From 4ed9c1e62eae2db44c3dfd0efc69b15e4b29fca6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Starks-Browning Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 00:25:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] new entry: "Is there a better alternative to the standard console window?" (yes, rxvt) --- winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo index 55b9255e8..62083b1db 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo +++ b/winsup/doc/how-using.texinfo @@ -656,6 +656,18 @@ For a concise description of the current situation with XEmacs, see this message from the Cygwin mailing list: @file{http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-11/msg00609.html}. +@subsection Is there a better alternative to the standard console window? + +Yes! Use rxvt instead. It's an optional package in Cygwin Setup. +You can use it with or without X11. You can resize it easily by +dragging an edge or corner. Copy and paste is easy with the left and +middle mouse buttons, respectively. It will honor settings in your +~/.Xdefaults file, even without X. + +Don't invoke as simply ``rxvt'' because that will run /bin/sh (really +ash) which is not a good interactive shell. For details see +@code{/usr/doc/Cygwin/rxvt-.README}. + @subsection info error "dir: No such file or directory" Cygwin packages install their info documentation in the /usr/info