Bug in startxwin.bat after installing with setup.exe in win98SE
Robert Collins
robert.collins@syncretize.net
Sat Jul 13 18:00:00 GMT 2002
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicholas Wourms [mailto:nwourms@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Sunday, 14 July 2002 10:57 AM
> To: Jehan Bing
...
> No he isn't. There are two ways that someone will interface
> with Cygwin,
> via Console or via X11. The other apps you mention are Console apps,
> therefore you can't expect them to have shortcuts. However X
> is much more
> than an Application, it is an interface. Therefore, one can
> argue that it
> deserves setup.exe making it a shortcut just as much as
> setup.exe making
> the console a shortcut. Lastly, something you will not disagree with,
> ALOT of people want to use just X and not the console, especially for
> doing XDMCP. This is even more reason why setup.exe should make the
> shortcut.
The above is an argument for the creation of the shortcut, not for
setup.exe creating it.
Rob
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