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Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:36:03 -0800
From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
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To: Christoph Mallon <christoph.mallon@gmx.de>
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Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org,
	src-committers@FreeBSD.org, Hajimu UMEMOTO <ume@FreeBSD.org>,
	Garrett Wollman <wollman@bimajority.org>
Subject: Re: svn commit: r200369 - in head: etc share/termcap
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Christoph Mallon wrote:
> Doug Barton wrote:
>> Garrett Wollman wrote:
>>> <<On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:20:07 +0900, Hajimu UMEMOTO
>>> <ume@FreeBSD.org> said:
>>>
>>>> It's great, thank!!
>>>> I believe that our xterm entry was modified not to clear screen when
>>>> applications such as less(1) are terminated.  Are there any chance to
>>>> back to the behavior?
>>> <aol/>
>>>
>>> I don't understand why people put up with the unspeakably obnoxious
>>> "alternate screen" behavior.  Please don't tell me someone actually
>>> thinks it's *useful*.
>>
>> I actually liked having the remnants of whatever I was looking at in
>> $PAGER left behind on the screen, and would appreciate it if someone
>> could tell me how to restore that locally.
> 
> %echo $LESS
> -X

Yeah, I should have been more clear. I am aware of that solution for
less, but I also dislike this behavior for vi, etc. Basically, I want
to know what to twiddle to get the old behavior back.


Doug (but thanks anyway ...) :)

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