microsoft / microsoft/terminal
About backspace in cursor erase state
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Description
It is outputting a text file named "curhide", in which the cursor erase sequence is written.
Looking at the sequence, it should be (^[[25h) (\b) (0x20) (\b) (^[[25l),
It is like this, (^[[25h) (\b) (0x20) (^[[25l),
Also, although erase sequence is output, it can not be erased.
There is no problem when the cursor is displayed.
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Research direction
Reproduce the cursor erase-state behavior described in the issue and inspect the console cursor erase handling associated with the output file named "curhide." Compare the emitted sequence with the sequence listed in the report, then verify that the erase operation works when the cursor is hidden.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100