mouse not working in screen

dribbly · 2009-01-08 04:02:05

the title pretty much says it all. when i use programs like mc w/o screen running the mouse is usable, but when i use screen and then use mc, the mouse no longer works. anyone knows whats wrong?

hbarnwheeler · 2009-01-08 15:35:50

Which terminal are you using?

This thread may be of help: http://www.mydatabasesupport.com/forums … dling.html

dribbly · 2009-01-08 16:16:28

hbarnwheeler wrote:

Which terminal are you using?
This thread may be of help: http://www.mydatabasesupport.com/forums … dling.html

im running screen straight from bash. i tried what the thread said, it helped, but only when i run screen from xterm or urxvt. still doesn't work when i run it in bash.

hbarnwheeler · 2009-01-08 16:34:03

Bash is a shell, not a terminal emulator. DO you mean it does not work when you run screen without an X session open? Have you tried:

TERM=xterm screen

To launch screen?

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dribbly · 2009-01-08 20:17:52

hbarnwheeler wrote:

DO you mean it does not work when you run screen without an X session open?

Yeah, thats what I meant

hbarnwheeler wrote:

Have you tried:
TERM=xterm screen
To launch screen?

I tried that, but it still didn't work. Anymore ideas?

thanks for helping btw.

OH, and let me clear up a few things, I am able to see and move the cursor but clicking on the menus or directories in, lets say mc, does nothing.

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hbarnwheeler · 2009-01-09 03:45:17

Sorry dribbly, I can't think of anything else save maybe for trying a different version of screen.

dribbly · 2009-01-09 05:26:03

hbarnwheeler wrote:

Sorry dribbly, I can't think of anything else save maybe for trying a different version of screen.

I've tried that too, but still it doesn't work. This is really driving me insane!
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Anyone else have any ideas?

anrxc · 2009-01-09 14:59:43

Invoke mc as "mc -x".

dribbly · 2009-01-09 15:52:46

anrxc wrote:

Invoke mc as "mc -x".

thanks, but that didn't work either.

anrxc · 2009-01-09 16:26:05

That's the solution when running mc on non-xterm terminals. It forces xterm mode. The manual page also states that it should work on the console with gpm.

dribbly · 2009-01-09 16:54:33

anrxc wrote:

That's the solution when running mc on non-xterm terminals. It forces xterm mode. The manual page also states that it should work on the console with gpm.

It works when screen is not running, But when I try mc -x duriing a screen session, it has no effect. also, the problem isn't only with mc, other things that usually work like links -g don't seem to work in screen.

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