Re: The linux terminal now supports alternative screen
Ian Abbott <[email protected]> Wed, 1 Apr 2026 11:59:47 +0100
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.lib.ncurses.bugs |
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On 31/03/2026 21:06, Sébastien Hinderer wrote: > Since Linux 6.19.10, the linux terminal has gained the alternative > screen capability, thanks to Nicolas Pitre in Cc. This support was originally added to v6.18-rc1 of the Linux kernel: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=23743ba64709a9c137c1b928f8b8e00d846af9cc However it only copied the regular screen buffer and ignored the Unicode screen buffer. That was corrected by Nicolas Pitre in v7.0-rc5: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5eb608319bb56464674a71b4a66ea65c6c435d64 And the bug fix has been backported to v6.18.20 and v6.19.10. -- -=( Ian Abbott <[email protected]> || MEV Ltd. is a company )=- -=( registered in England & Wales. Regd. number: 02862268. )=- -=( Regd. addr.: S11 & 12 Building 67, Europa Business Park, )=- -=( Bird Hall Lane, STOCKPORT, SK3 0XA, UK. || www.mev.co.uk )=-