On Fri, 2004-07-16 at 18:34, Thomas Dickey wrote: > On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 11:40:08PM +0200, Lee Revell wrote: > > Package: xterm > > Version: 4.3.0.dfsg.1-6 > > Severity: important > ^^^^^^^^^ (disagree) > > > > > > xterm mangles tabs to spaces when copying/pasting with middle mouse > > button. > > It's a well-known limitation: xterm selects text which is on the screen. > Tab characters are (without any exceptions) translated to blanks. That's > modified somewhat by erasures and wrapping. > > (it would be nice to improve the behavior - but it's a minor issue). >
Sorry, I think this is important. It makes it impossible to copy and paste a diff into an email and have the patch apply cleanly. As a result, some lists (like alsa-devel) request patches be sent as attachments. For a list like linux-kernel, where inline patches are preferred, there is no good alternative. The definition of an important bug (given by reportbug) is "a bug which has a major effect on the usability of a package, without rendering it completely unusable to everyone". How does the above fail to qualify? Lee
