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2001-08-08 Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>
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* FAQ: Changes from Frederic L. W. Meunier <0@pervalidus.net>
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2001-08-07 Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>
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* doc/mc.1.in (Internal File Viewer): Document Ctrl-O and F17.
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2001-08-06 Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>
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* INSTALL: Numerous changes. Declare old curses obsolete.
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Partly from "Frederic L. W. Meunier" <0@pervalidus.net>
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Partly from Frederic L. W. Meunier <0@pervalidus.net>
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* doc/mc.1.in (Menu Bar): Add link to the "Options Menu".
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156
FAQ
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FAQ
@ -2,11 +2,7 @@ Midnight Commander
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Questions and Answers
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The newest version of this document is available at
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http://www.gnome.org/mc/answers.html
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The [NEW] tag marks the sections which have been added recently.
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The [UPDATED] tag marks the sections which have been updated recently.
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http://cvs.gnome.org/lxr/source/mc/FAQ?raw=1
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* 1 Getting started
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+ 1.1 What is Midnight Commander?
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@ -19,14 +15,13 @@ Questions and Answers
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* 2 Keyboard
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+ 2.1 What does documentation mean with the C-?, M-? and F?
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keys?
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+ 2.2 [UPDATED] Why don't function keys (or some other key)
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work?
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+ 2.2 Why don't function keys (or some other key) work?
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+ 2.3 How do I use function keys F11 to F20?
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+ 2.4 Why does the ESC key behave funny?
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+ 2.5 How can I add the plus sign (+) on the command line?
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+ 2.6 [NEW] C-o doesn't work!
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+ 2.7 [NEW] What 'keys' are the "a1" and "c1" keys mentioned in
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the manual?
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+ 2.6 C-o doesn't work!
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+ 2.7 What 'keys' are the "a1" and "c1" keys mentioned in the
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manual?
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* 3 Mouse
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+ 3.1 How do I enable mouse support?
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+ 3.2 How do I cut and paste text with mouse?
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@ -34,24 +29,24 @@ Questions and Answers
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pop up?
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* 4 Display
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+ 4.1 Why do I keep getting "Terminal not powerful enough for
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SLang"?
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SLang" or "Terminal not powerful enough for SLsmg"?
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+ 4.2 Why don't line drawing characters work?
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+ 4.3 Can one use latin-1 characters without losing the lines?
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+ 4.4 I have problems with entering/viewing national
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characters!
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+ 4.5 How can I get colors?
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+ 4.6 My color_xterm goes completely (or partially) black!
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+ 4.7 Where can I get color_xterm?
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+ 4.7 Where can I get rxvt?
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+ 4.8 I got colors working with MC but the other programs don't
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work at all anymore!
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+ 4.9 Why are there both terminfo and termcap? Wouldn't one
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database be enough?
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* 5 Graphical user interface
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+ 5.1 [UPDATED] Xview, Tk and Gnome editions?
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+ 5.1 Xview, Tk and Gnome editions?
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* 6 Command line problems
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+ 6.1 How do I stay in the last directory when I exit Midnight
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Commander?
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+ 6.2 [UPDATED] How can I access command line history?
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+ 6.2 How can I access command line history?
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+ 6.3 How can I complete commands, file names, variable names
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and so on?
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+ 6.4 I am using ksh. Can I use functions defined in the .kshrc
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@ -65,18 +60,16 @@ Questions and Answers
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+ 7.4 How do I do non-anonymous ftp with MC?
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+ 7.5 How do I close an ftp connection?
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+ 7.6 Why aren't the contents of ftp panel updated?
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+ 7.7 [UPDATED] What kind of proxy server works with Midnight
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Commander?
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+ 7.7 What kind of proxy server works with Midnight Commander?
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* 8 Other common problems
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+ 8.1 How do I get the internal editor to work?
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+ 8.2 [UPDATED] Why doesn't "mcedit newfile" work?
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+ 8.2 Why doesn't "mcedit newfile" work?
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+ 8.3 Is there any way to 'bookmark' favourite ftp-fs links?
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+ 8.4 When copying the directories lose their original date,
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uid and gid!
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+ 8.5 Why I keep getting: "There is no disk in the drive.
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Please insert a disk into drive D:"?
