[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #4361: more command don't work as expected
- From: "siarzhuk" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:54:02 -0000
#4361: more command don't work as expected
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Reporter: phoudoin | Owner: axeld
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Applications/Command Line Tools | Version: R1/pre-alpha1
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: x86
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Comment (by siarzhuk):
Replying to [comment:7 korli]:
> It seems also reproducible with "less -F".
> When commenting the following lines in init() and deinit() in screen.c,
the problem disappears.
>
> tputs(sc_init, sc_height, putchr);
>
> tputs(sc_deinit, sc_height, putchr);
Those are
{{{
enter_ca_mode smcup ti string to start programs using cup
[...]
exit_ca_mode rmcup te strings to end programs using cup
}}}
and defined in XTERM to set/unset DEC private mode 1049
{{{
CSI ? 1049h → Save cursor as in DECSC and use Alternate Screen Buffer,
clearing it first.
[...]
CSI ? 1049l → Use Normal Screen Buffer and restore cursor as in DECRC.
}}}
This explains observed behaviour of the 'more' program - all output just
goes to alternate screen buffer and is not visible on normal buffer after
the program finishes. The 'less' has the chance to show its output to user
because it waits until the key pressed at the EOF. In both cases the
output is not visible in the Terminal history after the programs finish.
Replying to [comment:11 jessicah]:
> From what I've seen on Linux, `more` doesn't clear what it's printed,
whereas `less` does. However, I did notice that `less -E` results in no
output despite a file containing less than a screenful of text. So it
seems the `less_is_more` mode on Haiku might need to also change the
terminal emulation behaviour as well.
Could you compare the less source code on your Linux with Haiku's one,
check current values of ti/te (in case termcap used) or smcup/rmcup (in
case terminfo) and LESS/MORE environment variables? Are there any ways to
preset the less options?
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