fzf border not visible on Linux TTY
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Description
### Checklist
- [x] I have read through the manual page (`man fzf`)
- [x] I have searched through the existing issues
- [x] For bug reports, I have checked if the bug is reproducible in the latest version of fzf
### Output of `fzf --version`
0.65.2
### OS
- [x] Linux
- [ ] macOS
- [ ] Windows
- [ ] Etc.
### Shell
- [x] bash
- [ ] zsh
- [ ] fish
### Problem / Steps to reproduce
When launching fzf on a Linux TTY with `TERM=linux`, fzf seems not capable of drawing a border around the list of files.
I can reproduce this by:
- booting into a Linux system
- jump to a TTY or not boot into a desktop manager
- run `fzf --margin=1 --border=rounded`
- see missing border (sometimes "replaced" by the characters which were drawn at the same positions before)
Screenshot of a qemu VM (but I can also reproduce this on actual hardware):
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue by running `fzf --margin=1 --border=rounded` on a Linux TTY with `TERM=linux`, then compare the rendering with a supported terminal environment. Trace the border-rendering path from the fzf command entry point and verify that the rounded border is visible without leaving stale characters in the TTY output.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash, go, linux
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100