From: Brian Inglis <Brian.Inglis@Shaw.ca>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: MC bug (to Marco Atzeri)
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:23:51 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8ad33f1e-9617-f328-ea75-0cd19cce55c8@Shaw.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CABsdOsVQO9R-_M8PLP_tqxz5+oZgxFK7-pKsmYR0j+DK2ZYghg@mail.gmail.com>
On 2023-03-15 09:10, Dan Pejchar via Cygwin wrote:
> I am a linux user but I have to use windows sometimes and I would love to
> use the midnight commander in my terminal, but there is a bug which doesn't
> really allow me to use it. I am using it on Windows 10 and when I change
> the directory in the mc, it only changes in the mc window, but when I press
> CTRL+O it stays in the same directory. And when I press CTRL+O it doesn't
> return to the previously opened directory. I will do a steps to reproduce
> list below. Also it is sometimes very slow when changing directories.
...
> Just for clarity, I am talking about this package
> https://www.cygwin.com/packages/summary/mc.html .
Have you tried installing xinit to run Cygwin/X and use pcmanfm?
Only slow with directories containing thousands of files.
Just don't stay in directories after other processes delete them - e.g. builds:
when pcmanfm notices, it dies!
--
Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis Calgary, Alberta, Canada
La perfection est atteinte Perfection is achieved
non pas lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à ajouter not when there is no more to add
mais lorsqu'il n'y a plus rien à retirer but when there is no more to cut
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-03-15 15:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-03-15 15:10 Dan Pejchar
2023-03-15 15:23 ` Brian Inglis [this message]
2023-03-15 16:59 ` marco atzeri
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