Ubuntu
screen-profiles package

unexpected behavior when screen-launcher is in .bashrc

Bug #319691 reported by Jamie Strandboge
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
screen-profiles (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: screen-profiles

If I start screen by default at login (via the menu), I open a terminal and screen is started (good). When I open a second terminal, it is attached to the first screen such that when I type in either terminal, it is in both. I need to F6 in the second terminal, then launch screen manually to start a second screen session. The current behavior is surprising and first time screen-profiles user would likely be confused.

Perhaps this should be configurable? Eg 'shared' (the current behavior) and 'separate' (screen is still launched, but it is an independent screen).

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Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland) wrote :

Hi Jamie, thanks for the report.

I'm going to mark this 'confirmed', because I can see what you mean... The additional F6 to detach is kind of annoying. I need to think a little bit more on what the flow should look like. Feel free to drop any additional suggestions here...

:-Dustin

Changed in screen-profiles:
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Low
Dustin Kirkland  (kirkland)
Changed in screen-profiles:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package screen-profiles - 1.19-0ubuntu1

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screen-profiles (1.19-0ubuntu1) jaunty; urgency=low

  * screen: wrapper script should add a -c arg, and specify your chosen
    profile, and ensure that .screenrc at least exists, prevent recursion
    from happening to upgrading users by pruning source of ~/.screenrc-profile
    from ~/.screenrc, LP: #323756
  * screen-launcher-install: test executability of screen-launcher; install to
    .profile unconditionally, and only .bash_profile and .bash_login if they
    exist; sanitize the environment; LP: #319691, LP: #321869
  * screen-launcher-uninstall: test writability of file to prune; prune from
    .profile, .bash_profile, and .bash_login
  * screen-profiles-helper: update auto-launch-on-login detection accordingly
  * windows/common: start counting at 1, add a window for watching /etc/motd
  * profiles/profile.skel, profiles/*: source the user's local ~/.screenrc
    as a last step (allowing for overrides)
  * select-screen-profile: don't mess with the user's ~/.screenrc file here;
    only set up the ~/.screenrc-profile symlink

 -- Dustin Kirkland <email address hidden> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:24:28 +0100

Changed in screen-profiles:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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