On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 11:09 AM Holger Klene <h.kl...@gmx.de> wrote:
> Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]: > Machine: x86_64 > OS: linux-gnu > Compiler: gcc > Compilation CFLAGS: -g -O2 -flto=auto -ffat-lto-objects -flto=auto > -ffat-lto-objects -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security > -Wall > uname output: Linux BX-NB-015 5.15.90.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 #1 SMP Fri > Jan 27 02:56:13 UTC 2023 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > Machine Type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu > Bash Version: 5.1 > Patch Level: 16 > Release Status: release > > Description: > The initial bash background is hardcoded to some default (e.g. black) and > cannot be colorized by printing "transparent" tabs/newlines with > ANSI-ESC-codes. > Only after a vertical scrollbar appears, the whitespace beyond the window > hight will get the proper background color. > > Repeat-By: > run the following command line: > clear; seq 50; printf '\e[36;44m\nsome colored\ttext with\ttabs\e[m\n' > Play with the parameter to seq, to keep the line within the first screen > or move it offscreen. > > Reproduced in: > - in Konsole on Kubuntu 23.04 > - in the git bash for windows mintty 3.6.1 > - in WSL cmd window on Windows 11 > > I guess this is the way terminal emulator works, and I guess as well they are doing what real terminals use to do, though I have no such term at hand to prove :-) Worth to consider $ clear; seq 50; printf '\e[36;44m\nsome colored\ttext with\ttabs\e[m\n' | expand
