upstream seem to thing that updating the termcap (the 'workaround' in my earlier comment) is the correct fix and should be respected by both xterm and terminator
i.e., /usr/share/vte/termcap/xterm xterm-xfree86|xterm-new|xterm terminal emulator (XFree86):\ :am:km:mi:ms:xn:\ - :co#80:it#8:li#24:\ + :co#80:it#8:li#25:\ so should we raise this against ubuntu/+source/vte ? -- gnome-terminal should default to 80x25 for application compatibility https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/464783 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs