X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_20,RCVD_IN_SORBS_WEB,RCVD_NUMERIC_HELO,SPF_HELO_PASS,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com connect(): No such file or directory From: david@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd) Subject: Re: Resizing a terminal window Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 15:38:48 -0400 Lines: 38 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1 (cygwin) X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: 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 Andy Koppe writes: > J. David Boyd wrote: >> I'm using Cygwin to provide my own X server, and using Xterms locally, >> and to connect to remote servers. >> >> Locally, I can use the mouse to resize a window, and the $COLUMNS and >> $LINES variables are automatically filled in. >> >> On many remote xterm sessions, they aren't. >> >> Does anyone have any idea where to start figuring out what is wrong, and >> what I can do to correct it? >> >> My quick work-around is to resize the window, then call "eval `resize`", >> but I would like it to be automatic. > > Any particular reason to think that this is an issue with Cygwin > rather than your remote systems? > > Resizing is working fine here when connected to a Debian box either > via ssh or telnet running in a local xterm. If you're running xterm on > the remote system with only its display forwarded to your Cygwin/X > server, then Cygwin doesn't have anything to do with the terminal > resize notifications. > > Andy I don't think it is a Cygwin issue at all. And, I'm certain it is a remote server problem, as it works on many boxes. I re-discovered the shopt parameter of checkwinsize, which is what controls Bash monitoring the window size from my prior message. I was just looking for some help and ideas, and the Cygwin list seemed a good place to start since I use Cygwin. But I never meant to cast disparagements on Cygwin, it is a great piece of software... Dave -- 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