GNU bug report logs - #15744
23.3; ansi-term: prompt moves to bottom of screen

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Olsen, Stuart J" <stuart_olsen <at> txstate.edu>

Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 19:04:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: confirmed, fixed, patch

Found in versions 24.3, 23.3

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #25 received at 15744 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Ryan Crum <ryan <at> ryancrum.org>
Cc: 15744 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15744: ansi-term: prompt moves to bottom of screen
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2020 13:02:59 +0200

Ryan Crum <ryan <at> ryancrum.org> writes:

> Here's a patch that adds a variable `term-scroll-snap-to-bottom` in an
> attempt resolve this. It defaults to t to preserve current behavior
> (arguably best for curses-type interactions), but when you set it to
> nil it keeps your current scrolling position while typing as long as
> the prompt is still visible in the window.

Thanks; the patch still seems to work fine against Emacs 28, so I've
applied it.

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