[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: rxvt-2.7.10-1

Rolf Campbell rcampbell@tropicnetworks.com
Mon Mar 31 21:49:00 GMT 2003


The icon associated with the rxvt window has changed (to the windows icon).

Steve O wrote:
> rxvt is a terminal program that can be used instead of the windows
> command shell.  It does not require an X server.
> 
> Geoff Wing has recently released rxvt 2.7.10, a development version
> that disables features which provide security holes.  He has also
> merged the cygwin specific code into the sourceforge rxvt project.
> 
> This build has more options enabled in the configuration, including:
>  --enable-frills --enable-keepscrolling --enable-old-selection 
>  --enable-utmp --enable-wtmp --enable-lastlog --enable-linespace
> 
> 
> To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on
> the http://cygwin.com/ web page.  This downloads setup.exe to your
> system.  Once you've downloaded setup.exe, run it and select "Shell" 
> then click on the appropriate field until the above announced
> version number appears if it is not displayed already.
> 
> If you have questions or comments, please send them to the Cygwin
> mailing list at: cygwin at cygwin dot com .  I would appreciate it 
> if you would use this mailing list rather than emailing me directly.  
> This includes ideas and comments about the setup utility or 
> Cygwin in general.
> 
> If you want to make a point or ask a question, the Cygwin mailing list
> is the appropriate place.  Though for rxvt specific bugs you may want
> to copy me on posts to the Cygwin mailing list.
> 
> 
> 2.7.9 to 2.7.10
> \-----------------------------------
> 
> Geoff Wing  gcw at pobox dot com  et al.
> 	removed screen dump feature as it can aid as a security hole
> 	removed menubar escape sequence access as it can aid a security hole
> 	removed reporting of title and icon settings as they can aid a security
> 		hole
> 
> Mikko Leppänen  m.leppanen at iki dot fi
> 	fixed clearing problem when internalBorder is zero
> 
> Rob McMullen  robm at flipturn dot org
> 	fixed handling of control characters inside escape sequences
> 	added resource "mouseWheelScrollPage" to allow the mouse wheel
> 		scroll a page full
> 	added support for VT52 commands
> 
> 



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