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
>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
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" 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
Phil Betts schrieb: Thomas Dickey wrote on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 1:35 AM:: 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. I'm not sure you can do this (easily) using startx, because the startx mechanism relies on the script sticking around until the last client exits. The traditional (i.e. UNIX) server start-up would run a window manager as a foreground task. When the window manager exited, the server shut down. If you use startxwin.bat instead, this uses run.exe to start the server in the background. This leaves the script free to exit, closing the cmd window. You will see the cmd window until the script exits, but this can be useful. If you never want to see the cmd window, you can create a shortcut to the script and set it to start minimized in its property sheet. 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 -- 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
Thomas Dickey wrote on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 1:35 AM:: > 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. > I'm not sure you can do this (easily) using startx, because the startx mechanism relies on the script sticking around until the last client exits. The traditional (i.e. UNIX) server start-up would run a window manager as a foreground task. When the window manager exited, the server shut down. If you use startxwin.bat instead, this uses run.exe to start the server in the background. This leaves the script free to exit, closing the cmd window. You will see the cmd window until the script exits, but this can be useful. If you never want to see the cmd window, you can create a shortcut to the script and set it to start minimized in its property sheet. Phil -- 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/
RE: FW: How to create an icon to startx with no extra CMD.EXE window
>> 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? 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
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/
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/