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+ 8.6 [UPDATED] When I start Midnight Commander, nothing
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happens!
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+ 8.6 When I start Midnight Commander, nothing happens!
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+ 8.7 When I try to view a file MC hangs!
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* 9 Development
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+ 9.1 Who has written Midnight Commander?
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@ -91,9 +84,8 @@ Questions and Answers
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+ 10.4 Are the mailing lists archived anywhere?
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* 11 Administrivia
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+ 11.1 Authorship
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+ 11.2 [UPDATED] File formats
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+ 11.3 Feedback is invited
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+ 11.4 Disclaimer and copyright
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+ 11.2 Feedback is invited
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+ 11.3 Disclaimer and copyright
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1 Getting started
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@ -115,9 +107,9 @@ Questions and Answers
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clones, Windows 95/NT and OS/2. Midnight Commander does not run on
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Macintosh.
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Midnight Commander uses GNU autoconfigure which can automatically
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configure Midnight Commander for use on almost any (if not every) Unix
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clone. Following configurations have been tested:
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Midnight Commander uses GNU Autoconf which can automatically
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configure Midnight Commander for use on almost any (if not every)
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Unix clone. Following configurations have been tested:
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* i386-*-linux1.x, 2.x
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* alpha-linux-linux2
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* sparc-linux-linux2.x
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@ -141,10 +133,6 @@ Questions and Answers
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See http://www.gnome.org/mc/download.html.
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There is also a preliminary Ms-Dos port at
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http://www.gnome.org/cgi-bin/mc/download/DOS/.html (but no Ms-Dos
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binary).
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Windows 95/NT port can be compiled with Microsoft Visual C++, Borland
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C++, Cygwin32 and Mingw32.
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@ -164,17 +152,17 @@ Questions and Answers
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You need an Unix compatible operating system. Support for Windows 95/NT
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and OS/2 is incomplete - you should be prepared to fix things.
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To compile any edition you need to have glib installed. It's available
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in ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk.
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To compile any edition you need to have GLib installed. It's available
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at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/.
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If you want to use mouse on the Linux console you need General Purpose
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Mouse server from ftp://ftp.systemy.it/pub/develop/. You need nothing
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extra to use mouse on xterm.
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If you want to use mouse on the Linux console you need the gpm daemon
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from ftp://ftp.systemy.it/pub/develop/. You need nothing extra to use
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mouse on xterm.
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To compile the GNOME edition you need GNOME libraries as well as the
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libraries they depend on. See http://www.gnome.org/ for details.
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If you do not want to use the slang library you could try using
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If you do not want to use the S-Lang library you could try using
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ncurses (we recommend only version 4.1 and above).
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You can get it along with other curses libraries, too, but results may
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@ -202,8 +190,8 @@ Questions and Answers
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1.7 I don't have FTP access. Where can I get MC?
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Most Linux CD-ROMs include Midnight Commander. For example, Slackware,
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Yggdrasil, S.U.S.E., Jurix, RedHat, Caldera and Debian.
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Most Linux CD-ROMs include Midnight Commander. For example,
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Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware and SuSE.
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2 Keyboard
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@ -225,7 +213,7 @@ Questions and Answers
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keys or they don't work you can use Esc. For example, for F3 press the
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Esc key and then press the 3 key.
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2.2 [UPDATED] Why don't function keys (or some other key) work?
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2.2 Why don't function keys (or some other key) work?
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Your terminfo or termcap database has missing or incorrect definations
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for function keys. Type "mc -V" to see what terminal database is being
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@ -239,10 +227,9 @@ Questions and Answers
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Better termcap and terminfo databases are available here:
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http://sagan.earthspace.net/~esr/terminfo/
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http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/terminfo/
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ftp://dickey.his.com/ncurses/
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Best terminfo database is bundled with ncurses 4.2.
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You can select whether Midnight Commander will use terminfo or termcap
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database by giving --with-terminfo or --with-termcap option to the
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configure. Default is terminfo if found, otherwise termcap.
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@ -295,12 +282,12 @@ Questions and Answers
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Another common key which needs the C-q prefix is backslash "\".
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2.6 [NEW] C-o doesn't work!
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2.6 C-o doesn't work!
