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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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