From 39151ffe8eaa8a802abb5c3715a85ed62affec5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mintty Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] hints to prevent display corruption --- README.md | 17 +++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 202a43a..3c488a5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -37,13 +37,18 @@ to be patched into Windows manually, following the instructions in the [mintty wiki, section Interaction with WSL](https://github.com/mintty/mintty/wiki/Tips#interaction-with-wsl-and-other-windows-programs) to patch OpenConsole into your Windows as conhost replacement. -#### Troubleshooting display glitches #### +#### Troubleshooting display corruption #### -The new conhost layer unfortunately still breaks display in certain cases. -As a workaround, you may switch back to the wslbridge approach with the -following setting in a config file (%APPDATA%/wsltty/config): -`WSLbridge=2`. -The wslbridge2 gateway is still deployed with wsltty for that matter. +With the new conhost/conpty layer unfortunately display appears broken +in certain cases. Two workarounds are available, both setting an option +in a config file (%APPDATA%/wsltty/config): +* `Baud=999999` + +or +* `WSLbridge=2`. + +The latter switches back to the wslbridge launching approach; the +wslbridge2 gateway is still deployed with wsltty for that matter. (If for a very old Windows 10 version you still need the original wslbridge gateway, set `WSLbridge=1` and deploy it manually.)