diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index c7d3d15a..2227730f 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -352,42 +352,33 @@ lock(1) or vlock(1)) by using the following: bind x set lock-command '/usr/bin/vlock' \; lock-client \; set lock-command 'tput civis && read -s -n1' -* vim displays reverse video instead of italics, while less displays italics - (or just regular text) instead of reverse. What's wrong? +* I don't see italics! Or less and vim show italics and reverse the wrong way round! -Screen's terminfo description lacks italics mode and has standout mode in its -place, but using the same escape sequence that urxvt uses for italics. This -means applications (like vim) looking for italics will not find it and might -turn to reverse in its place, while applications (like less) asking for -standout will end up with italics instead of reverse. To make applications -aware that tmux supports italics and to use a proper escape sequence for -standout, you'll need to create a new terminfo file with modified sgr, smso, -rmso, sitm and ritm entries: +GNU screen does not support italics and the "screen" terminfo description uses +the italics escape sequence incorrectly. - $ mkdir $HOME/.terminfo/ - $ screen_terminfo="screen" - $ infocmp "$screen_terminfo" | sed \ - -e 's/^screen[^|]*|[^,]*,/screen-it|screen with italics support,/' \ - -e 's/%?%p1%t;3%/%?%p1%t;7%/' \ - -e 's/smso=[^,]*,/smso=\\E[7m,/' \ - -e 's/rmso=[^,]*,/rmso=\\E[27m,/' \ - -e '$s/$/ sitm=\\E[3m, ritm=\\E[23m,/' > /tmp/screen.terminfo - $ tic /tmp/screen.terminfo +If default-terminal is set to "screen" or matches "screen-*", tmux will behave +like screen and italics will be disabled. + +To enable italics, create a new terminfo entry called "tmux" (some platforms +may already have this, you can check with "infocmp tmux"): + + $ cat <