Re: [fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-16 Thread Jeremy Anderson
It sounds like Richard has something in the works for making fossil as a service an intrinsic feature... But until then, try the Non-Sucking Service Manager (NSSM)https://iain.cx/src/nssm/to accomplish this in Windows 7. It works fine for me. Added bonus of a service is that Fossil is always up

Re: [fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-16 Thread Jeremy Anderson
The disadvantage of such an approach is that it requires an active user to be logged in, so if he wants to start using fossil server instead of fossil ui (perhaps he wants to access his fossil service from another machine at some point, or have a friend/coworker help with development...), then

Re: [fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-15 Thread Trou Macacq
On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:59:47 +0300, Konstantin Khomoutov flatw...@users.sourceforge.net wrote: One can use the cmdow [1] freeware tool which is kind of start on steroids; for instance, to run `fossil ui` hidden one could do cmdow /RUN /HID fossil ui [...] 1.

[fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-14 Thread Trou Macacq
Hi All, (sadly) I'm just an occasional fossil user, not a command line ninja, but like fossil web interface a lot. And I'm a bit tired to keep two terminals open: one for sending commands to fossil executable and another one for keeping 'fossil ui' command running. And I need these windows

Re: [fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-14 Thread Richard Hipp
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Trou Macacq mac...@gmail.com wrote: can we start fossil ui in background like 'net start fossil' and than 'net stop fossil'? So one terminal window will be used for controlling web-ui and working with repository. This will improve my fossil experience a lot.

Re: [fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-14 Thread Tomek Kott
in cygwin the same commands work Windows command line you can do start fossil ui, but this also creates a separate console window, which doesn't help you. It does appear differently in the taskbar however: a icon-less application, rather than a command line icon. I think others on this list have

Re: [fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-14 Thread Stephan Beal
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Tomek Kott tkott.s...@gmail.com wrote: I think others on this list have managed to setup fossil ui as a service one can start and stop on windows. I don't know the specifics, however. If you (the OP) can search this list's archives: this topic came up a month

Re: [fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-14 Thread Thomas Schnurrenberger
On 14.07.2011 17:59, Richard Hipp wrote: On linux and mac: To start:fossil ui To stop:killall fossil I have no idea how to do something like this on windows. A few days ago, I have sent a email to your private email address which contained a patch to enable Fossil to be

Re: [fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-14 Thread Joe Mistachkin
Please look into using the SrvAny and InstSrv tools from the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit. You can find them here: https://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=17657 They can be used together to run basically any Win32 application as a service. -- Joe Mistachkin

Re: [fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-14 Thread Richard Hipp
On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Thomas Schnurrenberger t...@gmx.netwrote: On 14.07.2011 17:59, Richard Hipp wrote: On linux and mac: To start:fossil ui To stop:killall fossil I have no idea how to do something like this on windows. A few days ago, I have sent a email

Re: [fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-14 Thread Thomas Schnurrenberger
On 14.07.2011 20:02, Richard Hipp wrote: I did respond - I asked for a CLA (see http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/trunk/www/contribute.wiki and http://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/trunk/www/copyright-release.html) so that I could incorporate your patch. I guess my reply never made it to

Re: [fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-14 Thread Konstantin Khomoutov
On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:16:37 -0400 Tomek Kott tkott.s...@gmail.com wrote: in cygwin the same commands work Windows command line you can do start fossil ui, but this also creates a separate console window, which doesn't help you. It does appear differently in the taskbar however: a icon-less

Re: [fossil-users] Fossil experience two console windows

2011-07-14 Thread Konstantin Khomoutov
On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:16:37 -0400 Tomek Kott tkott.s...@gmail.com wrote: in cygwin the same commands work Windows command line you can do start fossil ui, but this also creates a separate console window, which doesn't help you. It does appear differently in the taskbar however: a icon-less