Ingo Schwarze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In other words, a tab never makes xterm wrap to the next line.
This matches VT220 behavior. > What i do not yet understand is why xterm has -oxtabs > by default but the terminfo(5) database has no OTpt for it. > Isn't that inconsistent? I don't follow. Our ttys default to oxtabs. xterm has nothing to do with it. The pt flag is obsolete. Its lack doesn't bother curses(3), which still sets -oxtabs in cbreak mode. > Now, *IF* xterm is supposed to emulate VT220 and thus xterm default > behaviour is considered correct, Yes, it is. -- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber [EMAIL PROTECTED]
