Bug#276345: copy-paste troubles with the first line of a less

[Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org>]

Thomas Dickey <dickey@radix.net> - Sat, Oct 23, 2004:

>                                               Talking about something that
> appears when less is run (is this using xterm's alternate screen?  Probably). 
> The alternate screen buffer is only as large as the terminal window.  The
> normal (with scrollback) is much larger.  So bugs that hit a boundary are more
> likely to happen with the alternate screen buffer.  (I don't use the alternate
> screen much, so it's mainly other people who would notice a problem with it).

 That's interesting.  I hope I'll find a way to reproduce the problem
 soon.

   Thanks,

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Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org>