RE: Windows 7 RC1 and Cygwin 1.7

["Mike Ayers" <mike_ayers at tvworks dot com>]

> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com 
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 1:13 PM

> I have installed Windows 7 RC1 (64-bit) as well as Cygwin 1.7,
> including the Xorg stuff in the Cygwin setup-1.7.exe file
> 
> I can start the X server OK, as well as xterm and xemacs.
> 
> When I start an xterm by right-clicking on the X server icon in the
> system tray, in addition to the Xterm windows, I also get what appears
> to be two empty DOS windows - one with xwin.exe in the window title,
> one with xterm.exe in the window title.  When I close the xterm, those
> two DOS windows also disappear.
> 
> Can anyone speculate why this is happening?

	Speculate?  Heck, yeah!

	1)  Microsoft has decided it doesn't like Cygwin.  Those terminal windows are waiting for you to walk away so they can eat the xterms.

	2)  Space aliens are messing with you.  They want to know if you have a juicy brain before they decide whether to eat it.

	3)  Housing prices will continue to rise at 20% per annum.

	Huh?!  You want *sane* speculation?  Are you sure that's not an oxymoron?  How about:

	1)  The interface for detaching a program from its console window has changed slightly in Windows 7.  A slight code change will be needed.  In the meantime the console windows are harmless - setting the shortcut to run minimized should keep them off the screen if still in the program bar.


	HTH,

Mike

P.S.  That was speculation.  Hopefully someone will have a real answer soon.

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