> >> Since several days I try to debug GNU screen within Windows XP's cygwin
> >> environment - without any success. I see the start screen, which reminds
> >> me of the license stoff, skip that, and the Terminal-screen stays black.
> > 
> > You mean completely black?  No command prompt?  Without any customization 
> > (i.e.
> > ~/.screenrc), after you start you should get a single command shell with the
> > usual prompt.[snip]
> 
> The default Cygwin bash prompt blocks screen, doesn't it?
> 
> You have to change PS1 to use screen.

Sorry, I can't confirm this.  I've tried leaving PS1 alone, and unsetting it,
and starting screen with and without a .screenrc file.  Every way, when screen
starts I get a command prompt.


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