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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2019-02-08 12:47:03 +0100
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2019-02-08 12:47:03 +0100
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patch 8.1.0880: MS-Windows: inconsistent selection of winpty/conptyv8.1.0880
Problem: MS-Windows: inconsistent selection of winpty/conpty. Solution: Name option 'termwintype', use ++type argument and "term_pty" for term_start(). (Hirohito Higashi, closes #3915)
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diff --git a/runtime/doc/terminal.txt b/runtime/doc/terminal.txt
index de79ff00a..4b009d32f 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/terminal.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/terminal.txt
@@ -228,8 +228,10 @@ 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.
+ ++type={pty} (MS-Windows only): Use {pty} as the
+ virtual console. See 'termwintype'
+ for the values.
+
If you want to use more options use the |term_start()|
function.
If you want to split the window vertically, use: >
@@ -416,8 +418,8 @@ 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).
+characters. If you encounter any such issues, set 'termwintype' to "winpty"
+(which you then must have instlled).
Environment variables are used to pass information to the running job:
VIM_SERVERNAME v:servername