1. This patch won't be accepted in MATE because it's Ubuntu-specific. See the comments: [1] and [2]. For example, the alternate screen scroll works fine in Debian without any patches. The same applies to other distros. That's why I've filed the bug report here. There's no need to apply the patch upstream: only Ubuntu maintainers can do anything about it.
2. There's no need to fork the old VTE lib. It's still used in Debian and Ubuntu by various GTK+2 terminal apps (I've mentioned them in my earlier comments). In other words, this is not some abandoned Gnome- specific lib which has to be forked by MATE developers. 3. I've already explained why it's better to patch VTE lib than MATE terminal. More terminal apps will benefit from it. ------------------------------- [1] https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate- terminal/issues/2#issuecomment-5004012 [2] https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate- terminal/issues/2#issuecomment-8024406 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1337195 Title: MATE terminal: mouse scroll doesn't work in certain console apps (e.g. man) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate/+bug/1337195/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
