Re: MC within Gnu Screen session



> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to run Midnight Command (MC) from within a Gnu Screen session. 
> The problem is when I use the MC command Ctrl-o to switch to the
> command-line view, I get a completely black screen where MC was displayed
> (ie, none of the text is displayed above the command line).  This reduces
> the usability of Ctrl-o significantly to the point that I basically can't
> use MC within Screen.
> 
> I am using screen version 4.00.03jw4 on Debian with MC 4.6.2 in a
> gnome-terminal 2.22.3.
> 
> Is this the same for everyone else?  Or is there some way to make this work?  
Hi!

What exactly does not work? Anyway, try to export your actual terminal in screen:
$ screen
# while in screen
$ export TERM=gnome-terminal-or-whatever
$ mc
and test it again.

-- 

  Sergei

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