You can install Cygwin into C:\ actually, which makes / == C:\. I find that does make it feel much better integrated with Windows. And there are several alternatives to the default console: mintty and rxvt if you don't…
Have a look at mintty as well. http://mintty.googlecode.com.
The shells are fine; it's the Windows console window that's the problem. I think both projects use it by default to ensure compatibility with programs that use the low-level console API. Sadly, there's no official or…
Mintty is actually based on PuTTY's terminal emulation and Windows frontend parts, but it's tailored specifically for Cygwin. This results in smaller size and a simpler UI. It also improves on PuTTY's terminal emulation…
You can install Cygwin into C:\ actually, which makes / == C:\. I find that does make it feel much better integrated with Windows. And there are several alternatives to the default console: mintty and rxvt if you don't…
Have a look at mintty as well. http://mintty.googlecode.com.
The shells are fine; it's the Windows console window that's the problem. I think both projects use it by default to ensure compatibility with programs that use the low-level console API. Sadly, there's no official or…
Mintty is actually based on PuTTY's terminal emulation and Windows frontend parts, but it's tailored specifically for Cygwin. This results in smaller size and a simpler UI. It also improves on PuTTY's terminal emulation…