Re: [dwm] copy & paste in dvtm

Malte Skoruppa wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just discovered this nice program and I really like the idea...
>
> However, I have a major problem:
> I cannot copy anything from within, or paste anything into, a running
> dvtm session. Usually, in a xterm (or any other terminal), I can copy
> text by just highlighting it using the mouse, and paste it using the
> middle mouse button, as per usual in Linux systems. But in dvtm this
> doesn't work. I cannot highlight (i.e. copy) anything, and middle clicks
> are ignored too.
>
> Moreover, this does not happen exclusively in a dvtm session: for
> example, if I run dvtm within a 'screen' window, copy&paste doesn't work
> anymore even in the other screen windows, although they are not running
> a dvtm session! In other words, dvtm "corrupts" the whole terminal
> session, disabling copy&paste ability even in those screen windows where
> dvtm is not running. Note that this does not happen in terminal programs
> with inherent support for tabs like gnome-terminal (here only the tab
> running dvtm is corrupted), supposedly because all the tabs are
> completely different terminal sessions.
>
> This is really annoying, as I copy & paste often in a terminal. I cannot
> efficiently use dvtm without this functionality.
>
> Is this normal behavior, or could I have done something wrong? If it's
> not "normal", what could be the cause? If it is, will a copy&paste
> functionality be added somewhere in the future?

This is caused by the ncurses mouse handling code you have basically two
options:

    a) press shift when you select or insert text

    b) disable mouse support in config.mk the mouse actions as configured
       in config.h will no longer work

Regards,
Marc

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