Re: console strangeness

Wenzhi Liang wrote:

> I am trying to use AAP. I found it much easier to 
> learn and use than make (I know it can do more,
> but that is the first step), and python is great!
> 
> Now my question:
> I wrote a aap recipe for committing changes into CVS.
> However, because checking in needed an editorm, vim 
> was called during the course. And that upset the 
> console. Lines are overwriting each other and I can
> see vim only 'sees' half of the console -- the last
> line is in the middle. I have to do a 'reset' in the
> console to get it back to normal. 
> 
> Is this a know problem or I am just doing something
> wrong?

I have seen this problem as well.  It appears Python sometimes changes
the terminal settings, which confuses Vim.  I suppose Python does this
for the line-editing that is used in interactive mode.

I can't reproduce it right now.  I used a ":sys vim" command in a
recipe.  Vim gives a warning that the output is redirected and only half
the lines in the xterm are used, but it works properly otherwise.
I'm using Python 2.3, if that matters.

I have not yet found a method to avoid this.  Isn't there a Python
argument that avoids the interactive mode?

There is one trick you can try: When Vim is running, resize the xterm.

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