Mouse cursor manipulation through ssh

[infogrind]

I really like Kitty's shell integration feature that allows me to place the cursor using the mouse. I've noticed that this is not possible through SSH (I'm using the SSH kitten). Is there any way to enable this, or is future support planned?

[kovidgoyal]

works fine through ssh with the ssh kitten. Make sure the shell you are running on the remote server is a reasonably recent one.

[infogrind]

Thanks! What does "reasonably recent one" mean? I have Fish 3.4.1 both locally and remotely. When connected via SSH, the cursor is a block, not a vertical line.

And I really appreciate the fast answer, great support!

[page-down]

Use kitty +kitten ssh <YOUR_HOST> to connect with SSH, or manually install shell integration to the remote host.

https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/kittens/ssh/
https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/shell-integration/

[infogrind]

Thanks! I am already using “kitty +kitten ssh” to connect (see my initial question).

[kovidgoyal]

On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 12:19:31AM -0700, Marius Kleiner wrote: Thanks! What does "reasonably recent one" mean? I have Fish 3.4.1 both locally and remotely. When connected via SSH, the cursor is a block, not a vertical line.

Not bash 3.2 :) fish 3.4 should be fine. Is shell integration working for you at all when sshed? run ls and press shift+ctrl+g

[infogrind]

When I run ls and press shift+ctrl+g, less is opening. It is opening with the entire scrollback (all past commands), rather than just the output of ls.

[kovidgoyal]

On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 02:22:05AM -0700, Marius Kleiner wrote: When I run `ls` and press `shift+ctrl+g`, `less` is opening. It is opening with the entire scrollback (all past commands), rather than just the output of `ls`.

That indicates shell integration is broken on the server. @page-down fish integration is your code you want to have a look? @marius try using an empty fish config on the server

[page-down]

I specifically tested Tide (fish prompt) a few months ago because of shell integration and had some issues at the time.
I just tried it again on purpose (maybe OP is using this) when I saw this discussion, and the cursor works fine, the prompt marking feature works fine, CWD reports fine, and clone-in-kitty works fine.

To check shell integration, then manually configure it for troubleshooting first.
To check ssh kitten, first check if the file is successfully transferred in the default data location, then try to explicitly enable shell integration in the configuration file.
It will be easier to troubleshoot the problem starting with an empty configuration.

[kovidgoyal]

Testing with

kitty +kitten ssh --kitten=login_shell=fish localhost

works fine for me.

[infogrind]

I think I know what is wrong. I am using this in my company setup, which has some special constraints which mean I can't default my login shell on my remote server to fish but have to keep it set to bash and run fish via .bashrc.

If I use the --kitten=login_shell=fish, it works great! So I'll just use that in the future.

Thanks again.