Igor Pechtchanski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: <snip/>
>> If you're _really_ obsessive (like me :-( about launching from an >> icon, compile the following and point the icon at it. >> >> Hope this helps, >> ht >> [code snipped] >> if (CreateProcess (NULL, "c:\\cygwin\\bin\\bash -c >> \"/usr/local/bin/i686-pc-cygwin/xemacs -f gnuserv-start\"", &sec_attrs, NULL, TRUE, >> 0, >> NULL, NULL, &start, &child)) > > Ouch! Why not simply point the shortcut at 'c:\cygwin\bin\bash --login -c > "/usr/local/bin/i686-pc-cygwin/xemacs -f gnuserv-start"'? > Igor Because that produces an unsightly command window as well as the desired xemacs window. That's what all the WinMain etc. stuff is there to defeat. ht -- Henry S. Thompson, HCRC Language Technology Group, University of Edinburgh Half-time member of W3C Team 2 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LW, SCOTLAND -- (44) 131 650-4440 Fax: (44) 131 650-4587, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/~ht/ [mail really from me _always_ has this .sig -- mail without it is forged spam] -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/