Bug#280457: xterm: Save terminal data when X connection is lost
On 2004-12-15 14:59:14 -0500, Branden Robinson wrote:
> Output streams from character devices are not the same sort of
> "data" for the purpose of bug severities as the contents of a
> filesystem.
OK.
> > The (only?) big problem with screen is that one cannot scrollback
> > with the mouse.
>
> If screen is linked against ncurses, it may be a "simple mattter of
> programming" to enable sensitivity to mouse actions for it,
> similarly to lynx.
But that would not be as good as real scrolling, using a real scrollbar.
> > Hasn't this primary selection problem just been fixed as a consequence
> > of the fix for bug 277832?
>
> I'm not convinced yet that it has been fixed to my personal satisfaction.
True. Once I could try, I didn't see any difference. That's why
I reopened the bug.
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