*- On 16 Jun, David Wright wrote about "Re: Switch console in xterm" > > Well there's also the concept of an Alternate Screen in xterm. That's > why you don't see, for example, the last screenfull of output from > less when you quit, but just your interactive commands. less uses > the alternate screen, and you can switch back and forth with Ctrl > and a mouse button (right for me, but I think that's non-standard). >
Cool! As they say "You learn something new everyday!" For me it was Ctrl-Btn2 then select "Show Alternate Screen". Amazing! -- Brian --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis ---------------------------------------------------------------------
