On 2008-11-04 06:28 +0100, Matt Miller wrote: >> > Also, I don't want the editor to do whatever special screen buffer >> > swapping, or whatever it is, that prevents me from scrolling back in >> > my terminal history when the editor is open, and then clears away >> > the screen and redisplays what was there before after the editor is >> > closed. > > That's still an annoyance. This whole take-over-the-screen-because-that- > must-be-what-you-really-want thing has got be turn-offable.
This is a feature of your terminal (and ncurses). Please consult your terminal's manual how to turn the alternate screen off. In xterm, you need to set the `titeInhibit' resource to true. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
