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On Sat, 9 Aug 2003, Sal wrote: > Is it possible to use Cygwin and it's respective X server as a replacement > shell for explorer.exe? > > Sal I think you're asking multiple questions at once here. I'll try to answer some of them: FYI, I use Cygwin (bash) as a replacement for the Explorer file manager, for things like getting directory listings, launching programs (using Windows associations too, with "cygstart"), and keeping track of processes (even Windows ones, using "ps -W"). It's adequate for most of my daily needs. If you want a graphical file manager, take a look at the KDE for Cygwin suite of tools. You can get more information on that by asking on the cygwin-xfree list. If you're asking whether you can replace the Explorer desktop, taskbar, and window manager with Cygwin tools/programs, I'm not sure if it's possible (and don't see the point in doing it). It's unlikely that you could use Cygwin tools to keep track of Windows programs and switch to and from them. In fact, the Cygwin/XFree86 X server project is moving towards using the "multiwindow" mode, which is nothing more than Explorer managing the various windows. Again, more information on this (and anything X-related) is available on the cygwin-xfree list. Igor -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_ pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ igor@watson.ibm.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski, Ph.D. '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! "I have since come to realize that being between your mentor and his route to the bathroom is a major career booster." -- Patrick Naughton -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
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