Date: Thu, 4 Dec 1997 18:10:56 -0800 (PST) From: archie@whistle.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: bin/5225: vi leaves screen inverted after error message Message-ID: <199712050210.SAA16597@bubba.whistle.com> Resent-Message-ID: <199712050220.SAA28375@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 5225 >Category: bin >Synopsis: in vi, after failed search, then ctrl-z, text is inverted >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Dec 4 18:20:00 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Archie Cobbs >Organization: Whistle Communications, Inc. >Release: FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE i386 >Environment: Stock FreeBSD 2.2.5 system xterm >Description: If you press control-z immediately after getting a vi error message (displayed inverted on the bottom line), you get a shell prompt, and all from there on all text is displayed inverted. >How-To-Repeat: Start up an xterm Type "vi" <return> Type "/nonexistant-string" <return> You get an error message Type CTRL-Z Type anything -- notice it's inverted now >Fix: Don't do that. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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