Re: [As-users] aterm screen drawing problem

Bob McClure Jr (bob@bobcatos.com)
Thu, 2 Aug 2007 17:09:24 -0500 

On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 05:06:42PM -0500, Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> 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.

Whoops.  I meant --with-term=rxvt.

> > 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.

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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