From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 34264 invoked by alias); 6 Jun 2019 22:23:20 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 34257 invoked by uid 89); 6 Jun 2019 22:23:19 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 spammy=UD:imgur.com, tall, UD:ico, H*c:alternative X-HELO: mail-io1-f68.google.com Received: from mail-io1-f68.google.com (HELO mail-io1-f68.google.com) (209.85.166.68) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Thu, 06 Jun 2019 22:23:17 +0000 Received: by mail-io1-f68.google.com with SMTP id e3so1453457ioc.12 for ; Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:23:17 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=1m0cFJJ3iihky1jlIn1x3QHZEA/5ofQ7ZySEF1QAdGw=; b=O7Z/Bw86BsVpLXr6atMyjF33Iy55FbSo0eANBSQrrVYnpwzMO+mF+BWPD22fpwnYWI mk8QIyLxVlnpaKe/EbNHI1FdO93QFkd3YHsFBXFrlN05rIdefQkaCP/DXRHKl9mbsjGl 7xFkqu3SKAMB6DBt7ZTqDeEAz3w1dkB6cavcl48zH5oQXIPZxrU2a5a7S41W72/bHPxm 5AoDPj72t9QsXJXaJmBspS/iqfQK9Z4VZyHcLY4weBbTnTzJHCzl4dUzGbyd3c+lOZ+x eZsrn9VLAL3PPS7JWTwXMtIqlT1slusQ5/zXKkrSKoO+q0gO//PpKQFwDNXTUnFWejgf wLLg== MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <8cec6ce1-8fe7-8baf-3c74-d3cba7485e5e@SystematicSw.ab.ca> In-Reply-To: From: Academy OfFetishes Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 22:23:00 -0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Dragging from explorer to cygwin terminal is not putting the path into the terminal To: Brian.Inglis@systematicsw.ab.ca, cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-IsSubscribed: yes X-SW-Source: 2019-06/txt/msg00075.txt.bz2 inline reply On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 2:59 PM Brian Inglis wrote: > On 2019-06-06 12:00, Academy OfFetishes wrote: > > Replying inline > > On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 10:51 AM Brian Inglis wrote: > > On 2019-06-05 22:26, Academy OfFetishes wrote: > >> I tried to google for this but couldn't find anyone with the same > problem. > >> I'm using mintty 3.0.1 and cygwin 3.0.7(0.338/5/3). > >> On my previous computer, if I dragged a file from my explorer to the > >> cygwin terminal, the cygwin terminal used to be populated with the full > >> path to that file. Now when I do this, the cygwin terminal isn't > >> affected. > >> How do I get it to work the way it used to? I want dragging from my > >> explorer to the terminal to expand the full path of the filename in my > >> terminal. > > > Works fine for me. > > Start by examining your assumptions - run and post output from: > > $ cmd /c ver > > Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17763.503] > > $ uname -srvmo > > CYGWIN_NT-10.0 3.0.7(0.338/5/3) 2019-04-30 18:08 x86_64 Cygwin > > $ mintty --version > > mintty 3.0.1 (x86_64-pc-cygwin) > > =C2=A9 2013/2019 Andy Koppe / Thomas Wolff > > License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later > > There is no warranty, to the extent permitted by law. > > Good so far - all normal. > > > Next check your Cygwin or mintty startup and post the mintty startup > command > > here. > > Do you mean the .bash_profile? > > No I mean the Windows bat, cmd command line, or lnk shortcut property > command > that launches your mintty window. > Ah it's a shortcut and it runs this: C:\cygwin64\bin\mintty.exe -i /Cygwin-Terminal.ico - > > > Then attach your ~/.minttyrc as text to your post: sometimes you make a > tweak > > and forget, then much later, remember you messed yourself up. ;^> > > It looks like this: > > BoldAsFont=3Dno > > FontHeight=3D20 > > RightClickAction=3Dpaste > > Font=3DCourier New > > Only issue I see is that this font should have 7mm high lines, so either > you > have a huge screen with smallish windows in them, or you could be running > with > some accessibility or scaling software that could interfere. What is your > screen > setup like and are you using any such settings or software? > Yeah I have a huge high resolution screen and bad eyes. It looks like this: https://imgur.com/ppTljLs I made it that tall by changing the properties of the terminal and I did that by changing these settings: https://imgur.com/3zhCMEX One thing I did change is this setting on windows (I forgot until you asked): https://imgur.com/a/M0ckjZs > > Also check if you have an /etc/minttyrc which may change settings, and > attach > > as text if present. > > I don't have that file on my computer. > > Good - as expected. > > -- > Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada > > This email may be disturbing to some readers as it contains > too much technical detail. Reader discretion is advised. > > -- > 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 > > -- 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