tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593374.post456933285612237932..comments2024-03-22T08:46:57.166+00:00Comments on Andrew Beacock's Blog: RXVT - a better console for Cygwin (Unix on Windows)Andrew Beacockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01039992884679308726noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593374.post-20013599966555762152012-09-20T15:51:43.624+01:002012-09-20T15:51:43.624+01:00Thanks for this post. With the info you provided, ...Thanks for this post. With the info you provided, I was able to experiment with the command line parameters of rxvt, along with a .Xdefaults file, to make rxvt (native) look exactly like mintty. This is nice, because I can't run nano under mintty (but can under rxvt).chrivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620767102444786958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593374.post-33667802609718232912012-09-20T15:48:32.946+01:002012-09-20T15:48:32.946+01:00Thanks for this post. With a little experimentatio...Thanks for this post. With a little experimentation, I was able to get rxvt looking exactly mintty (and I can use nano in rxvt).chrivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620767102444786958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593374.post-21719944202483802672009-10-29T19:11:54.933+00:002009-10-29T19:11:54.933+00:00Thanks for the RXVT idea. I like it!Thanks for the RXVT idea. I like it!Virgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204532863293540028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593374.post-71145260254603024582009-10-29T16:14:36.637+00:002009-10-29T16:14:36.637+00:00I use rxvt on my Linux boxes and wanted something ...I use rxvt on my Linux boxes and wanted something not the DOS prompt with Cygwin.<br /><br />Works great, thanks!<br /><br />Chris H (a different Chris than the first posting)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593374.post-70064521829125580512009-05-12T20:59:00.000+01:002009-05-12T20:59:00.000+01:00No problem Chris, glad you liked it! I use Cygwin...No problem Chris, glad you liked it! I use Cygwin via RXVT every day and when I have to use the standard Windows command prompt I shudder...Andrew Beacockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039992884679308726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11593374.post-11009982185941110692009-05-12T20:46:00.000+01:002009-05-12T20:46:00.000+01:00Great post, Andrew! Was really tired of dealing w...Great post, Andrew! Was really tired of dealing with the lame windows terminal...Chrisnoreply@blogger.com