mintty mouse behavior with vim

Brian Inglis Brian.Inglis@Shaw.ca
Fri May 12 03:04:44 GMT 2023


On 2023-05-11 20:42, René Berber via Cygwin wrote:
> On 5/11/2023 8:16 PM, Duncan Roe via Cygwin wrote:
>> You expect too much of ssh. ssh is a text utility, not an X one. The remote vim
>> never sees your mouse actions: it's mintty that performs select / paste.
> Are you sure?
> man ssh:
> "     -X      Enables X11 forwarding.  This can also be specified on a per-host 
> basis in a configuration file."

In recents decades it is more common to use:

	-Y	Enables trusted X11 forwarding. Trusted X11 forwardings are not
		subjected to the X11 SECURITY extension controls.

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis              Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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