On 14.10.11,09:17, todd freed wrote: > On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 8:43 AM, Jostein Berntsen <jber...@broadpark.no> > wrote: > > On 13.10.11,10:25, todd freed wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> In your .screenrc you can use "hardstatus" to set your hardstatus > >> line, using the STRING ESCAPES as documented in man screen. > >> > >> My question is about the %w option, which is supposed to be the number > >> and name of each window. > >> > >> It appears that the text generated by %w for each window is truncated > >> at 20 characters. Is it possible to change this? I think 30-35 would > >> be more useful in my case. > >> > > > > My hardstatus line is > > > > hardstatus string "%{.kc}%-w%{.kw}%n*%t%{-}%+w %c %Y%m%d > > > > Would that work better for you? > > > > > > Jostein > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > screen-users mailing list > > screen-users@gnu.org > > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/screen-users > > > > Joe, > > could you explain how, if at all, it addresses the problem I brought > up? I see a -w and a +w. Should still expand to 20 characters per > window, right? > > -Todd >
Sorry, a line like this should work better: hardstatus string '%{= kG}%-Lw%{= kW}%-30> %n*%f %t%{= kG}%+Lw%< %{= kG}%-=%D %m/%d/%y,%C:%s %A,%1`%{-}' The "%-30" setting then reserves 30 characters to the right. Jostein _______________________________________________ screen-users mailing list screen-users@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/screen-users