Bug#419578: gnome-terminal: back arrow doesn't show correctly long command lines if terminal window is enlarged

Sven Arvidsson sa at whiz.se
Tue May 22 15:28:48 UTC 2007


> You have an open gnome-terminal with its window not fully enlarged,
> and you time a command longer than a line.
> 
> For example: if in your gnome terminal 80 chars fit, you type a
> longest-than-80-chars line, i.e.:
> 
> wget
> http://olpc.download.redhat.com/olpc/streams/sdk/build1/livecd/olpc-redhat-stream-sdk-livecd.iso
> 
> While the command is being executed you enlarge the gnome-terminal
> window, either dragging the border with the mouse or maximizing it.
> 
> Then you wait for the command to stop or you stop it.
> 
> Now, if you hit up-arrow to go back to that previous command, the line
> receives a CR without a LF at char 80. A LF character is missing.

Hi,

Is this still a problem with gnome-terminal 2.18 and libvte9 0.16.3? 

If so, can you add a more detailed description, I can't seem to
reproduce this.

-- 
Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
http://www.whiz.se
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