Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 10:03:25 +0100 (BST) From: Developer <dev@fgate.flevel.co.uk> To: Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de> Cc: FreeBSD-current users <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Termcap problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.93.960723100221.7301A-100000@fgate.flevel.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199607222015.WAA05286@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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On Mon, 22 Jul 1996, J Wunsch wrote: > As Developer wrote: > > > I`m having a little problem with the termcap. If the xwindow width is > > particular sizes (Not sure which ones, but always larger than 80 char) > > then commands (like ls) think the window width is different (wider) than > > it actually is, and so the formatting really messes up. > > What makes you think they thought of a different size? > > Programs like ls usually get the window geometry out of the struct > winsize. Usually what happens when the problem occurs is ls prints more characters per line than it should - e.g. all the lines wrap a little onto the next line!! Regards. Trefor S.
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