Re: [As-users] aterm screen drawing problem

Bob McClure Jr (bob@bobcatos.com)
Thu, 2 Aug 2007 17:06:42 -0500 

On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 05:52:19PM -0400, Nathan 'Vaevictus' Mahon wrote:
> My boss forces it, So it's habit. I prefer in-posting.
> 
> I thought TERM=rxvt /was/ default.
> perhaps it's a FC thing or a Way-you're-launching-it thing.
> 
> I could be wrong.

It may well be, but according to README.configure:

--with-term=NAME
    change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME
    (default "xterm")

I didn't check to see what the actual default was before I configured
--with-term=xterm and rebuilt it.

> n8
> 
> Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> >[I dislike top posting, but Nate does it, so I'll follow his lead.]
> >
> >You may disregard my comment.  My problem was based on a
> >misunderstanding of what TERM should be used.  I was forcing "xterm"
> >in my .Xresources file because I didn't like the colors I got.  But
> >that causes aterm to fail to erase previous characters on the screen
> >if there is nothing to replace them.  This is most noticeable when
> >using mutt, my favorite mailer.
> >
> >I built the latest aterm (v1.0.1) with all the defaults and it still
> >behaved the same.  So I tried TERM=rxvt (on Fedora Core 5, stock
> >termcap/terminfo), and sonofagun, the display works properly.  I have
> >now commented out the offending .Xresources entry and rebuilt aterm to
> >default to TERM=rxvt.  Perhaps that should be made the default?
> >
> >In summary, nevermind. :-)  And thanks for a fine aterm.
> >
> >On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 10:52:23AM -0400, Nathan 'Vaevictus' Mahon wrote:
> >  
> >>Could you get us a screenshot sometime?
> >>and, if possible, how to recreate it reliably, along with various 
> >>versions of software involved.
> >>And, just curious, but what is your LANG env variable set to?
> >>
> >>Thanks.
> >>
> >>n8
> >>
> >>Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> >>    
> >>>On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 11:49:34AM -0600, Sasha Vasko wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>      
> >>>>Bill Carlson wrote:
> >>>>   
> >>>>        
> >>>>>Hello,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Having a small issue with aterm. When paging the screen, characters 
> >>>>>are not
> >>>>>cleared from the previous screenful of content in very specific 
> >>>>>situations.
> >>>>>Also, exiting vim with color syntax on will leave the term with the
> >>>>>background color of the vim session (issuing 'reset' fixes the term).
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Am I missing an option in my environment?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Details:
> >>>>>Gentoo system, WindowMaker session.
> >>>>>aterm 1.0.0
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I've built aterm from CVS and seen the same behavior.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I've verified that xterm does not have the same behavior on my system.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>     
> >>>>>          
> >>>>Root background is not set properly, I'd suggest throwing windowmaker 
> >>>>away and using AfterStep.
> >>>>
> >>>>Sasha Vasko
> >>>>   
> >>>>        
> >>>I'm using AfterStep 2.2.6 and get the same problem with aterm
> >>>(v1.0.0).  Not having time to troubleshoot it, I use xterm.
> >>>
> >>>Cheers,
> >>>      
> >
> >Cheers,

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
bob@bobcatos.com             http://www.bobcatos.com
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In
this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the
world."  John 16:33 (NIV)
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