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Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 14:19:23 -0700
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Subject: Re: Bug Report: Alt tab inserts tabs in to cygwin terminals
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From: Backwoods BC via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com>
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On Sun, Jun 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM Zarquan via Cygwin <cygwin@cygwin.com> wrote:

> I use cygwin to run experiments on protocols on Windows using bash
> scripts.  I often am running multiple programs that interact with each
> other, so I alt-tab between the consoles.  Unfortunately, when I alt-tab to
> or from a cygwin console, it adds a bunch of spaces to the outputs, which
> is annoying to deal with.
>
> It is behaving as though I am pressing tab in the console, which I
> technically am, but it is intercepting the Windows hotkey.
>
> Is this a known problem?  Is there a solution?


This will depend on which console app you are using. Assuming that you're
using 'mintty' (what Cygwin uses by), there is an option to identify
special shortcuts.

Right-click the title bar of the window, select 'Options', then 'Keys' to
see what's available. Clicking 'Save' will store the changes to your
~/.minttyrc file.

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