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RE: Annoying DOS boxes when using startxwin.bat


So, it would be a wrapper program that redirects stderr and spawns the
desired process without the DOS box?

Harold

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Collins [mailto:robert.collins@itdomain.com.au]
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 9:55 PM
> To: Robert Collins; Harold Hunt; cygx
> Subject: RE: Annoying DOS boxes when using startxwin.bat
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Collins
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 11:52 AM
> > To: Harold Hunt; cygx
> > Subject: RE: Annoying DOS boxes when using startxwin.bat
> >
> >
> > This is just thinking-out-loud, but it sounds to me like what
> > is needed
> > is a virtual console for all the X proggys to write their output to.
> > Something like the real X root console.
> >
> > And then _that_ becomes the route for output to a file vs output to a
> > cygwin console (which BTW != dos box - it can be, or it can be a rxvt
> > term, or a virtual console like ssh uses).
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
> Sorry! I didn't tie this into the point about startxwin.bat and the
> various programs started...
> I was thinking that the programs could be started in something like
> cygx_console <program and parameter>
>
> and cygx_console will detach from the console if it is set to file mode,
> or else will stay attached keeping the dos box open, allowing
> flexability.
>
> Rob


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