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and subject line Bug#1128961: fixed in xterm 409-1
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regarding xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes
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Package: xterm
Version: 407-1
Severity: normal
After selecting text and the text changes, there some inverted
background remains from the selection.
For instance:
1. Open the attached select-display.mbox file with
mutt -F /dev/null -R -f select-display.mbox
2. Type <Return> to read message 1.
3. Select the whole body of the message (see attached s1.png file).
4. Type <Down> to read message 2.
As seen on the attached s2.png file, some inverted background remains
from the selection.
GNOME Terminal and rxvt do not have such an issue (the whole selection
is cleared).
-- System Information:
Debian Release: forky/sid
APT prefers unstable-debug
APT policy: (500, 'unstable-debug'), (500, 'stable-updates'), (500,
'stable-security'), (500, 'stable-debug'), (500, 'proposed-updates-debug'),
(500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.7.12-amd64 (SMP w/16 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN
Locale: LANG=C.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages xterm depends on:
ii libc6 2.42-13
ii libfontconfig1 2.17.1-5
ii libfreetype6 2.14.1+dfsg-2
ii libice6 2:1.1.1-1
ii libtinfo6 6.6+20251231-1
ii libutempter0 1.2.1-4
ii libx11-6 2:1.8.12-1
ii libxaw7 2:1.0.16-1
ii libxext6 2:1.3.4-1+b3
ii libxft2 2.3.6-1+b4
ii libxinerama1 2:1.1.4-3+b4
ii libxmu6 2:1.1.3-4
ii libxpm4 1:3.5.17-1+b3
ii libxt6t64 1:1.2.1-1.3+b1
ii xbitmaps 1.1.1-2.2
Versions of packages xterm recommends:
ii luit [luit] 2.0.20250912-1
ii x11-utils 7.7+7
Versions of packages xterm suggests:
pn xfonts-cyrillic <none>
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: xterm
Source-Version: 409-1
Done: Sven Joachim <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
xterm, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Sven Joachim <[email protected]> (supplier of updated xterm package)
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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:51:19 +0200
Source: xterm
Architecture: source
Version: 409-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian X Strike Force <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Sven Joachim <[email protected]>
Closes: 1123877 1128961
Changes:
xterm (409-1) unstable; urgency=medium
.
* New upstream release.
- Improve feature which retains selection/highlighting when screen
is scrolled (Closes: #1128961, see #291787).
- Fill in a few more special cases for #1123877 (Closes: #1123877).
* Bump Standards-Version to 4.7.4, no changes needed.
* Update copy of XTerm FAQ to revision 1.432 (dated 2025/04/07).
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