On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 12:56:31PM +0200, Joost Kooij wrote: > On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 11:39:04PM -0500, will trillich wrote: > > here are some relevant tips from my collection-- > > When all else, like "reset" fails, I can (literally) blindly type: > echo -e \\033c > > It fixes most cases of terminal state corruption.
really? "reset" can fail -- but "echo <esc>c" can fix it? i'm gonna hafta have my chassis re-aligned. that seems very weird. -- DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #70 from Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : The Debian-specific command: update-alternatives --config x-window-manager allows you to quickly CHANGE YOUR DEFAULT WINDOW MANAGER. You might fiddle with "x-session-manager" settings instead, if it's appropriate for your Debian setup. Try "man update-alternatives" to see a list of some of the other default settings you may alter with the command. Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ...