Cursor/tab character display problem

[( Marc A. Lehmann )]

On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 02:23:19PM +0100, Gunnar Ritter <Gunnar.Ritter at pluto.uni-freiburg.de> wrote:
> > > > > > If the tab gets erases, rxvt-unicode will not display a wide cursor (or
> > > > > > you hit a bug). Are you sure the tab character got erases?
> > > > > Yes, of course. Just invoke 'cat', type a few tabs, erase them again and
> > > > > watch the fun.
> > > > Which of course is not an answer to my question...
> > > 
> > > What did you expect?
> >
> > An answer to my question. A discussion. Communication.
> 
> My answer was 'yes'.

On which OS did you tets this, and how do you come to that conclusion? You
really ought to check again, I am sure the tab character didn't get
erased, otherwise rxvt-unicode wouldn't display it.

If you strace rxvt-unicode, you will likely see that the tab character does
not get erases on your OS.

> instructions on how to reproduce the bug. Again, what did you expect?

An attempt at answering my question. I am sure you didn't check before
answering, and if you are _really_ sure about it, then you likely need
help :)

> I have written a whole paragraph on the workings of one of the most
> widely used Unix applications to explain why rxvt-unicode is wrong here.

Again, why is it one of the most widely used apps? Neither vim, nor the
solaris, hp-ux nor IRIX vi's behave in the way you claim it does.

If your vi is one of the most widely used unix apps than you should
substantiate this unlikely claim.

> I'd call that quite constructive. 

For me, it's just spreading FUD, lying about facts and bluffing.

> sentences containing the obviously unfounded assumption that the
> application has ever been wrong for just about the whole history of

This is just too much. I never said anything like that. Look, claiming I
said things I clearly didn't is simply unacceptable.

> And then again, I'd urgently suggest that you read ECMA-48, the main
> standard rxvt implements or is at least strongly oriented at. Just to

Neither rxvt nor rxvt-unicode implement ecma-048. They implement vt100,
with ecma-048 extensions where it makes sense.

Anyways, this is the end of this fruitless "discussion". I won't talk to
people who argue by lying and intimidating.

I hope you can solve whichever problems you have with the outside world.

Good luck!

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