{"thread":{"id":"60465","subject":"RE: mintty bug in current git bash (Git-2.42.0.2-64-bit.exe)","startedAt":"2023-11-03T14:10:52Z","lastAt":"2023-11-03T14:58:41Z","messageCount":2,"participants":["Rudisill, Steven L. (Booz Allen Hamilton)","Andy Koppe"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"484390","messageId":"SJ0PR09MB99693718DDA17BC15532A3099CA5A@SJ0PR09MB9969.namprd09.prod.outlook.com","threadId":"60465","inReplyTo":"SJ0PR09MB99699E1D1F577734F535CB1D9CA6A@SJ0PR09MB9969.namprd09.prod.outlook.com","subject":"RE: mintty bug in current git bash (Git-2.42.0.2-64-bit.exe)","fromName":"Rudisill, Steven L. (Booz Allen Hamilton)","fromEmail":"steven.rudisill@va.gov","sentAt":"2023-11-03T14:10:45Z","receivedAt":"2023-11-03T14:10:52Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"steven.rudisill@va.gov","avatar":null},"body":"Hi git,\n\nMintty has a bug - when double-clicking on text, the preceding '~' or '.' is not selected.\nhttps://github.com/mintty/mintty/issues/1237\n\nThis really slows down interacting in git bash because this is a very frequent console interaction:\nDouble-clicking to select a path (which copies it to the paste buffer since the text is highlighted), then easily paste to manipulate text.\nThe pasted text is omitting the preceding '~' or '.' character.\n\nPlease release a new git bash version that uses the updated mintty with the fix for this bug. The issue link above indicates that this is a bug and has been fixed.\nFurther, it might be nice if git bash had an update feature?\n\nRegards,\nSteven\n"},{"id":"484396","messageId":"CAHWeT-Z--gefA561v8i3Ff4EmfJbMasG3WPTHs7_YwCo0H03BA@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"60465","inReplyTo":"SJ0PR09MB99693718DDA17BC15532A3099CA5A@SJ0PR09MB9969.namprd09.prod.outlook.com","subject":"Re: mintty bug in current git bash (Git-2.42.0.2-64-bit.exe)","fromName":"Andy Koppe","fromEmail":"andy.koppe@gmail.com","sentAt":"2023-11-03T14:58:25Z","receivedAt":"2023-11-03T14:58:41Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"andy.koppe@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/223411?v=4"},"body":"On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 at 14:11, Rudisill, Steven L. (Booz Allen Hamilton) wrote:\n> Mintty has a bug - when double-clicking on text, the preceding '~' or '.' is not selected.\n> https://github.com/mintty/mintty/issues/1237\n>\n> This really slows down interacting in git bash because this is a very frequent console interaction:\n> Double-clicking to select a path (which copies it to the paste buffer since the text is highlighted), then easily paste to manipulate text.\n> The pasted text is omitting the preceding '~' or '.' character.\n>\n> Please release a new git bash version that uses the updated mintty with the fix for this bug. The issue link above indicates that this is a bug and has been fixed.\n\nThis is fixed in mintty 3.6.5, which is part of the Git for Windows\n2.43.0 release candidate announced earlier today:\n\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/git/20231103085526.3655-1-johannes.schindelin@gmx.de\n\nRegards,\nAndy\n"}]}