Update the tmux config.

I do wish they would stop changing config options.

1 files changed, 65 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/install/opensim.tmux.conf b/scripts/install/opensim.tmux.conf
index ea342a2..a5088aa 100644
--- a/scripts/install/opensim.tmux.conf
+++ b/scripts/install/opensim.tmux.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Tmux has a habit of changing what these options are for each version, so this is a bit of a mess.
 
+# Screen compatibility, change the command key.  And rebind the prefix sending command.
 set-option -g prefix C-a
 unbind-key C-b
 bind-key C-a send-prefix
@@ -7,46 +8,90 @@ bind-key C-a send-prefix
 # r reloads the configuration, handy
 bind r source-file ~/.tmux.conf
 
-unbind % # Remove default binding since we’re replacing them.
+bind R clear-history
+
+# More sane pane gain.  B-)
+unbind %        # Remove default binding since we’re replacing them.
+unbind '"'
 bind | split-window -h
 bind - split-window -v
 
+# set-options -g global, -s server, -w window, otherwise a session option.
+#   -a appends a string to the existing option.
+#   -u unsets an option.
+#   -o prevents setting an aption if it is already set.
+#   -q shut up info messages.
+
+# SESSION OPTIONS
+
 set-option -g bell-action any
 set-option -g bell-on-alert on
 
+# Not actually documented what the limit is, but there is one.
 set-option -g history-limit 100000
 
+# All this mouse stuff is unreliable in UTF8 mode.  At least on roxterm.
+# Also keep in mind the terminal specs mouse report limit of 256 characters, being less than my typical terminal width.
+# Hmm, still wont pass mouse through like the docs say they will.
+# Ah, mc needs "mc -x".  Though once again, watch that right edge on huge terminals.
 # These three wont work under Ubuntu 16.04.
-set-option -g mouse-resize-pane on
-set-option -g mouse-select-pane on
-set-option -g mouse-select-window on
-set-option -g mouse-utf8 on
+##set-option -g mouse-resize-pane on
+##set-option -g mouse-select-pane on
+##set-option -g mouse-select-window on
+# This wont work under Ubuntu 16.04.
+##set-option -g mode-mouse on           # on - mouse does copy mode stuff; copy-mode - mouse can't go into copy mode, but does stuff once in there; off - mouse is unmolested.
+# Instead do this (also defaults to turning on the above three mouse things) -
+set-option -g mouse on
+# Or this.  sigh
+#set-option -g mouse
+##set-option -g mouse-utf8 off          # Defaults to on.
+
+set-option -g set-remain-on-exit on
 
-#set-option -g set-remain-on-exit on
+# How to set the title of the terminal window.
 set-option -g set-titles on
-set-option -g set-titles-string '#W'
+set-option -g set-titles-string '#W'    # Default is "#S:#I:#W - "#T""
 
-set-option -g status-interval 1
-set-option -g status-justify centre
-set-option -g status-utf8 on
+set-option -g status-interval 1         # Redraw status line every second, for the clock.
+set-option -g status-justify centre     # Window list in the middle.
+##set-option -g status-utf8 on
 
+#  Character pair    Replaced with
+   #(shell-command)  First line of the command's output
+   #[attributes]     Colour or attribute change
+   #H                Hostname of local host (not FDQN)
+   #h                Hostname of local host without the domain name
+   #F                Current window flag
+   #I                Current window index
+   #D                Current pane unique identifier
+   #P                Current pane index
+   #S                Session name
+   #T                Current pane title
+   #W                Current window name
+   ##                A literal ‘#’
+
+# Yes, my terminal really is bigger than 160 characters.
 set-option -g status-left-length 80
-set-option -g status-left '[#H #S #F]'
+#set-option -g status-left '[#H #S #F]'
+set-option -g status-left '#H [#S:#I.#P]#F'
 set-option -g status-right-length 80
 set-option -g status-right '%F #(uptime)'<-----># &F is ISO date, uptime starts with the current time, and ends with the load average.  B-)
 
-set-option -g visual-activity on
-set-option -g visual-content on
-set-option -g visual-silence on
+# Set window notifications
+set-option -g visual-activity on        # Show status message for activity in monitor-activity windows.
+#set-option -g visual-content on                # Show status message for content in monitor-content windows.  Based on a fnmatch(3) string.
+set-option -g visual-silence on         # Show status message for silence in monitor-silence windows.  Based on a set interval.
 
-set-option -gw clock-mode-style 24
-# This wont work under Ubuntu 16.04.
-set-option -gw mode-mouse on
-# Instead do this (also defaults to turning on the above three mouse things) -
-#set-option -gw mouse on
+set-option -gw alternate-screen off     # Don't save the original screen before starting tmux, may also allow use of the terminals original scrollback buffer.
+set-option -gw clock-mode-style 24      # We are using the uptime clock anyway, so this is pointless.
 
 # Highlight active window
 set-option -gw window-status-current-bg red
+set-option -gw window-status-current-format '[#I:#W]'
+set-option -gw window-status-format '[#I:#W]#F'
 
 # Set window notifications
-set-option -gw monitor-activity on
+set-option -gw monitor-activity on      # Bell on activity.
+
+# We want 256 colours in our terminal.
+set-option -g default-terminal "screen-256color"