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[Bug 255322] Re: xterm does not handle tab character in last column correctly

 

Hello, I have the same issue. I see it as a bug (no matter whether it is
a bug in a specific app named, say, xterm or not)

imi@most:/tmp$ echo 'QlpoOTFBWSZTWV4Z34wAAATOAAAwAAUAEAAAoAAiGGgwCDGLzC7kinChILwzvxg='|openssl base64 -d|bunzip2 >test.txt
imi@most:/tmp$ cat test.txt
[expected result on 80 char wide xterm window:]
______________________________________________________________________________> 
<_
[but what's seen instead:]
______________________________________________________________________________><
_
imi@most:/tmp$ cat test.txt |hexdump -C
00000000  5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f  5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f  |________________|
*
00000040  5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f  5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 5f 3e 09  |______________>.|
00000050  3c 5f 0a                                          |<_.|
00000053
imi@most:/tmp$ md5sum test.txt 
cfea7a132aad97b7351f046b88e09e94  test.txt
imi@most:/tmp$ 


** Attachment added: "Képernyőkép-1.png"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xterm/+bug/255322/+attachment/1598453/+files/K%C3%A9perny%C5%91k%C3%A9p-1.png

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xterm does not handle tab character in last column correctly
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