Bug#738794: xterm: the right part of the window is not always erased
On 2014-02-14 00:26 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> On 2014-02-13 13:59:03 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
>> On 2014-02-13 06:55:05 -0500, Thomas Dickey wrote:
>> > c) from running some particular application
>>
>> It was a colored "svn diff".
>
> I think I now know what triggered the problem: in the "svn diff",
> there was a (new) PDF file that wasn't recognized as binary. So,
> basically, the contents of the PDF file were output to the xterm.
> And indeed, I can reproduce the problem with a "cat" on various
> PDF files.
I can't, FWIW.
> For instance,
>
> gunzip -c /usr/share/doc/texinfo/txirefcard.pdf.gz
That produces a cacophonous ringing of the terminal bell, but does not
leave any artifacts on the screen behind here.
Cheers,
Sven
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