On Sat, Feb 06, 2010 at 11:17:03PM +0100, clemens fischer wrote: > Micah Cowan wrote: > > > clemens fischer wrote: > >> Micah Cowan wrote: > >> > >>> I think he's referring to the alternate buffer. > >>> > >>> clemens, one way of working around that would be to simply suspend > >>> less or vim (or whatever) with C-z, enter copy-mode and grab what > >>> you want, then exit copy-mode and resume your app. > >> > >> Oh, I'm doing that all the time, but no dice. Suspend vim and poof, > >> I get to see whatever was on screen before that, but nothing from the > >> screen session. > > > > Then I'm not understanding what you're asking for. > > I'm sorry, my description was wrong. It should have read: > > Oh, I'm doing that all the time, but no dice. Suspend vim and poof, > I get to see whatever was on screen before that, but nothing from the > _vim_ session. > > What I'd like to see after exiting from or suspending vim is this: > > --- (part of) vim output: > ... > /* > * Enter alternative screen mode. A copy of the visible > * screen is saved and the history is not updated > */ > ... > > /mnt/backup/no-backup/src/bulk/console/tmux/repo-cvs/tmux-build-spott/input.c,C > --- right next comes some bash interaction: > [1]+ 3720 Stopped vim -p input.c > /src/bulk/console/tmux/repo-cvs/tmux-build-spott > $ hi 5 > 1027 100206-22:44 g saved_grid *.c > 1028 100206-22:45 v /root/.tmux* > 1029 100206-22:46 tmux set-option -g status-interval 12 > 1030 100206-22:47 newsq > 1031 100206-22:54 hi 5 > > Instead there's nothing from the vim screen and I just see bash > interaction stuff. This happens with all curses programs, and it might > have to do with saving the grid in input_handle_sequence_sm()@input.c on > every curses initialisation. If this is the case, there should be an > option to switch it off. The way I see it this option should still save > the original grid coordinates to be able to restore it properly in > input_handle_sequence_rm()@input.c. > > The problem I see looking at lines 1189pp @ input.c is the GRID_HISTORY > flag, which is supposed to be off after handling the sm sequence. I'm > not sure if it should stay on if a new option disables the saved_grid. >
You should be able to disable this behaviour my modifying the screen terminfo entry to remove smcup and rmcup. You can use infocmp to put it in a file then tic to compile it to ~/.terminfo. > > clemens > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > _______________________________________________ > tmux-users mailing list > tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tmux-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ tmux-users mailing list tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tmux-users
