We went through this "alternate screen" thing about 12 or more years ago and almost everyone hated it except those used to Linux behavior. I don't think it ever made it into a release after all of the screams of pain. It drives me crazy when editing on the Linux Mint VM I run from time to time. I've never been able to figure out why anyone would find it an improvement an I suspect it was inserted in some Unix code back in the days of the VT100 or VT220 terminal which were super popular and supported it. I guess it's because someone thought it was a cool thing and that terminal based editors were the perfect use. In any case, please make it STOP! -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman_at_gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683 On Sat, May 15, 2021 at 10:46 AM Gleb Popov <arrowd_at_freebsd.org> wrote: > On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 5:02 PM Eric van Gyzen <eric_at_vangyzen.net> wrote: > > > There was a recent discussion about a terminal database update and the > > new Alternate Screen behavior. I'm curious about the resolution, but I > > can't find that discussion. Would someone kindly send a clue-by-four > > via overnight express? > > > > Ultimately, I'd like to know how to get the old behavior back, with no > > alternate screen, and thereby reduce my blood pressure. > > > > When I enter `ee`, I can't scroll in my Konsole window anymore. Instead, > the cursor inside the text editor is moving. > > Is this relevant to that "alternate screen" problem? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe_at_freebsd.org" >Received on Sat May 15 2021 - 18:07:42 UTC
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