micro-editor / micro-editor/micro

if TERM==screen, swap buffer is not restored

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Description

When TERM == screen, micro will erase the previous contents of the terminal when exiting instead of resuming from the swap buffer. So that the terminal screen is clear and the prompt is displayed at the top.

Ubuntu 16, xterm

Micro:
Version: 1.4.1-26
Commit hash: 397c294
Compiled on February 19, 2018

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Research direction

Reproduce the exit behavior with TERM=screen on the reported Ubuntu/xterm setup, then trace micro's terminal teardown and screen restoration paths. Done means exiting micro preserves the previous terminal contents and returns the prompt without clearing the screen.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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