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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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In message: <19235.10488.325168.267306@hergotha.csail.mit.edu>
            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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