On Sat, Mar 10, 2001 at 05:51:03AM +0000, Geoff Wing wrote:
> Chris Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed:
> :I occasionally find the scroll back buffer (which I have set to 1000
> :lines) a real life saver. When I used to use xterm I had logging to
> :file turned on (with ageing of the files) and that, occasionally, was
> :an even greater life saver! :-)
> :There is one problem with rxvt's scroll back buffer though, I think.
> :It doesn't seem to save *everything* you do like the xterm log file
> :used to.
>
> The scrollback buffer only contains the lines that were scrolled off
> the screen (when in the primary screen). Currently logging as done
> in xterm is not implemented in rxvt. Several programs work in the
> secondary screen and their output won't be recorded. Also programs
> which manipulate the cursor position may not have all their output
> recorded. It's not really a big task to implement that functionality,
> just that it hasn't been done _yet_.
>
OK, thanks Geoff, at least I know I'm not missing anything now.
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