Could be UTF-8 characters being sent from your script without UTF-8 being turned on. Try adding the following to you .tmux.conf: > # Treat top-bit-set-option characters in the status-left and status-right > strings as UTF-8 > set-option -g status-utf8 on
The only other thing that comes to mind is something terminal / os specific. What are you using? Also, a screen shot might be helpful. -Adrian On Nov 5, 2012, at 10:41 AM, ian m <ianisthewal...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thank you for your response. > > I am not using: > set -g status-right "text" > that works as expected. > > I have tried: > set -g status-right '#( echo "text" )' > this is what causes the issues. A simple case like this can easily be fixed > by using the first method, but I am using something like this to get dynamic > information: > set -g status-right '#( /call/my/script )' > > ##/call/my/script## > #!/bin/sh > if [blah blah]; then > echo "this" > else > echo "that" > > using printf instead of echo does not fix the problems with the glitching. > also, my clock is already the rightmost thing i specify in the status. the > garbled text is always added on beyond that regardless of what is there. > > From: Adrian Luff <adr...@luff.me> > To: ian m <ianisthewal...@yahoo.com> > Cc: "tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net" <tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2012 11:23 PM > Subject: Re: Tmux: echos to the status bar > > Ian, > > Are you echoing using a simple text string… > set -g status-right "text" > …a system call... > set -g status-right '#( echo "text" )' > …or a terminal echo string… > $printf "\033]2;text\033\\" > ...or perhaps something else? > > I recall seeing something like this issue when updating elements flush to the > right edge of the screen. I think I just rearranged the elements of the > statusbar to keep the clock (with timezone) always on the right. > > set-option -g status-right " > #[fg=cyan]#36T#[fg=colour238]|#[fg=yellow]%H:%M:%S %a %d-%b %Z" > > -Adrian > > On Nov 4, 2012, at 7:53 PM, ian m <ianisthewal...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> For my tmux statusbar, I call some scripts to echo some text to the status >> right. This however results in some glitched text to the far right side of >> the statusbar. For each character that is echoed, I get an extra glitched >> character on the statusbar. The character seems to be whatever was >> previously ocupying that character before. It is usually my clock, so I will >> get for example 4:2424 if I echo two characters. If I disable the statusbar, >> and reenable it, the characters are just orange from the tmux comandline. >> Attempting to limit the length of the status right only limits the real >> characters. The glitches are still tacked on the end afterwards. >> >> >> Why is this happening, and how can I prevent this from occurring? Thanks for >> any help! >> >> Ian >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> LogMeIn Central: Instant, anywhere, Remote PC access and management. >> Stay in control, update software, and manage PCs from one command center >> Diagnose problems and improve visibility into emerging IT issues >> Automate, monitor and manage. Do more in less time with Central >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein12331_d2d >> _______________________________________________ >> tmux-users mailing list >> tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tmux-users > > >
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