micro-editor / micro-editor/micro
Unable to Start `micro` Under PuTTY Set For 256-Color Mode
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Description
Description of the problem or steps to reproduce
- Set PuTTY to use
putty-256coloras its Terminal-type string, under Connection > Data (in Terminal Details) - Connect to a system via SSH with PuTTY,
- Run
microwith or without any file path.
Specifications
Commit hash: 1856891 (1.4.1)
OS: Ubuntu 18.04 (under WSL or as the main OS)
Terminal: PuTTY, using putty-256color as its Terminal-type string.
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Research direction
Reproduce the failure by connecting over SSH with PuTTY configured to use the putty-256color terminal type, then run micro with and without a file path. Trace the startup failure from the micro entry point and compare behavior with other terminal types; done means the editor starts successfully in the reported Ubuntu and WSL setups.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100