[PATCH] Ensure rl_get_screen_size() returns the actual terminal dimensions

Pedro Alves palves@redhat.com
Thu Sep 4 10:52:00 GMT 2014


On 09/04/2014 11:48 AM, Pedro Alves wrote:
> On 09/01/2014 02:25 AM, Patrick Palka wrote:
>> We should call rl_resize_terminal() before calling rl_get_screen_size()
>> to help ensure that rl_get_screen_size() will return the correct
>> terminal dimensions.  Doing so fixes a couple issues where TUI does not
>> correctly resize itself due to rl_get_screen_size() returning stale
>> terminal dimensions.
>>
>> 	* tui/tui-win.c (tui_resize_all): Call rl_resize_terminal before
>> 	calling rl_get_screen_size.
> 
> OK.

Actually, I take that back, for a moment.

readline's rl_sigwinch_handler already call rl_resize_terminal, and then
chains into the TUI's handler.  So, why do we need this?

Thanks,
Pedro Alves



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