rxvt, once again...

[Randall R Schulz]

Svartsjel,

I like to launch things via Windows shortcuts where ever possible. Windows 
shortcuts that target executables have some of the characteristics of 
scripts in that you can program not only the executable to invoke, but most 
notably its arguments, initial working directory and window size and 
position. For character sub-system programs (also know as console 
application or CLI--command line interface--programs) you can also control 
the window colors and font.

So, create a Windows shortcut by right-dragging your RXVT executable icon 
to some new location (start with the desktop; when you're done, put it in 
the Start menu or the QuickLaunch bar, e.g.). Now open the properties 
dialog for the shortcut. In the "Shortcut" tab you can control the 
arguments (set window size and position here using usual X Window -g / 
-geometry option) and any other RXVT options you like (font, scrollback, 
colors, etc.). Here's what I use:

D:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -g 110x89+485+-1 -bg #dddddd -fg #000000 -fn "Lucida 
ConsoleP-11" -sr -sl 5000 -tn rxvt -vb -e /bin/bash --login -i

I set the initial working directory ("Start in:" field) to my Cygwin home 
directory (using Windows path name notation, of course).


I should point out that RXVT is an odd case: it appears to Windows to be a 
character subsystem executable (even though it ends up creating a GUI 
window), so Properties dialogs for shortcuts that target this executable 
include the "Font" and "Layout" tabs even though they have no effect on the 
RXVT window that will result. Use RXVT options to control this as mentioned 
above. For other Cygwin apps (BASH, e.g.) you'd naturally use the settings 
in these tabs to control the corresponding appearance characteristics.

Randall Schulz


At 08:39 2002-12-22, [mn] wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'd like to automatically center the rxvt console rather than letting it pop
>up in the upper left quarter of my screen, any hints how to influence this?
>
>best wishes,
>
>svartsjel


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