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Re: rxvt problem: Prompt doesn't look very nice
"Jonathan Arnold" wrote:
> Mikael wrote:
>> Hello, I just tried rxvt because I wanted to replace the hopeless cmd
>> window. However, the "prompt" (not sure that is the correct word) doesn't
>> look very nice, here it is copied and pasted:
>> \[\033]0;\w\007
>> \033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\]
>> $
>> It looks similar, if not the same, as the result when I tried to set bash
>> as the default shell for a native Windows Emacs cvs version. I guess the
>> \[\033]0;\w\007
>> \033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\] should display the cwd if it was
>> working correctly, yes?
>
> These are ansi escape sequences, which won't work "inside" emacs, because
> it isn't an ANSI terminal.
>
I really really hope that someone makes it work some day (I wish I had the
knowledge to contribute), because it's on my top-three list of outstanding
issues I have with Cygwin (admittedly indirectly in this case because I use
a native Emacs version). My other issues mostly revolve around being unable
to build certain program ootb on cygwin.
> As for rxvt, those should work just fine. See this FAQ for a little bit
> more info and a pointer to the rxvt docs:
>
> http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_3.html#SEC65
>
> --
Thanks for the link, now it looks much better. Now I just need to find a
font I like. Thanks for replying so quickly Jonathan with such excellent
help, it helps make this world a kinder place.
> Jonathan Arnold (mailto:jdarnold at buddydog dot org)
> Amazing Developments http://www.buddydog.org
>
> I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages. -
> William H. Mauldin
>
/ M
PS. I edited your signature because I was afraid to quote raw email
addresses when replying. Please forgive me.
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