On Wed, Apr 01, 2026 at 04:04:30AM -0400, Thomas Dickey wrote: > On Wed, Apr 01, 2026 at 03:35:25AM -0400, Thomas Dickey wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 10:05:06PM -0500, G. Branden Robinson wrote: > > > At 2026-03-31T22:06:05+0200, Sébastien Hinderer wrote: > > > > Since Linux 6.19.10, the linux terminal has gained the alternative > > > > screen capability, thanks to Nicolas Pitre in Cc. > > > > > > > > Could the terminfo entry for the linux temrinal be updated > > > > accordingly, please? > > > > > > > > It is okay to update unconditionnally because older kernels will just > > > > ignore the corresponding escape sequences if they do not support them. > > > > > > > > Attached is a patch that illustrates the proposed change. > > > > > > Why did you define the same two capabilities 32 times each in one > > > terminal type description instead of just once? > > > > today's April 1. > > more to the point: alternate screen is (like backspace vs delete) one of > those features that aren't just added or changed to a terminal description. > This would be a new alias/entry, something like > > linux-alt1049|Linux console with alternate screen, > use=xterm+alt1049, use=linux,
That's using the existing block:
xterm+alt1049|xterm 90 feature,
rmcup=\E[?1049l, smcup=\E[?1049h,
rather than this:
xterm+alt+title|xterm 90 and 251 features combined,
rmcup=\E[?1049l\E[23;0;0t, smcup=\E[?1049h\E[22;0;0t,
because it's unlikely that Linux console would implement titlestack.
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