Anyone else bugged by the way 'less' views files in 6.3 from the wya it did in 6.2? What I mean is in 6.2, it would clear the screen, then view the file, when you exited, it refreshed the screen to the way it was before running less, without showing the contents of the less display. Well now less leaves the contents on the screen constantly, makes me think the program is still viewing the file. Kinda bugs. Anyone else?? -- S.Toms - tomas@primenet.com - www.primenet.com/~tomas SuSE Linux v6.3+ - Kernel 2.2.14 Why did the Roman Empire collapse? What is the Latin for office automation? -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, S.Toms wrote:
Anyone else bugged by the way 'less' views files in 6.3 from the wya it did in 6.2? What I mean is in 6.2, it would clear the screen, then view the file, when you exited, it refreshed the screen to the way it was before running less, without showing the contents of the less display. Well now less leaves the contents on the screen constantly, makes me think the program is still viewing the file. Kinda bugs. Anyone else??
Not with my 6.3. It works like you describe it in 6.2. I should mention that I use the old but powerful xterm. Alvaro Novo
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On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Alvaro A. Novo wrote: an> On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, S.Toms wrote: an> > Anyone else bugged by the way 'less' views files in 6.3 from the wya it an> > did in 6.2? What I mean is in 6.2, it would clear the screen, then view an> > the file, when you exited, it refreshed the screen to the way it was an> > before running less, without showing the contents of the less display. an> > Well now less leaves the contents on the screen constantly, makes me an> > think the program is still viewing the file. Kinda bugs. Anyone else?? an> an> Not with my 6.3. It works like you describe it in 6.2. I should mention that I an> use the old but powerful xterm. an> Your right, it's only in rxvt, something was changed there. I'll have to see what's up as the config files and app-default files are the same (carried over from 6.2 version). Damn, I hate upgrades. :/ an> Alvaro Novo an> > -- S.Toms - tomas@primenet.com - www.primenet.com/~tomas SuSE Linux v6.3+ - Kernel 2.2.14 "Amnesia used to be my favorite word, but then I forgot it." -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Thu, Feb 03, 2000 at 04:59:00PM -0800, S.Toms wrote:
On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Alvaro A. Novo wrote:
an> On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, S.Toms wrote: an> > Anyone else bugged by the way 'less' views files in 6.3 from the wya it an> > did in 6.2? What I mean is in 6.2, it would clear the screen, then view an> > the file, when you exited, it refreshed the screen to the way it was an> > before running less, without showing the contents of the less display. an> > Well now less leaves the contents on the screen constantly, makes me an> > think the program is still viewing the file. Kinda bugs. Anyone else?? an> an> Not with my 6.3. It works like you describe it in 6.2. I should mention that I an> use the old but powerful xterm. an>
Your right, it's only in rxvt, something was changed there. I'll have to see what's up as the config files and app-default files are the same (carried over from 6.2 version). Damn, I hate upgrades. :/
Then don't do 'em. `*8> -- Brad Shelton On Line Exchange http://online-isp.com -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
"S.Toms" wrote:
Anyone else bugged by the way 'less' views files in 6.3 from the wya it did in 6.2? What I mean is in 6.2, it would clear the screen, then view the file, when you exited, it refreshed the screen to the way it was before running less, without showing the contents of the less display. Well now less leaves the contents on the screen constantly, makes me think the program is still viewing the file. Kinda bugs. Anyone else??
Personally I find that sometimes I like it one way and other times the other way. When less starts it sends character strings defined in terminfo (see infocmp) and these can set the terminal in an alternative screen if it exists, perhaps your terminal doesn't support the alternative screen or it just isn't defined in terminfo. /Michael -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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