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Maybe C-o is a stty control character on your terminal. See man stty
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for details on how to list and change stty control characters.
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2.7 [NEW] What 'keys' are the "a1" and "c1" keys mentioned in the manual?
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2.7 What 'keys' are the "a1" and "c1" keys mentioned in the manual?
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The "a1" key is the key which has the "a1" caption on it.
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@ -317,7 +304,7 @@ Questions and Answers
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Invoke mc like this (without quotes): "mc -x". If this doesn't work
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upgrade to a terminal which compatible with the Xterm mouse sequences.
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Alternatively, on Linux console you can use GPM.
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Alternatively, on Linux console you can use gpm.
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3.2 How do I cut and paste text with mouse?
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@ -333,7 +320,8 @@ Questions and Answers
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4 Display
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4.1 Why do I keep getting "Terminal not powerful enough for SLang"?
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4.1 Why do I keep getting "Terminal not powerful enough for SLang" or
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"Terminal not powerful enough for SLsmg"?
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This means that your terminfo databases do not contain the correct
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definitions for your terminal.
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@ -356,7 +344,7 @@ Questions and Answers
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4.2 Why don't line drawing characters work?
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Since version 4.0.13 there's the commandline option -a to force use of
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+, |, - for line drawing (only available when compiled with SLang).
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+, |, - for line drawing (only available when compiled with S-Lang).
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Use this -a option if any of the suggestions below doesn't help.
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In general, there are three subcases:
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@ -379,9 +367,10 @@ Questions and Answers
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is 3 or 4 (see below).
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The reason for the problem is one of following:
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1. Your curses library might not support line drawing characters.
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Slang, Ncurses and System V curses do support them, BSD curses
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doesn't. MC uses Slang by default so this is not usually a
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S-Lang, ncurses and SystemV curses do support them, BSD curses
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doesn't. MC uses S-Lang by default so this is not usually a
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problem.
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2. Your terminal might not support line drawing characters. Vt100
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compatible terminals, rxvt, xterm and color_xterm do support them.
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@ -455,7 +444,7 @@ Questions and Answers
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More detailed answer:
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First, check that your terminal supports color. Color_xterm, rxvt and
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First, check that your terminal supports color. color_xterm, rxvt and
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Linux console do support, most other terminals don't. You can test
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color support with following simple C program:
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@ -470,11 +459,11 @@ Questions and Answers
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terminal supports color, otherwise not (however, for color_xterm see
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also the next question).
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Second, check that you are using Ncurses or the Slang library (type
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"mc -V" to find out), in addition some System V curses implementations
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Second, check that you are using Ncurses or the S-Lang library (type
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"mc -V" to find out), in addition some SystemV curses implementations
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do support color, most don't.
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With Slang library you can force color support by setting the
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With S-Lang library you can force color support by setting the
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environment variable COLORTERM to any value.
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Third, if you use ncurses library, check that your terminfo database
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@ -522,12 +511,9 @@ Questions and Answers
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your X configuration file is). Or you can replace your non-ANSI
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color_xterm with an ANSI color_xterm.
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4.7 Where can I get color_xterm?
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4.7 Where can I get rxvt?
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Try ftp.x.org: /contrib/utilities/colour_xterm.tar.gz.
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Alternatively, rxvt is a better choice, see
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http://www.gnome.org/cgi-bin/mc/download/rxvt/.html
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http://www.rxvt.org/distribution.html
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4.8 I got colors working with MC but the other programs don't work at all
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anymore!
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@ -550,9 +536,9 @@ anymore!
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4.9 Why are there both terminfo and termcap? Wouldn't one database be
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enough?
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You might want to read the Unix-haters handbook at
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http://www.digital.de/people/jmh/Unix_Haters/unix-haters.html. It
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lists many more reasons why Unix sucks.
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You might want to read the Unix-Haters Handbook at
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http://catalog.com/hopkins/unix-haters/handbook.html. It lists many
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more reasons why Unix sucks.
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You can configure which terminal database you want to use with the
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"--with-termcap" and "--with-terminfo" flags of configure. If you
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@ -561,7 +547,7 @@ enough?
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5 Graphical user interface
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5.1 [UPDATED] Xview, Tk and Gnome editions?
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5.1 Xview, Tk and Gnome editions?
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Xview and Tk editions have been removed from the sources.
|
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@ -579,7 +565,7 @@ enough?
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See the description of the -P option in the Options section of the
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manual.
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6.2 [UPDATED] How can I access command line history?
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6.2 How can I access command line history?
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You can browse previous commands with M-p and M-n. Alternatively, you
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can summon the command history listbox by pressing F9 c h.
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@ -676,7 +662,7 @@ enough?
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You can use C-r to force an update.
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7.7 [UPDATED] What kind of proxy server works with Midnight Commander?
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7.7 What kind of proxy server works with Midnight Commander?
|
||||
|
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There are two kinds of ftp proxies: proxies for ftp clients and
|
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proxies for web browsers.
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@ -725,7 +711,7 @@ enough?
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And please don't forget that "make install" overwrites
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$prefix/lib/mc/mc.ext.
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8.2 [UPDATED] Why doesn't "mcedit newfile" work?
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8.2 Why doesn't "mcedit newfile" work?
|
||||
|
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This is a known bug.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -765,7 +751,7 @@ into drive D:"?
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Midnight Commander configuration files with the MCHOME environment
|
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variable.
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8.6 [UPDATED] When I start Midnight Commander, nothing happens!
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8.6 When I start Midnight Commander, nothing happens!
|
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First, invoke MC without subshell support: "mc -u". If this helps
|
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check the shell you are using. Subshell support works best with bash
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@ -774,11 +760,11 @@ into drive D:"?
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tcsh or zsh, subshell support is disabled automatically.
|
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If disabling subshell doesn't help, try to reconfigure MC with
|
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"--with-included-slang" and "--with-termcap" options and recompile. If
|
||||
this helps, there is something wrong with your terminfo database or
|
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shared slang library. For better terminfo databases see chapter 4. For
|
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a better slang library, upgrade to a newer version or keep using the
|
||||
"--with-included-slang" option.
|
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"--with-included-slang" and "--with-termcap" options and recompile.
|
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If this helps, there is something wrong with your terminfo database
|
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or shared S-Lang library. For better terminfo databases see chapter
|
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4. For a better S-Lang library, upgrade to a newer version or keep
|
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using the "--with-included-slang" option.
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This problem can also be caused by gpm as noted by Luis Espinoza:
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@ -816,13 +802,9 @@ into drive D:"?
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* Alex I. Tkachenko
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Alessandro Rubini has been specially helpful with debugging and
|
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enhancing of the mouse support. John Davis has made his S-Lang library
|
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available to us and answered many questions about it.
|
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enhancing of the mouse support. John E. Davis has made his S-Lang
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library available to us and answered many questions about it.
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The photographs of the authors are available as:
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http://www.gnome.org/mc/authstat.html
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Many people have contributed bug reports, feature suggestions and
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small code bits (alphabetical order):
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* Thomasz Cholewo
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@ -936,25 +918,16 @@ answer?
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11.1 Authorship
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Questions and Answers is written by Janne Kukonlehto. Parts of it
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Questions and Answers was written by Janne Kukonlehto. Parts of it
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originate from Ian Jackson, Miguel de Icaza, Dugan Porter, Norbert
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Warmuth and Paul Sheer.
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11.2 [UPDATED] File formats
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11.2 Feedback is invited
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This document is available in HTML, postscript and PDF formats at
|
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http://www.gnome.org/mc/answers.html.
|
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Send your comments about this document and the Midnight Commander to
|
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mc@gnome.org
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This document is available in ASCII format in the Midnight Commander
|
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source package.
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11.3 Feedback is invited
|
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Send your comments about this document to janne@gnome.org
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Send your comments about the Midnight Commander to mc@gnome.org
|
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11.4 Disclaimer and copyright
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11.3 Disclaimer and copyright
|
||||
|
||||
Note that this document is provided as is. The information in it is
|
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not warranted to be correct; you use it at your own risk.
|
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@ -962,6 +935,3 @@ answer?
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You can use Questions and Answers according to GNU Public License (see
|
||||
the COPYING file in the Midnight Commander source distribution).
|
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Questions and Answers is not public domain.
|
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__________________________________________________________________
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This document is maintained by Janne Kukonlehto <janne@gnome.org>.
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