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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:46:33 -0800
From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
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Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org,
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Subject: Re: svn commit: r200369 - in head: etc share/termcap
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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.

I know that there was a thread about it recently, and I thought I'd
saved the e-mail that discussed this issue but I didn't.


Doug

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