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From: dsew@troi.cc.rochester.edu (David Sewell)
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Subject: Re: Problem with Telix capture buffer/file
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Date: 12 Apr 91 18:39:17 GMT
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In <11655@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> rspangle@jarthur.claremont.edu (The Duke of Dark Corners) writes:


>I have a problem with Telix; it occurs with both version 3.12 and 3.15.
>When I use Alt-L to capture a file, or look at the scrollback buffer,
>all tabs (^I) have been stripped.  I noticed that Telix strips VT100
>control characters too, which is fine, but I need those tabs!

>(Just try reading an ls -C without them)

>My translate table shows no translations.

>Anybody have a fix?

Well, not a fix, but a better-than-nothing on the Unix end: 
       stty -tabs
This will slow down display time a bit, especially at slow baud rates,
but the scroll-back is legible.
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