Bug 2605

Summary:	gvim external editor - compose blocks focus on email window
Product:	Claws Mail (GTK 2)	Reporter:	Gary E. Miller <gem>
Component:	UI/Compose Window	Assignee:	users
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3
Version:	3.8.0
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux

Description Gary E. Miller 2012-02-17 22:47:35 UTC

I have compose set to spawn gvim.  When gvim is open I can no longer focus the main claws-mail window.  So I can not cut/paste things or access other emails until I finish the compose.

Comment 1 Charles E. Lehner 2015-11-24 17:57:13 UTC

This can be solved by adding the -f option to the gvim commandline. Without -f, Claws Mail thinks gvim exits immediately and then blocks waiting for it. As of 8b99c246a19ac9281964d810c2f280b2ee799bfc the correct arguments are given as a one of the suggestions in the preferences (along with the xembed option).