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Brianegge: /* Install */

2009-11-25T01:36:30Z

Install

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	[[File:rxvt-native.png]]		[[File:rxvt-native.png]]

			Lastly, you may want to add '''export TERM=rxvt-cygwin-native''' to your '''~/.bash_profile'''.

	== Background color ==		== Background color ==

Brianegge at 01:31, 25 November 2009

2009-11-25T01:31:54Z

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	'''rxvt''' is a great terminal emulator for Windows. I much prefer it over Putty, and especially the default cygwin command prompt. It's an optional [http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin] package. Here's some tips on how to get the most out of it.		'''rxvt''' is a great terminal emulator for Windows. I much prefer it over Putty, and especially the default cygwin command prompt. It's an optional [http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin] package. Here's some tips on how to get the most out of it.

	== Background ==		== Install ==

			Install through the Cygwin setup.exe package manager. Select rxvt under Shells.

			[[File:rxvt-install.png]]

			After installing, launch rxvt-native from your Start menu.

			[[File:rxvt-native.png]]

			== Background color ==

	The cygwin rxvt background doesn't seem to support transparency or png files, however xpm's work just fine. Here's my file for the blue strips you see below.		The cygwin rxvt background doesn't seem to support transparency or png files, however xpm's work just fine. Here's my file for the blue strips you see below.

Brianegge at 00:05, 21 September 2009

2009-09-21T00:05:43Z

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	'''rxvt''' is a great terminal emulator for Windows. I much prefer it over Putty, and especially the default cygwin command prompt. It's an optional [http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin] package. Here's some tips on how to get the most out of it.		'''rxvt''' is a great terminal emulator for Windows. I much prefer it over Putty, and especially the default cygwin command prompt. It's an optional [http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin] package. Here's some tips on how to get the most out of it.

			== Background ==

			The cygwin rxvt background doesn't seem to support transparency or png files, however xpm's work just fine. Here's my file for the blue strips you see below.

			<geshi>
			/usr/share/pixmaps/rxvt-darker-stripes.xpm
			/* XPM */
			static char * rxvt_tile_xpm[] = {
			"16 18 3 1",
			" c #000000",
			". c #000030",
			"+ c #000040",
			" ",
			"................",
			"++++++++++++++++",
			"................",
			" ",
			" ",
			" ",
			"................",
			"++++++++++++++++",
			"................",
			" ",
			" ",
			" ",
			"................",
			"++++++++++++++++",
			"................",
			" ",
			" "};
			</geshi>

	== Geometry ==		== Geometry ==

Brianegge at 04:31, 10 September 2009

2009-09-10T04:31:06Z

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	'''rxvt''' is a great terminal emulator for Windows. I much prefer it over Putty, and especially the default cygwin command prompt. It's an optional cygwin package~~, and I highly recommend using~~ it.		'''rxvt''' is a great terminal emulator for Windows. I much prefer it over Putty, and especially the default cygwin command prompt. It's an optional [http://www.cygwin.com/ cygwin] package. Here's some tips on how to get the most out of it.

	== Geometry ==		== Geometry ==

Brianegge at 07:44, 2 September 2009

2009-09-02T07:44:56Z

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	'''rxvt''' is a great terminal emulator for Windows. I much prefer it over Putty, and especially the default cygwin command prompt. It's an optional cygwin package, and I highly recommend using it. Here's the output of [http://www.ingwar.eu.org/downloads/tf-256colors/256colors2.pl 256colors2.pl].		'''rxvt''' is a great terminal emulator for Windows. I much prefer it over Putty, and especially the default cygwin command prompt. It's an optional cygwin package, and I highly recommend using it.

			== Geometry ==

			You can have rxvt open your window in your preferred dimensions. The easy way to do this is to resize and existing Window, and type '''stty -a'''

			<geshi>
			$ stty -a
			speed 38400 baud; rows 31; columns 155; line = 0;
			intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^?; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; eol = <undef>; eol2 = <undef>; swtch = <undef>; start = ^Q; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; rprnt = ^R;
			werase = ^W; lnext = ^V; flush = ^O; min = 1; time = 0;
			-parenb -parodd cs8 -hupcl -cstopb cread -clocal -crtscts
			-ignbrk brkint ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl ixon -ixoff -iuclc -ixany imaxbel
			opost -olcuc -ocrnl onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0 vt0 ff0
			isig icanon iexten echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -tostop echoctl echoke
			</geshi>

			Next, take the columns and rows output, and add that to your ~/.Xdefaults file.

			[[File:xdefaults.png]]

			== 256 colour ==

			Here's the output of [http://www.ingwar.eu.org/downloads/tf-256colors/256colors2.pl 256colors2.pl].

	[[File:Erxvt.PNG]]		[[File:Erxvt.PNG]]

Brianegge at 04:14, 23 July 2009

2009-07-23T04:14:37Z

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	'''rxvt''' is a great terminal emulator for Windows. I much prefer it over Putty, and especially the default cygwin command prompt. It's an optional cygwin package, and I highly recommend using it.		'''rxvt''' is a great terminal emulator for Windows. I much prefer it over Putty, and especially the default cygwin command prompt. It's an optional cygwin package, and I highly recommend using it. Here's the output of [http://www.ingwar.eu.org/downloads/tf-256colors/256colors2.pl 256colors2.pl].

	[[File:Erxvt.PNG]]		[[File:Erxvt.PNG]]

Brianegge: /* vim */

2009-07-23T04:07:10Z

vim

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 set t_Co=256
 </geshi>
 [[Category:Cygwin]]

Brianegge at 07:38, 17 July 2009

2009-07-17T07:38:33Z

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	rxvt -fn 'Lucida Console-24''		rxvt -fn 'Lucida Console-24''
	</pre>		</pre>

			== vim ==

			Be sure to add '''set t_Co=256''' to ~/.vimrc below 'set nocompatible'
			<geshi>
			set nocompatible " We're running Vim, not Vi!
			set t_Co=256
			</geshi>

	[[Category:Cygwin]]		[[Category:Cygwin]]

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'''rxvt''' is a great terminal emulator for Windows. I much prefer it over Putty, and especially the default cygwin command prompt. It's an optional cygwin package, and I highly recommend using it.

[[File:Erxvt.PNG]]

Here's some settings I use to tweek my default rxvt terminal.

My ~/.Xdefaults file:
<pre>
rxvt*title: Bash
rxvt*background: darkslategray
rxvt*foreground: wheat
rxvt*scrollBar_right: true
rxvt*colorBD: 1
rxvt*font: courier
rxvt*saveLines: 10000
rxvt.backspacekey: ^?

XTerm*saveLines: 5000
XTerm*scrollBar: true
XTerm*rightScrollBar: true
</pre>

My cygwin shortcut:
<pre>
C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -sl 2000 -fn courier -sr -e bash.exe --login -i
</pre>

Another useful rxvt trick I learned is using the '''shift-keypad-plus''' and '''shift-keypad-minus''' to change the font sizes of an open window. You can open a new window with a big font like this:

<pre>
rxvt -fn 'Lucida Console-24''
</pre>

[[Category:Cygwin]]