From 87ad67ada738cefaa01aab3749e54aa56cf8ce9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zachary Yedidia Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 16:48:06 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Update readme --- README.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 42800fc2..9754bd2c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -203,6 +203,18 @@ If you are using macOS, you should consider using [iTerm2](http://iterm2.com/) i If you still insist on using the default Mac terminal, be sure to set `Use Option key as Meta key` under `Preferences->Profiles->Keyboard` to use option as alt. +### WSL and Windows Console + +If you use micro within WSL, it is highly recommended that you use the [Windows +Terminal](https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/windows-terminal/9N0DX20HK701?hl=en-us&gl=us) +instead of the default Windows Console. + +If you must use Windows Console for some reason, note that there is a bug in +Windows Console WSL that causes a font change whenever micro tries to access +the external clipboard via powershell. To fix this, use an internal clipboard +with `set clipboard internal` (though your system clipboard will no longer be +available in micro). + ### Colors and syntax highlighting If you open micro and it doesn't seem like syntax highlighting is working, this is probably because