tmux configuration error on tmux 2.9a

[Hyungsuk Yoon]

Problem

The error is raised when making a new tmux session.

.tmux.conf:201: invalid option: window-status-activity-attr
.tmux.conf:211: invalid option: pane-border-fg
.tmux.conf:212: invalid option: pane-border-bg
.tmux.conf:213: invalid option: pane-active-border-fg
.tmux.conf:214: invalid option: pane-active-border-bg

Related Documents

• tmux/tmux#1689
• https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-translate--fg--bg-and--attr-options-into--style-options

Solution

• use *-style instead of these options.
  • use window-status-activity-style instead of window-status-activity-attr
  • use pane-border-style instead of pane-border-fg and pane-border-bg
  • use pane-active-border-style instead of pane-active-border-fg and pane-active-border-bg

[Jongwook Choi]

Tmux has so many breaking changes without any deprecation. Are you aware of any configuration that would work with both <2.8 and >=2.9?

[Jongwook Choi]

Changes in 3.0 is even more crazy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tmux/tmux/3.0/CHANGES

[Hyungsuk Yoon]

I didn't get other errors except this with 2.9a, so I guess the less part of settings could be used for 2.9.

[Jongwook Choi]

This has been fixed in dc3be82, thanks! The setting should work both in tmux 2.4 and 2.9a.