From 570028e9c011340a9cb5adbebba8bf51686c4d36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicholas Marriott Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 10:42:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add entry about smaller clients based on text from Thomas Adam. --- FAQ | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 81421bc0..da72d433 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -421,4 +421,19 @@ On OS X, reattach-to-usernamespace lets pbcopy/pbpaste work: https://github.com/ChrisJohnsen/tmux-MacOSX-pasteboard +* Why do I see dots around a session when I attach to it? + +tmux limits the size of the window to the smallest attached session. If +it didn't do this then it would be impossible to see the entire window. +The dots mark the size of the window tmux can display. + +To avoid this, detach all other clients when attaching: + + $ tmux attach -d + +Or from inside tmux by detaching individual clients with C-b D or all +using: + + C-b : attach -d + $Id$