47.44E46A6D@uniweb.se> X-SW-Source: 2000-07/msg00849.html Most folks use rxvt or xterm; the 'normal' versions of those utilities require an Xserver such as EXceed, XWin32, or Suhaib & Co's *EXERIMENTAL* port of XFree86 4.0. However, there is a native port of rxvt available at http://www.io.com/~bub/rxvt.html that doesn't require an XServer. --Chuck Jens Yllman wrote: > > Hello, > > Haven't anyboy thought about making a console window for cygwin/bash. > To be used instead of the cmd.exe in WinNT. The WinNT console is not > very good since it's not very easy to copy text and other things. I > don't know how the console works in Win2000. Maybe that is better. > > Just a thought. I hope nobody kills me if this have been discussed > before. I did not search the archive. But I guess this need to be quite > closely developed with bash. > > It is not that urgent anymore since you can setup so you can telnet > into the system using som telnet program that works alot better then > telnet under WinNT or the WinNT console. > > Just some thoughts from me. I don't mind helping with the development. > > Jens Yllman > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Uniweb AB Phone: +46 8 626 42 00 > P O Box 745 FAX: +46 8 626 42 01 > S-191 27 SOLLENTUNA > SWEDEN http://www.uniweb.se/ > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com