I know, this thread is so far off topic it is silly. To bad a
moderator can't retroactively kill messages to a mailing list... BTW.
I think I was wrong, it was Saturday Night Live. TGFTM (Thank
Goodness For Threaded Mail).
Bill
On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 10:11:28 -0700, Karl
The Carol Burnett Show:
01/10/1976, Is it a dessert topping or a floor wax? "Saturday Night
Live's" Chevy Chase delivers the good news that new "Shimmer" is both
On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:10:02 -0400, Doctor Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Monty Python? Hmmm. I thought it was a reference to the
Hi All...
I am curious, though. Apparently it was the "dessert topping" comment
that was considered rude? Everyone understands the reference, right?
Yes...Should each of us answer the question individually? (:>)
_
Check out Election
> -Original Message-
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Doctor Bill
> Sent: 21 September 2004 18:10
> On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:53:06 +0100, Dave Korn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey dude! PCYMTNQ... ahh, forget it!
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Ch
Monty Python? Hmmm. I thought it was a reference to the Carol
Barnett Show. I remember a skit which was a fake commercial arguing
if something was a desert topping or a floor wax. The answer was
both. How convenient...
On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:53:06 +0100, Dave Korn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> -Original Message-
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor
> Sent: 21 September 2004 16:40
> I am curious, though. Apparently it was the "dessert topping" comment
> that was considered rude? Everyone understands the reference, right?
Had to google it, I admit. We don'
Christopher Faylor wrote:
How about "Cygwin - where it DOES eventually hurt to ask if you start
a conversation saying 'I know nothing about X but couldn't you
just...' and then keep asking that question in various simple ways
even when it is politely implied that it is not possible."
How about i
On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 03:47:11PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
>>-Original Message-
>>From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Andrew DeFaria
>>Sent: 21 September 2004 02:55
>
>>>rxvt is only a dessert topping. It is not a floor wax. No amount of
>>>buffing is going to give you the shine on your floor
Dave Korn wrote:
-Original Message-
From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Andrew DeFaria
Sent: 21 September 2004 02:55
rxvt is only a dessert topping. It is not a floor wax. No amount of
buffing is going to give you the shine on your floor that you are
hoping for.
cgf
Well my mom always used
> -Original Message-
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor
> Sent: 20 September 2004 20:53
> rxvt is only a dessert topping. It is not a floor wax. No amount of
> buffing is going to give you the shine on your floor that you
> are hoping
> for.
Never mind that, why i
> -Original Message-
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Andrew DeFaria
> Sent: 21 September 2004 02:55
> > rxvt is only a dessert topping. It is not a floor wax. No amount of
> > buffing is going to give you the shine on your floor that
> you are hoping
> > for.
> >
> > cgf
>
> Well my mo
At 10:15 AM 9/21/2004, you wrote:
>On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 01:21:25AM -0500, Bobby McNulty wrote:
>>What? Did I miss something?
>
>Sorry, I was just pulling the name of a random cygwin mailing list
>regular out of the air.
>
>Maybe I should have used "Larry Hall" instead...
Oh my god! I won, I w
Bobby McNulty wrote:
I am learning more and more about Cygwin as I work with it. I learn
from my mistakes. Does he? He needs an attitude adjustment.
You should talk about attitude adjustments! All I'm asking for is a
work around for a problem when dealing with certain Windows apps
under Cygwin.
Christopher Faylor wrote:
On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 01:21:25AM -0500, Bobby McNulty wrote:
What? Did I miss something?
Sorry, I was just pulling the name of a random cygwin mailing list
regular out of the air.
Maybe I should have used "Larry Hall" instead...
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On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 01:21:25AM -0500, Bobby McNulty wrote:
>What? Did I miss something?
Sorry, I was just pulling the name of a random cygwin mailing list
regular out of the air.
Maybe I should have used "Larry Hall" instead...
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On Tue, Sep 21, 2004 at 10:43:55AM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>On Sep 20 11:57, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>>>You should be able to start a command in a new console window with
>>>"cygstart" (q.v.).
>>
>>Yes I can, however this starts it in another "Windows window" that does
>>not easily resize, h
I am learning more and more about Cygwin as I work with it. I learn
from my mistakes. Does he? He needs an attitude adjustment.
You should talk about attitude adjustments! All I'm asking for is a
work around for a problem when dealing with certain Windows apps under
Cygwin. Is this somehow a
On Sep 20 11:57, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
> >You should be able to start a command in a new console window with
> >"cygstart" (q.v.).
>
> Yes I can, however this starts it in another "Windows window" that does
> not easily resize, has crappy copy/paste semantics, colors and fonts.
> IOW all the re
Bobby McNulty wrote:
What? Did I miss something?
