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On 04/03/2018 05:19 PM, Grant Taylor wrote: |
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> "mtr", "vim", and "less" all three use what Xterm calls the "Alternate |
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> Screen". You can see this while the programs are running by looking at |
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> the VT Options menu (Ctrl+Middle Click) and seeing that the "Show |
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> Alternate Screen" is checked. |
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Similarly, you can go back to the main (?) screen while in programs that |
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are using the alternate screen. |
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So if you have output on the screen that was hidden when you started vim |
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/ less, you can get back to it without exiting by Ctrl+Middle Clicking |
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and unchecking the "Show Alternate Screen". - Then re-check "Show |
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Alternate Screen" when you are ready to return. |
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Note: vim (et al) are still running and interpreting keybaord input |
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even when Xterm is not showing the alterante screen. |
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Grant. . . . |
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