When I start gnome-terminal I get this output to the xterm.

** (gnome-terminal:3852) WARNING **: Error setting PTY size: Invalid argument.
** (gnome-terminal:3852) WARNING **: Error setting PTY size, using defaults: Invalid argument.
** (gnome-terminal:3852) WARNING **: Error setting PTY size, using defaults: Invalid argument.
** (gnome-terminal:3852) WARNING **: Error setting PTY size: Invalid argument.
** (gnome-terminal:3852) WARNING **: Error setting PTY size, using defaults: Invalid argument.

gnome-terminal starts with a menu but no prompt.

I dont have an answer for gnome-terminal....
BUT, I use mrxvt in cygwin and it works great!
compile is a breeze... i'm doing tranparent, tabbed shell-ing everyday...

JurgyMan

Did you ever solve this problem? I'm running into exactly the same thing.

Found this blog entry that proves mrxvt is an easy install in Cygwin:
http://vsingleton.blogspot.com/2008/...ing-mrxvt.html

It also showed me the syntax that "settles the argument" between a termninal, like rxvt, that doesn't need XWindows to run, and XWin itself: to wit, get behind both and start your X application by giving it the screen number by way of your machine's IP.

The catch is that when you start XWindows from the same terminal session, you have to tell it to -multiwindow itself.

But it IS great. It even displayed my "current directory" title bar tweak in the first tab (at the bottom of the window, but hey, nothing's perfect).

BZT

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