Re: suggestions for cygwin developers

2005-07-28 Thread Chris January
Alex Goldman wrote: When Cygwin gets set up, it would be more user-friendly if it placed two icons on the desktop: one should start maximized Rxvt; another should start X with a couple of xterms or whatever. First-time users might think that the MS-DOS terminal is as good as it gets, and this is

Re: suggestions for cygwin developers

2005-07-28 Thread Ken Dibble
Chris January wrote: Alex Goldman wrote: When Cygwin gets set up, it would be more user-friendly if it placed two icons on the desktop: one should start maximized Rxvt; another should start X with a couple of xterms or whatever. First-time users might think that the MS-DOS terminal is as

Re: suggestions for cygwin developers

2005-07-28 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, Ken Dibble wrote: Chris January wrote: Alex Goldman wrote: When Cygwin gets set up, it would be more user-friendly if it placed two icons on the desktop: one should start maximized Rxvt; another should start X with a couple of xterms or whatever.

RE: suggestions for cygwin developers

2005-07-28 Thread Dave Korn
Original Message From: Ken Dibble Sent: 28 July 2005 11:48 Checking to see if a new version available assumes an internet connection. My opinion is that this would play havoc with dial-up users. Besides, who wants cygwin to phone home? That's waaay too much like windoze! If this

Re: suggestions for cygwin developers

2005-07-28 Thread Ken Dibble
Igor Pechtchanski wrote: On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, Ken Dibble wrote: Chris January wrote: Alex Goldman wrote: When Cygwin gets set up, it would be more user-friendly if it placed two icons on the desktop: one should start maximized Rxvt; another should start X with a couple of

suggestions for cygwin developers

2005-07-27 Thread Alex Goldman
When Cygwin gets set up, it would be more user-friendly if it placed two icons on the desktop: one should start maximized Rxvt; another should start X with a couple of xterms or whatever. First-time users might think that the MS-DOS terminal is as good as it gets, and this is not good for Cygwin.

Re: suggestions for cygwin developers

2005-07-27 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Alex Goldman wrote: When Cygwin gets set up, it would be more user-friendly if it placed two icons on the desktop: one should start maximized Rxvt; another should start X with a couple of xterms or whatever. First-time users might think that the MS-DOS terminal is as

Re: suggestions for cygwin developers

2005-07-27 Thread Alex Goldman
On 7/27/05, Igor Pechtchanski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Alex Goldman wrote: When Cygwin gets set up, it would be more user-friendly if it placed two icons on the desktop: one should start maximized Rxvt; another should start X with a couple of xterms or whatever.

Re: suggestions for cygwin developers

2005-07-27 Thread Igor Pechtchanski
On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Alex Goldman wrote: On 7/27/05, Igor Pechtchanski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 27 Jul 2005, Alex Goldman wrote: When Cygwin gets set up, it would be more user-friendly if it placed two icons on the desktop: one should start maximized Rxvt; another should