Re: "termcap" doesn't work

[cch]

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 03:04:18PM +1000, Trent W. Buck wrote:
> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 01:15:10PM +0800, cch wrote:
> > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 01:52:40PM +1000, Trent W. Buck wrote:
> >> On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 05:19:54PM +0800, cch wrote:
> >>> I use gnome-terminal whose $TERM is xterm.  when I invoke screen the
> >>> $TERM is changed to "screen", which make my "aptitude" and "mutt"
> >>> etc. draw a very dirty screen. [randomly guessing at cause]
> >>
> >> As I said in IRC, unless you can explain what you mean by "draw a very
> >> dirty screen", I can't help.
> >
> > I mean those escaped characters used by "aptitude" or "mutt" to draw
> > terminal-graphic interface are not interpreted by Screen properly,
> > so that color lines and blocks,etc. are displayed inproperly.
> 
> Can you provide a screenshot (preferably both working and not
> working)?
Yes, see the attached png's, one for aptitude inside Screen, 
the other for outside Screen.
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