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FW: Bash Window Geometry


On 06 February 2006 17:34, Bubba Jones wrote:

> On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:13:43 -0500 (EST) Igor Peshansky
> <pechtcha@cs.> wrote: > On Mon, 6 Feb 2006, Bubba Jones wrote: > 
> > > Is it possible to tell the bash prompt where I want it positioned on
> my > > desktop?  Using X Windows I specify size and location with
> "--geometry". > > Is there anything comparable under MS Windows? >  >
> First off, <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PCYMTWLL>.  Thanks.  I think my
> mailer might be goofed...  I don't see an option for that.  I'll fix it
> the ole fashioned way though with a manual CR/LF :) .  > Now, if you're
> starting bash from a shortcut (e.g., the one Cygwin > installation puts
> on your desktop), you can change shortcut parameters to > put the window
> anywhere you want (Properties->Layout->Window position).  Thanks, but I'm
> looking for something like the "--geometry" feature of X.  I want several
> bash windows on my desktop in strategic locations when I double-click a
> .bat.  I'm guessing that a .bat file can contain several calls to bash
> with the geometry pre-defined.  Right now my cygwin.bat file contains: 
> @echo off cd \ C:\Cygwin\bin\bash --rcfile /cygdrive/h/.bashrc -i  Is
> there any way to have the call to bash set geometry?  > > Get your FREE
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> alluding to a '"free" as in "free beer"' software? 'Cause Cygwin > is
> '"free" as in "free speech"', actually... :-) > 	Igor  Sort of, kinda. 
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  Yeesh!  Their email is as lousy as their 'beer' !

    cheers,
      DaveK
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