Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:01:24 -0700 (MST) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: wollman@bimajority.org Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, ume@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r200369 - in head: etc share/termcap Message-ID: <20091212.110124.295937982870879104.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <19235.10488.325168.267306@hergotha.csail.mit.edu> References: <200912102225.nBAMPrZx076758@svn.freebsd.org> <ygek4wtgyp4.wl%ume@mahoroba.org> <19235.10488.325168.267306@hergotha.csail.mit.edu>
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Garrett Wollman <wollman@bimajority.org> writes:
: <<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*.
It is totally evil and unuseful. Or to wax bdeish: "It pessimizes my
xterm experience"
Warner
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