Re: The linux terminal now supports alternative screen
Ian Abbott <[email protected]> Wed, 1 Apr 2026 12:01:54 +0100
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.lib.ncurses.bugs |
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| Organization | MEV Ltd. |
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On 01/04/2026 11:59, Ian Abbott wrote: > 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: I should add that Nicolas was not responsible for the original, buggy version! -- -=( 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 )=-