Kitty: strange selection behaviour inside tmux
When I do text selection when inside tmux (check example https://imgur.com/a/6P8Pi) :
- While touchpad is pressed down nothing is highlited as a selection
- After releasing the touchpad selection is highlighted and includes all text from the top until text which I have selected.
- After selection is shown, selection disapears almost instantly leaving me no ability to copy text using
ctl+shit+c
System info:
- Arch Linux
- Gnome 3.26
- kitty 0.8.0
- tmux 2.6
~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf
font_family Fira Code
italic_font auto
bold_font auto
bold_italic_font auto
font_size 12.0
cursor_shape block
cursor_blink_interval 0
enable_audio_bell no
remember_window_size no
initial_window_width 1640
initial_window_height 840
#
# --- Solorized dark color scheme
#
# base02 (black)
color0 #073642
# base03 (black bright)
color8 #002b36
# red (red)
color1 #dc322f
# orange (red bright)
color9 #cb4b16
# green (green)
color2 #859900
# base01 (green bright)
color10 #586e75
# yellow (yellow)
color3 #b58900
# base00 (yellow bright)
color11 #657b83
# blue (blue)
color4 #268bd2
# base0 (blue bright)
color12 #839496
# magenta (magenta)
color5 #d33682
# violet (magenta bright)
color13 #6c71c4
# cyan (cyan)
color6 #2aa198
# base1 (cyan bright)
color14 #93a1a1
# base0 (white)
color7 #839496
# base3 (white bright)
color15 #fdf6e3
#
# --- Misc
#
foreground #839495
background #073642
selection_foreground #073642
selection_background #eee8d5
cursor #839496
focus_follows_mouse yes
active_border_color #00ff00
inactive_border_color #cccccc
active_tab_foreground #000
active_tab_background #eee
inactive_tab_foreground #444
inactive_tab_background #999
~/.tmux.conf
UptoTmux21="[ $(echo \"`tmux -V | cut -d\" \" -f2` < 2.1\" | bc) = 1 ]"
FromTmux21="[ $(echo \"`tmux -V | cut -d\" \" -f2` >= 2.1\" | bc) = 1 ]"
UptoTmux24="[ $(echo \"`tmux -V | cut -d\" \" -f2` < 2.4\" | bc) = 1 ]"
FromTmux24="[ $(echo \"`tmux -V | cut -d\" \" -f2` >= 2.4\" | bc) = 1 ]"
OnMacOS="[ \"$(uname)\" == \"Darwin\" ]"
set -g base-index 1 # enumerate windows starting from 1
setw -g pane-base-index 1 # enumerate panes starting from 1
set -sg escape-time 1 # set no delay for escape key press
# set terminal window title to be a name of tmux window
set-option -g set-titles on
set-option -g set-titles-string "#S / #W"
if-shell "$OnMacOS" 'set -g default-shell $SHELL'
if-shell "$OnMacOS" 'set -g default-command "reattach-to-user-namespace -l ${SHELL}"'
# diasble mouse (see also toggle mouse):
if-shell "$UptoTmux21" 'set -g mode-mouse off'
if-shell "$UptoTmux21" 'set -g mouse-resize-pane off'
if-shell "$UptoTmux21" 'set -g mouse-select-pane off'
if-shell "$UptoTmux21" 'set -g mouse-select-window off'
if-shell "$FromTmux21" 'set -g mouse on ; set -g mouse off'
# save current path when open new panes
bind-key c new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"
bind-key % split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}"
bind-key '"' split-window -v -c "#{pane_current_path}"
# vim keybindings for panes traversal
unbind Left
unbind Down
unbind Up
unbind Right
bind h select-pane -L
bind j select-pane -D
bind k select-pane -U
bind l select-pane -R
# use vim keys for traversal in selection and copy mode
# (note: not copy and paste from system clipboard)
setw -g mode-keys vi
if-shell "$UptoTmux24" 'unbind -t vi-copy Space'
if-shell "$UptoTmux24" 'unbind -t vi-copy Enter'
if-shell "$UptoTmux24" 'bind -t vi-copy v begin-selection'
if-shell "$UptoTmux24" 'bind -t vi-copy y copy-selection'
if-shell "$UptoTmux24" 'bind -t vi-copy Escape cancel'
if-shell "$FromTmux24" 'unbind -Tcopy-mode-vi Space'
if-shell "$FromTmux24" 'unbind -Tcopy-mode-vi Enter'
if-shell "$FromTmux24" 'bind -Tcopy-mode-vi v send -X begin-selection'
if-shell "$FromTmux24" 'bind -Tcopy-mode-vi y send -X copy-selection'
if-shell "$FromTmux24" 'bind -Tcopy-mode-vi Escape send -X cancel'
# Toggle activity monitor (see also status-right)
set -g monitor-activity off
bind M-a \
set -w monitor-activity on \;\
display "Monitor Activity ON"
bind C-a \
set -w monitor-activity off \;\
display "Monitor Activity OFF"
# reload tmux config file
bind M-r \
source-file ~/.tmux.conf \;\
display-message "reLoad ~/.tmux.conf"
# reassign windows numbers
bind M-w \
move-window -r \;\
display-message "reEnumerating windows..."
