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In Byobu select with the mouse within the same split screen only


In Byobu, with split screen, how is it possible to click with my mouse and select multiple lines within the same split screen only and not the whole terminal line? If I try to select text with my mouse, it is selecting the whole terminal line that includes more than one split screens.


Solution

  • I will write here the way I decided to do this.

    In order o be able to copy multiple lines with the mouse from a spited window in byobu and not select characters from the borders and other spited windows, I first maximize (zoom) the current window by pressing "Ctr + a z" , and select the multiple lines with the mouse. If i press again the same key sequence the zooming will stop and will have again the window arrangement as before.

    (The Alt-F11 proposed by Moning2 will also do the job but you would have changed your windows arrangement because you will have moved the split to a new window.)