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| author | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2019-02-03 14:53:10 +0100 |
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| committer | Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> | 2019-02-03 14:53:10 +0100 |
| commit | aa5df7e3127dff6b7336df0903f5c569a40eb174 (patch) | |
| tree | 491988c562057debdd52dc8198958e4099fd9452 /runtime/doc/terminal.txt | |
| parent | 01a6c21691631ee55744a1799a9725e5d6521cf4 (diff) | |
patch 8.1.0870: Vim doesn't use the new ConPTY support in Windows 10v8.1.0870
Problem: Vim doesn't use the new ConPTY support in Windows 10.
Solution: Use ConPTY support, if available. (Nobuhiro Takasaki, closes #3794)
Diffstat (limited to 'runtime/doc/terminal.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | runtime/doc/terminal.txt | 10 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/runtime/doc/terminal.txt b/runtime/doc/terminal.txt index 0db69df7d3..3b78b550e2 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/terminal.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/terminal.txt @@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ Syntax ~ for Python "++eof=exit()". Special codes can be used like with `:map`, e.g. "<C-Z>" for CTRL-Z. - + ++winpty Use winpty as the virtual console. + ++conpty Use |ConPTY| as the virtual console. If you want to use more options use the |term_start()| function. If you want to split the window vertically, use: > @@ -410,6 +411,13 @@ Just put the files somewhere in your PATH. You can set the 'winptydll' option to point to the right file, if needed. If you have both the 32-bit and 64-bit version, rename to winpty32.dll and winpty64.dll to match the way Vim was build. + *ConPTY* +On more recent versions of MS-Windows 10 (beginning with the "October 2018 +Update"), winpty is no longer required. On those versions, |:terminal| will use +Windows' built-in support for hosting terminal applications, "ConPTY". When +ConPTY is in use, there may be rendering artifacts regarding ambiguous-width +characters. If you encounter any such issues, set 'termmode' to winpty (which +you then must have instlled). Environment variables are used to pass information to the running job: VIM_SERVERNAME v:servername |