Re: FW: How to create an icon to startx with no extra CMD.EXE window
If you just want a shell running, you can use this: C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -sl 5000 -fn 20 -bg black -fg white -sr -e bash --login -i (I have that as a shortcut in my start menu) (it is not xterm, but rxvt. It works without X.) Regards, David -Original Message- From: Siegfried Heintze (Aditi) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:03:17 -0700 Subject: FW: How to create an icon to startx with no extra CMD.EXE window Thank you for the responses regarding -sb -sl 6000. I had a quick launch icon that would execute startx in bash but that does not seem to use the startxwin.sh or startxwin.bat files. So I change my icon in my quick launch bar to this: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe /usr/bin/X11/startxwin.sh So this starts the xterm with scroll bars and (I assume) 6000 lines of history. Hurray! Thanks! 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? 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/ -- 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/
RE: FW: How to create an icon to startx with no extra CMD.EXE window
I use: E:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -c -l 'run bash -c -l CYGWIN=server Xwin.exe :0 -query 192.168.11.1 -from 192.168.11.2 -once -dpi 120 ' If you don't have cygserver running you should delete CYGWIN=server, if you don't need larger fonts delete -dpi 120 Very interesting. Could you kindly point me to the documentation? I removed the -query and the -from and the Cygwin=server and it was not working correctly. Since I'm running DHCP, I was not sure what to put for those IP addresses you are using. 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/
Re: FW: How to create an icon to startx with no extra CMD.EXE window
Siegfried Heintze (Aditi) schrieb: I use: E:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -c -l 'run bash -c -l CYGWIN=server Xwin.exe :0 -query 192.168.11.1 -from 192.168.11.2 -once -dpi 120 ' If you don't have cygserver running you should delete CYGWIN=server, if you don't need larger fonts delete -dpi 120 Very interesting. Could you kindly point me to the documentation? I removed the -query and the -from and the Cygwin=server and it was not working correctly. Since I'm running DHCP, I was not sure what to put for those IP addresses you are using. Sorry, i didn't adapt it for local use, i'm using XDMCP to connect to another computer. You probably want to try: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -c -l 'run bash -c -l startxwin.sh ' or C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -c -l 'run bash -c -l Xwin.exe :0 export DISPLAY=:0.0; xterm; fvwm2 ' If you want a unix style fvwm window manager with background window. -- 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/
Re: FW: How to create an icon to startx with no extra CMD.EXE window
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008, Siegfried Heintze (Aditi) wrote: Thank you for the responses regarding -sb -sl 6000. I had a quick launch icon that would execute startx in bash but that does not seem to use the startxwin.sh or startxwin.bat files. So I change my icon in my quick launch bar to this: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe /usr/bin/X11/startxwin.sh So this starts the xterm with scroll bars and (I assume) 6000 lines of history. Hurray! Thanks! 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. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net -- 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/
RE: FW: How to create an icon to startx with no extra CMD.EXE window
On Tue, 8 Apr 2008, Siegfried Heintze (Aditi) wrote: 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? hmm (I'm not where I can check). However - I recall setting up some commands which use the Windows start command with a /min option. -- Thomas E. Dickey http://invisible-island.net ftp://invisible-island.net -- 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/
