Re: request for new feature

[Jack Tanner <ihok at hotmail dot com>]

> > Start->Run
> > c:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\run /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -display :0
>
> YES! , this works perfectly.  Now could this be added
> as a right click menu option to the tray?

I'd thought about suggesting this before, but I decided against it: it 
is bad UI. Windows already has a method of starting applications -- the 
Start menu -- that can be easily customized by an end user. There's no 
need for replicating this functionality with the tray icon.

In other words, here's the right way of doing this (using Windows XP; 
YMMV on other releases):

1. Right click on the desktop, select New, Shortcut.

2. Where it says, "type the location of the item, paste the line

c:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin\run /usr/X11R6/bin/xterm -display :0

(Modify paths accordingly if your cygwin doesn't live in c:\cygwin.)

3. Click Next.

4. Type a name like "XTerm".

5. Click Finish.

6. (Optional) Right-click the new shortcut, and select Properties, 
Change Icon, and then browse to a different icon (from run.exe or 
elsewhere).

7. (Optional) Similarly, add a different shortcut to your Startup group 
that will launch Xwin.exe when you log in. This way, you'll always have 
an X server running that can play nice with your new xterm.

Obviously, this method will also work for any other X client, e.g., an 
X-emacs or what have you.

-JT