Bug#347722: xterm: the cursor disappears when launching screen

[Pierre Lombard <p_l@gmx.fr>]

* Pierre Lombard <p_l@gmx.fr> [2006-01-12 13:18]:
> * Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net> [2006-01-12 12:55]:
> > On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 11:40:38AM +0100, Pierre Lombard wrote:
> > > Package: xterm
> > > Version: 208-2
> > > Severity: important
> > > 
> > > The cursor character is disappearing and no longer reappearing. To
> > > reproduce the bug:
> > >  => start 'xterm' (with or without blinking cursor)
> > >  => launch 'screen'
> > >  => no cursor is shown
> > 
> > Is this something you can easily reproduce?  (I use screen frequently,
> > and haven't noticed a problem).
> 
> Any time I did what's written above this with xterm 208-2. With testing,
> it worked.
> 
> I'll try to gather further information for the bug report, it may also
> be something related to my configuration that triggers this behavior
> here.

After some investigations, it's indeed a line in my .screenrc that messes
up the xterm with xterm 208-2.

FWIW the offending line in my screenrc is:

caption always "%{=r kd}%-Lw%{= bd}%50>%n%f* %t%{-}%+Lw%<%{- Wk}"

After exiting screen, 'reset' does not restore the cursor when screen
has been launched.  'vim' does.

-- 
Pierre Lombard