On 2023-03-15 09:10, Dan Pejchar via Cygwin wrote:
I am a linux user but I have to use windows sometimes and I would love to
use the midnight commander in my terminal, but there is a bug which doesn't
really allow me to use it. I am using it on Windows 10 and when I change
the directory in the mc, it only changes in the mc window, but when I press
CTRL+O it stays in the same directory. And when I press CTRL+O it doesn't
return to the previously opened directory. I will do a steps to reproduce
list below. Also it is sometimes very slow when changing directories.
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Just for clarity, I am talking about this package
https://www.cygwin.com/packages/summary/mc.html .
Have you tried installing xinit to run Cygwin/X and use pcmanfm?
Only slow with directories containing thousands of files.
Just don't stay in directories after other processes delete them - e.g. builds:
when pcmanfm notices, it dies!
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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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