Bug: learnyounode doesn't work with new Node in Windows 8

[Bondifrench]

Hi, After installing the new version of Node v4.0.0 on a Windows 8.1 P.C., I installed learnyounode as per instructions. When launching the application in the Node.Js command prompt , ie with simply learnyounode, it shows the menu but freezes the screen, I can't use keyboard keys to move up and down the menu. However when doing an exercise, learnyounode verify <file name> did work.

Instead of using the NodeJs windows command prompt I tried to use git bash for windows and there learnyounode doesn't even launch the workshop, and prints Please start this in a tty-compatible terminal program. I checked both with the NodeJs command prompt and in git bash process.stdout.isTTY, using the Node REPL and in both they return true. Is there a bug due to the new version of Node? Thx

[teritriano]

I can confirm this bug. I use Windows 8.1. The problem persists with Node 4.2.0 and Node 4.1.1. This bugs looks the same with another tutorial such git-it. It is really annoying.

Edit: According with this issue https://github.com/workshopper/learnyounode/issues/344 the problem is solved using ConEmu, but it should be just a workaround.

[charlesverdad]

It's happening to me as well. I'm in Windows 10 running Node v.4.2.1 and in both cmd and PS I can't select the next exercises. It doesn't seem to happen all the time as I was able to get to exercise 2 earlier. Now I can't select the next exercises again.

[farjad-hasan]

I am also facing the same issue. Didn't able to select node exercises except "Hello World". System Config: Windows 8.1 Node v4.1.0 Git Version 2.6.2.windows.1

[Bondifrench]

Hi all, I actually managed to make it work when installing ConEmu, see this other issue which lead me to the solution. ConEmu is quite useful actually, see here for use. I would suggest to leave this issue open, for others to see the work-around.

[charlesverdad]

Thanks, it's working in ConEmu but only around 60% of the time. There are still times when I can't move the selection.

[teritriano]

On ConEmu if you cannot move the selection press enter, then you can move

Edit: By the way, I have the same problem with git bash "Please start this in a tty-compatible terminal program"

[o-andres-u]

Hi all. Thank you for leaving this issue opened. I have just installed ConEmu and it started to work successfully. Cheers!

[woleizihan]

Hi all, Problem solved by running cmd as admin.

[tedmx]

https://github.com/nodeschool/discussions/issues/1403#issuecomment-231124477 may be of some use as alternative solution.

[NathanHawks]

3 years later and this is still happening to Windows 8.1 users on Cygwin's mintty

I'm not willing to run it as admin.

(Edited for tone.)

[AnshulMalik]

Hey @NathanHawks what version of node and npm are you using?

And can you paste the error log here?

[NathanHawks]

npm 5.5.1 node 8.9.3

The output is below including the shell command. What you are seeing is the error, and then it seems to spit out a plaintext version of the main menu, and then exit.

$ /cygdrive/c/Users/xxx/AppData/Roaming/npm/learnyounode

Please start this in a tty-compatible terminal program.

─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

LEARN YOU THE NODE.JS FOR MUCH WIN!

───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── learnyounode select 0: HELLO WORLD

learnyounode select 1: BABY STEPS

learnyounode select 2: MY FIRST I/O!

learnyounode select 3: MY FIRST ASYNC I/O!

learnyounode select 4: FILTERED LS

learnyounode select 5: MAKE IT MODULAR

learnyounode select 6: HTTP CLIENT

learnyounode select 7: HTTP COLLECT

learnyounode select 8: JUGGLING ASYNC

learnyounode select 9: TIME SERVER

learnyounode select 10: HTTP FILE SERVER

learnyounode select 11: HTTP UPPERCASERER

learnyounode select 12: HTTP JSON API SERVER

───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── learnyounode help: HELP

learnyounode language: CHOOSE LANGUAGE

learnyounode credits: CREDITS

learnyounode update: CHECK FOR UPDATE

─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 8:39 AM Anshul [email protected] wrote:

Hey @NathanHawks https://github.com/NathanHawks what version of node and npm are you using?

And can you paste the error log here?

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[AnshulMalik]

Ok. Thanks, I'll look into it :)

[NathanHawks]

Further, these messages appear when installing learnyounode:

$ npm install learnyounode -g npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: no longer maintained npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: no longer maintained C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\npm\learnyounode -> C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\learnyounode\bin\learnyounode

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