> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 10:14:01 -0400 > From: cgf > Subject: Re: Cygwin 1.7 ssh and window size > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 11:05:58PM -0700, Karl M wrote: >>My first email had a cygcheck and the following steps to reproduce the >>symptoms. >> >>I just noticed the following with Cygwin 1.7, and ssh (and vi in this >>example), on Vista Business SP2. >> >>If I (1) open a bash cygwin window from the normal installed shortcut >>(cmd.exe). >> >>(2) drag the bottom edge of the window down to enlarge it. >> >>(3) ssh localhost (or to another host). >> >>(4) edit a file with vi. >> >>Then only a portion of the window is used, the size of the original >>window before enlarging it. >> >>If I (5) exit vi, and exit the ssh session. >> >>(6) ssh localhost (or to another host). >> >>(7) edit a file with vi. >> >>Then the entire window is used for editing. > > As I mentioned in another thread, Cygwin's handling of console window > size changes is not perfect. It is hampered by what Windows provides. > I don't see any difference between Cygwin 1.5 and Cygwin 1.7 in this > regard and I would not have expected any since there were no changes > in that part of the code. > With the latest snapshot, if I enter a blank line before ssh localhost, ssh uses the correct window size on the remote host (in this case, the same host), although vi uses the correct window size without a blank line after resizing. So ssh is doing something different than vi in how it deals with window size. Thanks, ...Karl _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1
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