XWin.exe <--> xinit link

[Pavel Holejsovsky]

Thanks for the detailed explanation. But I think you can avoid even that 
console for Xserver. I'm starting my Xserver using shortcut with this 
commandline:

C:\cygwin\bin\cygstart.exe --hide -- bash --login -i -c startx

This way, console window just flashes for a small moment and then it is 
hidden by cygstart (its '--hide' option).

Pavel

j_tetazoo@hotmail.com wrote:
> xinit does 2 things - it launches the X server and then one or more X 
> clients.
> 
> If you want to customize the X client part (including the Window Manager), 
> create/modify/edit the file $HOME/.xinitrc.
> 
> If you want to customize the X server part, create/modify/edit the file 
> $HOME/.xserverrc.
> 
> Alternatively, you can pass command-line options to the X server by 
> specifying them on xinit's command-line after "--".  For example, "xinit -- 
> -rootless" will cause XWin to startup in rootless mode.
> 
> 
> As for the console window, there is no way to avoid it being there until 
> xinit completes, which doesn't happen until after the X server shuts down.  
> This is really no different than if you use a  Windows batchfile to fire up 
> XWin and one or more local X clients.  It's a "necessary evil".