>> But I have this ugly console hanging around. When I kill it, it kills X as >> well. Is there a way to have an icon that does not create a superfluous >> console window? > >You could start an application (including xterm) which is initially >iconified. That would move it out of sight. This should work: > > xterm -iconic > >The startxwin.sh script needs _something_ that is holding onto the shell >script, to prevent it from exiting. >
I don't think I made myself clear! When I said "ugly console" I meant the cmd.exe console (possibly running bash). I think you are talking about the initial xterm. The initial xterm is not a problem. How can I start X without running cmd.exe? Thanks, Siegfried -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
