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From: davea@kgw2.UUCP (Dave Alverson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: vi and ZTerm 0.85
Summary: ZTerm 0.85 Tab bug
Keywords: vi Zterm
Message-ID: <118@kgw2.UUCP>
Date: 28 Nov 89 17:47:51 GMT
References: <187@pop.cs.utexas.edu>
Organization: Xetron Corp, Cincinnati Ohio
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In article <187@pop.cs.utexas.edu>, kelvin@cs.utexas.edu (Kelvin Thompson) writes:
> I got Zterm 0.85 off of Sumex a few days ago and promptly used it
> to call my local Unix system.  Version 0.80 worked fine with vi,
> but 0.85 has problems.
> 
> SYMPTOMS:  When you move the cursor near the end of a line, it
> tends to zap over to the edge of the screen and tries to go *past*
> the end.
 
It is an initialization bug in ZTerm.  When it first comes up, no TABs
are set.  However, the default tabs are set whenever you select a setup
from the Dial menu, or when you turn on Show Controls.  So its mostly
a problem for those with direct connections to their default setup.
  
(We're new on the net.  Not sure what a good address is for here.)

-- 
Dave Alverson,  author of ZTerm,  Mason, OH