[Konsole-devel] [Bug 123643] New: konsole and screen scrollback

[Christopher Layne]

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           Summary: konsole and screen scrollback
           Product: konsole
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Compiled Sources
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: konsole-devel kde org
        ReportedBy: clayne anodized com


Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.1)
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources
Compiler:          gcc 4.x 
OS:                Linux

This is not an issue with konsole or a specific bug; I just couldn't find an informational category to place it in. I know that a lot of people have been wondering about this when trying to use screen + konsole - and bugs.kde.org is also the first place I went to when experiencing the same problem - only to find no related bugs.

The issue is related to konsole scrollback not saving history and screen's alternate screen. I had found this post from Adam Lazur on the screen list
and I believe it will be useful to others:
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I suspect what you're describing is an effect of alternate screen [1] 
 support in the terminal emulator that you are running screen [2] within 
 (xterm, konsole, something-else-that-isnt-xterm-but-sets-TERM=xterm ?). 
 
 Try adding the following to your screenrc: 
 
 # Do not use xterms alternate window buffer (add lines to scrollback bfr) 
 termcapinfo xterm|xterms|xs ti=\E7\E[?47l 
 
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 Adam Lazur, Cluster Monkey 
 [1] overloading of the word screen makes this confusing, this usage does not mean screen the program 
 [2] screen the progam