Re: mutt, emacs, iterm2 on OS X
On Thursday, November 7 at 11:12 AM, quoth Peter Davis: I'm using mutt 1.5.21 on OS X 10.9 in iTerm2, with emacs 24.2.1 set as my editor (with the -nw option, so emacs runs in the same window as mutt). I find when I edit a message or reply, either emacs or mutt is not restoring the terminal state properly, so the screen does not display correctly. I see partial lines that are not erased or repainted, reverse video areas that should not be, etc. I basically have to quit and restart mutt to get things right again. That sounds like you have your TERM environment variable set incorrectly for iTerm2. I'm not sure what the right TERM setting is, but if you're currently using something like vt100, you might be able to fix it by setting your TERM to xterm. You should also be able to fix it by pressing ctrl-L - that forces a terminal clear and redraw. ~Kyle -- Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of the people. -- John Quincy Adams pgpwT6gbADXJ6.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: mutt, emacs, iterm2 on OS X
On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 02:52:21PM -0700, Kyle Wheeler wrote: That sounds like you have your TERM environment variable set incorrectly for iTerm2. I'm not sure what the right TERM setting is, but if you're currently using something like vt100, you might be able to fix it by setting your TERM to xterm. Thanks, Kyle. That is indeed what it turned out to be. I had added some frame sizing code to my .emacs, but forgot to conditionalize it for the case of running on a terminal (emulator). Also, when I upgraded my Mac to Mavericks, it negated my X11 installation, so the `resize` command I had been calling to set the dimensions was gone. You should also be able to fix it by pressing ctrl-L - that forces a terminal clear and redraw. I did try that, but that wasn't working either, presumably because of the incorrect dimensions in TERM. Seems to be working now. Thanks! -pd
