What is TERM set to outside tmux? You are probably using a terminal which does not correctly have the XT option set in terminfo so tmux doesn't know it is able to set the title (this was changed recently to be more strict).
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 09:28:28PM -0500, Josh Audette wrote: > I've been working on this problem on and off all day, and I just can't > seem to find a solution, so I think it's time to ask here. > > I've got Debian testing/Wheezy amd64 installed on this new Thinkpad > T420. > > tmux 1.5 and xterm 276 installed from Debian packages. > > show -g says > set-titles on > set-titles-string "tmux - #S:#I.#P (#W)" > > I'm happy to copy-paste the rest of the settings if it will help; not > doing it now to avoid a cluttered email. > > On my about-to-die laptop (tmux 1.2 from source, xterm 235 from > etch/lenny packages) I have the same settings, and they work fine. In > fact, I copied my .tmux.conf to the new laptop. After changing the > up-pane down-pane bindings, it worked well. Except for this window > title issue. > > While in tmux, if I edit a file in vi, the title bar changes, and > changes back to plain "xterm" when I exit vi instead of the expected > title. > > Hopefully someone can set me on the right path, suggest changes I might > try, or at least put a soft pillow between my head and the desk I'm > banging it on. > > > Cheers, Josh > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization > This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and point of > discussion for anyone considering optimizing the pricing and packaging model > of a cloud services business. Read Now! > http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51491232/ > _______________________________________________ > tmux-users mailing list > tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tmux-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and point of discussion for anyone considering optimizing the pricing and packaging model of a cloud services business. Read Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51491232/ _______________________________________________ tmux-users mailing list tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tmux-users