# Smart pane switching with awareness of Vim splits.
# See: https://github.com/christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator
is_vim="ps -o state= -o comm= -t '#{pane_tty}' | grep -iqE '^[^TXZ ]+ +(\\S+\\/)?g?(view|n?vim?x?)(diff)?$'"
bind-key -n M-h if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys M-h" "select-pane -L"
bind-key -n M-j if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys M-j" "select-pane -D"
bind-key -n M-k if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys M-k" "select-pane -U"
bind-key -n M-l if-shell "$is_vim" "send-keys M-l" "select-pane -R"
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi M-h select-pane -L
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi M-j select-pane -D
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi M-k select-pane -U
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi M-l select-pane -R
# toggle mouse (see also status-right):
if-shell "$UptoTmux24" 'bind M-m set -g mode-mouse on \; set -g mouse-resize-pane \; set -g mouse-select-pane \; set -g mouse-select-window \; display "Mouse ON"'
if-shell "$UptoTmux24" 'bind C-m set -g mode-mouse off \; set -g mouse-resize-pane \; set -g mouse-select-pane \; set -g mouse-select-window \; display "Mouse OFF"'
if-shell "$FromTmux21" 'bind M-m set -g mouse on \; display "Mouse ON"'
if-shell "$FromTmux21" 'bind C-m set -g mouse off \; display "Mouse OFF"'
# Statusline
set -g status-interval 1
# status left
set -g status-left "#[fg=colour2]â–‰#[fg=colour4]â–‰#[fg=colour5]â–‰#[fg=colour10] #[bold]#H:#[fg=colour14]#S "
set -g status-left-length 48
# status right
set -g status-right "#(tmux show -w monitor-activity) "
if-shell "$UptoTmux21" 'set -ga status-right "mouse #(tmux show -gv mode-mouse) "'
if-shell "$FromTmux21" 'set -ga status-right "mouse #(tmux show -gv mouse) "'
set -ga status-right "%a-%d-%b %T #[fg=colour5]â–‰#[fg=colour4]â–‰#[fg=colour2]â–‰"
set -g status-right-length 56
set -g status-justify left
# WINDOWS
set -w -g window-status-current-format " #[bold]#I:#W#F "
set -w -g window-status-format " #I:#W#F "
set -w -g alternate-screen on
# COLORS
set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
########################################################################################
# #
# base03 colour8 These colors match solarized my gnome-terminal palette #
# base02 colour0 #
# base01 colour10 #
# base00 colour11 solarized: #
# base0 colour12 http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized #
# base1 colour14 #
# base2 colour7 solarized for gnome-terminal: #
# base3 colour15 https://github.com/sigurdga/gnome-terminal-colors-solarized #
# yelow colour3 #
# orange colour9 solarized colors for directories(ls): #
# red colour1 https://github.com/seebi/dircolors-solarized #
# magenta colour5 #
# violet colour13 #
# blue colour4 #
# cyan colour6 #
# green colour2 #
# #
########################################################################################
set -g status-bg colour0 # Base02
set -g status-fg colour3 # Yellow
set -g message-bg colour0 # Base02
set -g message-fg colour3 # Yellow
set -w -g window-status-bg colour0 # Base02
set -w -g window-status-fg colour14 # Base3
set -w -g window-status-current-bg colour3 # Yellow
set -w -g window-status-current-fg colour0 # Base02
set -w -g window-status-current-attr bold
set -w -g window-style 'bg=colour0' # bg color of active pane
set -w -g window-active-style 'bg=colour8' # bg color of active pane
set -g pane-border-fg colour10 # Base01
set -g pane-border-bg colour0 # Base03
set -g pane-active-border-fg colour3 # Yellow
set -g display-panes-active-colour colour3 # Blue
set -g display-panes-colour colour4 # Yellow
set -w -g clock-mode-colour colour2 # Green
weirdgiraffe
All 6 comments
selection works normally for me on Arch with tmux 2.6. It's likely caused by something in your tmux config. I'm not a tmux user so I can't guess what that might be, but on general principles it is likely something to do with mouse mode.
kovidgoyal
on 12 Mar 2018
I get a similar issue to this with weechat, I assume do to the clock I have which has seconds, so I'm assuming that causes redraws or something, this also interferes with clicking links. Is there a way in kitty to do like a "Screen grab" that would just take a static grab of the current contents so I could select/click links?
raku-cat
on 13 May 2018
👍1
See the hints mode or browsing the scrollabck buffer in a separate program in the readme.
kovidgoyal
on 15 May 2018
👍1
@raku-cat I have the same issue, my tmux clock has seconds, and every time the second changes, any selection made (using the shift modifier, which means this is not tmux handling the selection) is discarded. Hints mode is not that much of a help because I usually want to select arbitrary bits of text, not necessarily a URL, a path or even a whole line - also, kitty's square selection tool is/would be very useful in that regard.
I tested in vte-based terminals and this behavior does not occur; when the second changes, the current selection isn't affected. Could vte's behavior be ported to kitty?
themayarose
on 17 Jul 2018
Just press ctrl+shift+h and make your selections in peace. Press esc when done.
kovidgoyal
on 17 Jul 2018
❤4
Worked with ctrl+shft+h but ... what is this key combination supposed to do? :-)
taq
on 17 Apr 2019
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Just press ctrl+shift+h and make your selections in peace. Press esc when done.