Read this: https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki/FAQ#i-want-to-use-the-mouse-to-select-panes-but-the-terminal-to-copy-how
You may be able to make tmux itself copy to the clipboard, see https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki/Clipboard. You will probably need to use a terminal which supports OSC 52, such as mintty. On Mon, 24 Jul 2023, 22:04 Akira KAKINOHANA, <kirameis...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I've been trying to use tmux multiple times, but haven't been able to > switch from GNU screen. I've tried multiple different tricks to achieve > what I want, but haven't been successful. I'm wondering if someone in this > group could help me out.. > > What I'd like to achieve is the following: > 1. Use Cygwin terminal on Windows > 2. SSH into a Linux (Ubuntu) node > 3. Run (or attach to) tmux session in the remote Linux node > 4. Within the tmux session, use the mouse-wheel to scroll up/down the the > contents. > 5. Also in the same tmux session, use the mouse to copy-paste > functionality enabled by the Cygwin terminal. By "mouse to copy-paste", I > mean.. > ** Simply select the text in the terminal to copy to the Windows clipboard > (without pressing "shift" key) > ** Click the mouse-wheel (3rd mouse-button) to paste the text in Windows > clipboard onto the tmux session (again, without pressing "shift" key). > > For point 4. and 5. above, I could achieve *either* of those (but not > both) with/without "mouse on". > > Environment: > * tmux version (in remote Linux node): 3.0a > * Cygwin terminal is configured s.t. "Middle mouse button"'s behavior is > "Paste" (Under "Options > Mouse") and Mouse selection would be copied to > clipboard (by checking "Copy on select" under "Options > Selection > > Clipboard"). > > What I tried so far in $HOME/.tmux.conf: > 1. set (or set-option) -g mouse on ==> needed to press "shift" to achieve > 5. above > 2. (with mouse off) bind -n WheelUpPane if-shell -F -t = > "#{mouse_any_flag}" "send keys -M" "if -Ft= '${pane_in_mode}' 'send-keys > -M' 'copy-mode -e'" ==> WheelUp on my mouse would only lead me to the > previous command I typed. > > I'm wondering what I'm missing.. or if it's even possible to let the point > 4. and 5. above co-exist (again, without pressing "shift" key). Any > help/input/suggestion will be appreciated! > > Best regards, > Akira K. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "tmux-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tmux-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tmux-users/30af6ed8-7ade-4f04-8e00-60de96b113d3n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tmux-users/30af6ed8-7ade-4f04-8e00-60de96b113d3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "tmux-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tmux-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tmux-users/CAEdLfcHN2YKHdw9swUg0Vwc9GJn8sFd_6KnGt_7e9ruhxvYhgg%40mail.gmail.com.