Apparently lots!
Chris, this guy has no clue as to what he's talking about.
I beg to differ. I don't know much about ptys - BFD - sue me. That does
not mean, however, that I don't know anything.
He's worse than me when I first started.
Then you mus
Christopher Faylor wrote:
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 06:54:59PM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
Seriously though I was just asking whether it would be possible
I think that was obvious to you, me, and Bobby McNulty.
cgf
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On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 06:54:59PM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>Seriously though I was just asking whether it would be possible
I think that was obvious to you, me, and Bobby McNulty.
cgf
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Andrew DeFaria wrote:
> Seriously though I was just asking whether it would be possible and
> trying to gain an understanding as to the issues involved - you need not
> be rude about it. A simple, "that's not possible to do the way things
> are set up" would have sufficed.
Cygwin: You'll come for
Christopher Faylor wrote:
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 11:57:09AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
Christopher Faylor wrote:
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 08:46:32AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
Would it be possible to implement a command then that says exec this
with tty's instead of ptys?
Cygwin ttys and ptys a
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 03:19:12PM -0400, Larry Hall wrote:
>At 02:57 PM 9/20/2004, you wrote:
>>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>>On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 08:46:32AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
Would it be possible to implement a command then that says exec this
with tty's instead of ptys?
>>>
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 11:57:09AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>
>>On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 08:46:32AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>>
>>>Would it be possible to implement a command then that says exec this
>>>with tty's instead of ptys?
>>
>>Cygwin ttys and ptys are the
At 02:57 PM 9/20/2004, you wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>
>>On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 08:46:32AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>>
>>>Would it be possible to implement a command then that says exec this with tty's
>>>instead of ptys?
>>
>>Cygwin ttys and ptys are the same thing.
>
>OK how about
Christopher Faylor wrote:
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 08:46:32AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
Would it be possible to implement a command then that says exec this
with tty's instead of ptys?
Cygwin ttys and ptys are the same thing.
OK how about a command that says start this Windows console mode
app
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 08:46:32AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>Would it be possible to implement a command then that says exec this
>with tty's instead of ptys?
Cygwin ttys and ptys are the same thing. You should be able to start a
command in a new console window with "cygstart" (q.v.).
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Christopher Faylor wrote:
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 08:24:44AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
Christopher Faylor wrote:
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 07:15:46AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
Is there a CYGWIN setting to tell rxvt not to use ptys?
How could a program like rxvt possibly work without ptys?
I hav
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 08:24:44AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 07:15:46AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>>>Is there a CYGWIN setting to tell rxvt not to use ptys?
>>
>>How could a program like rxvt possibly work without ptys?
>
>I have no idea.
Brian Dessent wrote:
Andrew DeFaria wrote:
What you're seeing is caused by the output of the program going
through a tty (or pty as the case may be.) When you run it from a
straight cmd.exe it's not using tty code (unless you have CYGWIN=tty
set.) From my meagre knowledge of the subject it has t
Christopher Faylor wrote:
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 07:15:46AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
Is there a CYGWIN setting to tell rxvt not to use ptys?
How could a program like rxvt possibly work without ptys?
I have no idea. I don't know how nor why they are required. Perhaps you
could enlighten us? 'C
Andrew DeFaria wrote:
> > What you're seeing is caused by the output of the program going
> > through a tty (or pty as the case may be.) When you run it from a
> > straight cmd.exe it's not using tty code (unless you have CYGWIN=tty
> > set.) From my meagre knowledge of the subject it has to do wi
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 07:15:46AM -0700, Andrew DeFaria wrote:
>Is there a CYGWIN setting to tell rxvt not to use ptys?
How could a program like rxvt possibly work without ptys?
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On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 02:27:42AM -0700, Brian Dessent wrote:
>overbored wrote:
>>There are some cmd shell programs that don't run well in rxvt. Most
>>noticeably, they don't always immediately write out their output. They
>>seem to work fine in the default cmd window though (doesn't matter if
>
Brian Dessent wrote:
overbored wrote:
There are some cmd shell programs that don't run well in rxvt. Most
noticeably, they don't always immediately write out their output.
They seem to work fine in the default cmd window though (doesn't
matter if it's in cmd or in bash). Does anybody know what t
overbored wrote:
> There are some cmd shell programs that don't run well in rxvt. Most
> noticeably, they don't always immediately write out their output. They
> seem to work fine in the default cmd window though (doesn't matter if
> it's in cmd or in bash). Does anybody know what the problem is h
There are some cmd shell programs that don't run well in rxvt. Most
noticeably, they don't always immediately write out their output. They
seem to work fine in the default cmd window though (doesn't matter if
it's in cmd or in bash). Does anybody know what the problem is here, and
how to fix it
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