Indeed it did say "Minimized" - because I copied it from the shortcut that used run.
I don't understand why this didn't work a few months ago, but I am satisfied now, and withdraw my original request. Thanks again for all the help. David On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, DePriest, Jason R. wrote: > Check the properties of your shortcut. > > On the 'Shortcut' tab look at the entry in the 'Run:' field. > > It should say 'Normal window' but probably says 'Minimized'. > > -Jason > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of David Mastronarde > Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 1:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Can run.exe be packaged separately from X? > > > On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Volker Quetschke wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > > I recently discovered the great advantages of rxvt and then found > that the > > > run program is useful for running it from an icon. > > Maybe I miss something, but you don't need run to start rxvt from an > > icon. This is what I did: > > > > Create a shortcut on your desktop with: > > > > Target: > > C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -cr green -sl 1000 -tn xterm -e /usr/bin/bash > > --login -i > > > > Start in: > > C:\cygwin\bin > > > > Thats it. (You don't have to use the -cr -sl and -tn switches, but I > > like it that way ;) ) > > > > Thanks! > > When I first played with rxvt two months ago I tried a similar shortcut > and found that this started a DOS window as well that could not be > killed > without killing the rxvt window. This was in line with what some of the > documentation predicted - and the same documentation suggested using run > to take care of the problem. That's how I got into using run. > > Now I have tried your shortcut and it works without creating a DOS > window. > There is the slight disadvantage that the window does not pop up but > starts out parked in the task bar. Does this happen for you? > > David > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Confidentiality notice: > This e-mail message, including any attachments, may contain legally privileged > and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the > employee or agent responsible for delivery of this message to the intended > recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or > copying of this e-mail message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > message in error, please immediately notify the sender and delete this e-mail > message from your computer. > > > ============================================================================== > > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
