It is linux and i think you are right - the change happened between versions of apl with the change of use of readline -> curses -
the problem is that i use the 'bottom' of the xterm for displaying data of the system and then control the cursor myself - i don't have real control on the size of xterm used - i clear the xterm (/usr/bin/clear) myself before starting apl On Fri, 27 Jan 2017 23:03:37 -0500 Christian Robert <christian.rob...@polymtl.ca> wrote: > You never said what was that computer, nor it's OS, nor it's OS version ... > > Since about 2 years, when I joined this group, the cursor always had that > behavior for me and it's fine. > > This give you the feeling as if you were into a GUI. > > I guess that this was introduced by the usage of *curses* library or the > reverse (not using) ... > or the usage of "readline" library or the reverse (not using), I'mnot sure at > all. Juergen will tell. > > Xtian. > > On 2017-01-27 17:56, enz...@gmx.com wrote: > > In all my previous apl installations the cursor in an xterm was at the top > > of the xterm - it stays there for 1.3 but with 1.6 and now 863 i can see > > it start at the top when first opened but then goes to the bottom and > > indents - any ideas? > > > > I have 1.3 1.6 and 863 all installed on same computer > > >
