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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Joe Peterson <joe@skyrush.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	hpa@zytor.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix backspace on wrapped lines in console (virtual terminal)
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:38:22 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080920173822.51794923@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <48D5240D.7070701@skyrush.com>

On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:25:49 -0600
Joe Peterson <joe@skyrush.com> wrote:

> Attached is a patch that fixes virtual terminal problems when backspace
> is used on wrapped lines (see patch text for the specific issues).  The
> issues can be demonstrated by trying two things in the console (vt):

I would need to power up my vt420 to check (yes I have one lurking in a
corner!) but I have a feeling the current behaviour (not going up a line)
is correct for ansi type terminals.

Alan

  reply	other threads:[~2008-09-20 16:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-09-20 16:25 Joe Peterson
2008-09-20 16:38 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2008-09-20 16:48   ` Joe Peterson
2008-09-20 23:51   ` Joe Peterson
2008-09-21 16:14     ` Joe Peterson
2008-09-23 20:39       ` Joe Peterson

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