Daniel @ Cenix

I’ve been using Cygwin for ages, and while it has some great features it has some simple failures in its interface and integration with Windows. You can’t simply full screen it, and copy and pasting requires messing with cmd.exe settings.

But I’ve just discovered mintty and it’s a joy to use. Here’s the list of features copied from it’s Google Code page.

• Xterm-compatible terminal emulation.
• Native Windows user interface with a simple options dialog.
• Easy copy & paste.
• Drag & drop of text, files and folders.
• Ability to open files and URLs with Ctrl+click.
• Comprehensive character encoding support, including UTF-8.
• Wide character display and Windows IME support.
• Window transparency, including glass effect on Vista and 7.
• Options are stored in a text file. No registry entries.
• Small program size and quick scrolling.

Get it here: http://code.google.com/p/mintty/

Or select it from the packages when installing Cygwin.