[tor-bugs] #13819 [Tor]: option required NOT to hide console

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#13819: option required NOT to hide console
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     Reporter:  Noino   |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.5.10
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:
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Comment (by Noino):

 @dcf : I launch the standalone "tor.exe" from Windows "expert bundles". I
 don't use a separate or integrated "Tor controller". What I wish is access
 its console window from the desktop. I can mention at least 2 reasons why
 I find it useful :

 - be able to watch (without logging) the messages, warnings, errors
 including onion URLs, in real time. This is also the simplest way to
 assert Tor's exact version now ! / And,

 - signal Tor to shut itself down (by a contrl-C or control-break signal to
 the console window) rather than having to use TCP from a controller (or
 netcat) to send the appropriate message to Tor's "controller port" (which
 can even be disabled).

 My suggestion is to have a command line (or/and Torrc) option to tell Tor
 to adopt the old behaviour and create an unhidden Tor console for the
 pleasure of "experts" users if none else...

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