X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_PASS,TBC X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: From: Karl M To: Subject: RE: Cygwin 1.7 ssh and window size Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 16:54:18 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20090906234041.GC21356@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> References: <20090831040857.GA2667@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20090904141401.GB14283@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20090906234041.GC21356@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com > Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 19:40:41 -0400 > From: cgf > Subject: Re: Cygwin 1.7 ssh and window size > > On Sun, Sep 06, 2009 at 01:18:16PM -0700, Karl M wrote: >> >>> 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. > > Cygwin's handling of console window size changes is not perfect. It is > hampered by what Windows provides. > I understand that windows causes problems here, but if vi gets the correct window size and ssh gets the correct window size with Cygwin 1.5 then this still looks like a regression from Cygwin 1.5 to 1.7. =20 Thanks, =20 ...Karl _________________________________________________________________ With Windows Live, you can organize, edit, and share your photos. http://www.windowslive.com/Desktop/PhotoGallery -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple