Re: File selection cursor disappears when switching panels
"Yury V. Zaytsev via mc" <[email protected]> Fri, 7 Nov 2025 08:33:00 +0100
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--===============2309268786905881581== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_FCAB6715-BA4A-42B2-B606-6A5FC893E822" --Apple-Mail=_FCAB6715-BA4A-42B2-B606-6A5FC893E822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/issues/4863 > On 6. Nov 2025, at 21:48, wwp via mc <[email protected]> = wrote: >=20 > Hello, >=20 >=20 > On Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:17:56 +0100 wwp via mc = <[email protected]> wrote: >=20 >> is it or with mc 4.8.33, and specifically since this version, from = time >> to time when switching from panel to panel, the file selection cursor >> (inverted line, sorry I don't know how exactly name it) got lost, it >> disappears and there is no more inverted line, no way to get it >> back with arrows up/down arrows or by clicking, but typing `cd .` to >> refresh the current panel? >> I could not find a solid scenario yet. Willing to file a new issue is >> anyone confirms it's a bug. > [snip] >=20 > Finally a way to reproduce: > enter a directory that contains items but few enough so that there = will > be empty room below the files/directories list. > Now click with left mouse button just below the item at bottom of = list, > like if you where aiming at another item that is not there (IOW not = way > below, just below the last file). Selection cursor will disappear. May > or may not be back if you press up/down arrows. Back if you click a > filename. If the cursor vanishes and you press the down arrow for a > while, the whole terminal will scroll and display garbage, which let > think that the selection cursor is hidden but still following up/down > and follow an invisible list. >=20 >=20 > Regards, >=20 > --=20 > wwp > https://useplaintext.email/ > --=20 > mc mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.midnight-commander.org/mailman/listinfo/mc --Apple-Mail=_FCAB6715-BA4A-42B2-B606-6A5FC893E822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><a = href=3D"https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/issues/4863">https://githu= b.com/MidnightCommander/mc/issues/4863</a><br = id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div>On 6. Nov 2025, at 21:48, wwp via mc = <[email protected]> wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div>Hello,<br><br><br>On Sun, = 2 Nov 2025 19:17:56 +0100 wwp via mc = <[email protected]> wrote:<br><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite">is it or with mc 4.8.33, and specifically since this = version, from time<br>to time when switching from panel to panel, the = file selection cursor<br>(inverted line, sorry I don't know how exactly = name it) got lost, it<br>disappears and there is no more inverted line, = no way to get it<br>back with arrows up/down arrows or by clicking, but = typing `cd .` to<br>refresh the current panel?<br>I could not find a = solid scenario yet. Willing to file a new issue is<br>anyone confirms = it's a bug.<br></blockquote>[snip]<br><br>Finally a way to = reproduce:<br>enter a directory that contains items but few enough so = that there will<br>be empty room below the files/directories = list.<br>Now click with left mouse button just below the item at bottom = of list,<br>like if you where aiming at another item that is not there = (IOW not way<br>below, just below the last file). Selection cursor will = disappear. May<br>or may not be back if you press up/down arrows. Back = if you click a<br>filename. If the cursor vanishes and you press the = down arrow for a<br>while, the whole terminal will scroll and display = garbage, which let<br>think that the selection cursor is hidden but = still following up/down<br>and follow an invisible = list.<br><br><br>Regards,<br><br>-- = <br>wwp<br>https://useplaintext.email/<br>-- <br>mc mailing = list<br>[email protected]<br>https://lists.midnight-commande= r.org/mailman/listinfo/mc<br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></h= tml>= --Apple-Mail=_FCAB6715-BA4A-42B2-B606-6A5FC893E822-- --===============2309268786905881581== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline -- mc mailing list [email protected] https://lists.midnight-commander.org/mailman/listinfo/mc --===============2309268786905881581==--