byobu's default 'web' window fails to open
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byobu (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: byobu
(Found in uptodate natty, byobu version 3.16-0ubuntu1)
Byobu's config menu lets the user configure 'windows' to open by default. Any number of these can be added manually to the ~/.byobu/windows, but the menu defaults to providing four handy choices for the user who hasn't yet read the manpage. One of these fails to open.
Steps to reproduce:
~$ byobu
F9
Manage default windows
Select all four default options (notify-osd, top, web, shell)
Hit Apply, then Exit
Close byobu and then re-open byobu
What should happen:
Four 'windows', labelled '0$ notify-osd', '1$ top', '2$ web' and '3$ shell' should appear
What does happen:
Three 'windows' labelled '0$ notify-osd', '1$ top', '3$ shell' appear. '2$ web' seems to have been opened and closed again immediately.
Cause:
When we look at ~/.byobu/windows, we see that the web line is "screen -t web w3m". Pasting this onto the command line gives us an immediate [screen is terminating]. Doing "w3m" on its own, we get a standard usage message.
Fix:
The w3m line in ~/.byobu/windows needs a url. Appending any valid url e.g. screen -t web w3m https:/
I'm afraid I don't know how to do a proper patch for this.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: byobu 3.16-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec 12 17:20:52 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha i386 (20101206)
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_GB.utf8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ScreenRC:
SourcePackage: byobu
Good catch! Thanks. Fix committed.