Tmux window names are not respected

[aimestereo]

Notes:

• I have latest version installed via TPM.
• I don't know if this behaviour by design, but at least it smth that should be configurable.

Issue

If I rename window (or even pane), names in the bottom shows smth different (current folder?).
For now I'm using this version that doesn't have this issue: dreamsofcode-io@b4e0715
Regretfully I can't be more useful, I don't even know if this version fixes smth, or if there's a bug in latest commits in main repo (https://github.com/dreamsofcode-io/catppuccin-tmux is quite behind main repo)

Examples

pic 1: main - wrong window names

pic 2: alternative - window names are respected, if not set, shows current program name

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Additional info

My config, only relevant part:

set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
#set -g @plugin 'dreamsofcode-io/catppuccin-tmux'  # catppuccin with more info in bottom line
set -g @plugin 'catppuccin/tmux'


# Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'

My whole config

set -s mouse on

unbind C-b
set-option -g prefix M-a
bind-key M-a send-prefix

# Start windows and panes # with 1 (not 0), and renumber on close.
set -g base-index 1
set -g pane-base-index 1
set-option -g renumber-windows on

# set vi mode for selection and copy
set-window-option -g mode-keys vi
bind -T copy-mode-vi v send-keys -X begin-selection
bind -T copy-mode-vi y send-keys -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'xclip -in -selection clipboard'

# forget the find window.  That is for chumps
bind-key -r f run-shell "tmux neww ~/.local/bin/tmux-sessionizer"


# Shift Alt vim keys to switch windows.
bind -n M-H previous-window
bind -n M-L next-window

# Custom keys for splits + Open splits in the same directory
bind 's' split-window -v -c "#{pane_current_path}"
bind v split-window -h -c "#{pane_current_path}"


#
# List of plugins
#
# prefix + I - to [I]nstall plugins
# prefix + U - to [U]pdate plugins
# prefix + alt + u - to [U]ninstall plugins that are not in the list
#
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tpm'
set -g @plugin 'tmux-plugins/tmux-sensible'
set -g @plugin 'dreamsofcode-io/catppuccin-tmux'  # catppuccin with more info in bottom line
#set -g @plugin 'catppuccin/tmux'


# Initialize TMUX plugin manager (keep this line at the very bottom of tmux.conf)
run '~/.tmux/plugins/tpm/tpm'



#
# Complex configs
#

# Smart pane switching with awareness of Vim splits.
# See: https://github.com/christoomey/vim-tmux-navigator
is_vim="ps -o state= -o comm= -t '#{pane_tty}' \
    | grep -iqE '^[^TXZ ]+ +(\\S+\\/)?g?(view|l?n?vim?x?)(diff)?$'"
bind-key -n 'M-h' if-shell "$is_vim" 'send-keys M-h'  'select-pane -L'
bind-key -n 'M-j' if-shell "$is_vim" 'send-keys M-j'  'select-pane -D'
bind-key -n 'M-k' if-shell "$is_vim" 'send-keys M-k'  'select-pane -U'
bind-key -n 'M-l' if-shell "$is_vim" 'send-keys M-l'  'select-pane -R'
tmux_version='$(tmux -V | sed -En "s/^tmux ([0-9]+(.[0-9]+)?).*/\1/p")'
if-shell -b '[ "$(echo "$tmux_version < 3.0" | bc)" = 1 ]' \
    "bind-key -n 'M-\\' if-shell \"$is_vim\" 'send-keys M-\\'  'select-pane -l'"
if-shell -b '[ "$(echo "$tmux_version >= 3.0" | bc)" = 1 ]' \
    "bind-key -n 'M-\\' if-shell \"$is_vim\" 'send-keys M-\\\\'  'select-pane -l'"

bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'M-h' select-pane -L
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'M-j' select-pane -D
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'M-k' select-pane -U
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'M-l' select-pane -R
bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'M-\' select-pane -l

[89iuv]

It looks like catppuccin is not configured to show the name of a window when it has been renamed.
I am looking into a fix to override the window name when a user manually sets the name.

[89iuv]

With the new settings you need to use the following:
set -g @catppuccin_window_default_text "#W"
set -g @catppuccin_window_current_text "#W"

This will set the status bar window to display the window name.

[aimestereo]

@89iuv works, thanks

[zezking]

The above configs only display window name when a window is selected for me. If you want the window name to displayed by default, add the following line along with the configs provided by @89iuv
set -g @catppuccin_window_text "#W"

[andreabertanzon]

The above configs only display window name in when a window is selected for me. If you want the window name to displayed by default. Add the following line along with the configs provided by @89iuv set -g @catppuccin_window_text "#W"

You're my hero!

[jnussbaum]

The above configs only display window name in when a window is selected for me. If you want the window name to displayed by default. Add the following line along with the configs provided by @89iuv set -g @catppuccin_window_text "#W"

You're my hero!

And my hero, too!

I think this should actually be added to the recommended default configuration. IMHO, these 2 pages are not accurate, and should be updated:

• https://github.com/catppuccin/tmux/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file#recommended-default-configuration
• https://github.com/catppuccin/tmux/blob/main/docs/tutorials/01-getting-started.md#step-3-customize

I'd be happy to open a PR, what do you think, @89iuv ?

[kjnsn]

Happy to accept a PR to change the default config in the readme and the customisation page

[jnussbaum]

Happy to accept a PR to change the default config in the readme and the customisation page

Thanks for your prompt response. The PR is ready here: #472

[Islamsulaiman]

The above configs only display window name when a window is selected for me. If you want the window name to displayed by default, add the following line along with the configs provided by @89iuv set -g @catppuccin_window_text "#W"

Thanks, this is what worked for me as well.

[AnthonyDelaCruz]

The above configs only display window name when a window is selected for me. If you want the window name to displayed by default, add the following line along with the configs provided by @89iuv set -g @catppuccin_window_text "#W"

New tmux explorer here, this worked for me as well! I hope they add this caveat in the documentation, took me a while to find why the rename didn't work, I knew it had something to do with catppuccin since it worked before I installed it but I didn't know how it affected it.