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421	mc is overwriting/writing current window title with actual path	tonke		"mc is always overwriting the window title of the active used shell like konsole or putty with the active path. So far this is nice but i would really dream of an very useful enhancement.
I am using a little script and aliases which can set my title:

alias title='/usr/local/bin/set_title.sh $@'
alias whereami='/usr/local/bin/set_title.sh `whoami`@`hostname -f`'

/usr/local/bin/set_title.sh
#!/bin/bash
#----script to set window title
echo -ne ""\033]0;$@\007""

printf ""\e]2;$*\a"" is also possible.

additional i sometimes use something like this:
""while true; do /usr/local/bin/set_title.sh `whoami`@`hostname -f`; sleep 1; done &""

but allways doing something in mc this is overwriten.
it is very useful to know to which user@machine the active window belongs when multiple windows/shells are open.
so it would be an great enhancement to add this ""where- and whoami"" function in front of the ""active path"" function from mc.

cause i am not a C programmer it would be very nice if someone would tell me where and how to change the source code.

a friend of mine just found ""Options-Layout-Xterm window title""

so far for me it is fine with disabling ""Xterm window title"" but if eventually you find this could be a useful additionally enhancement i am posting this ticket.

eventually something like ""user@hostname mc leftpath rightpath"" and setting back to user@hostname when quitting mc would be great.

hope i set the right ticket parameter.
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