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Hi,
I have a very annoying problem with my terminal since my system upgrade to KDE4.
The cursor in terminal window in both Yakuake and Konsole runs ahead of text while I am typing.
In fact as much I write the cursor draws away leaving a growing space between the text and the cursor.
That space remains if I go back with the arrow key, splitting the line in two parts!
The same happens when I am trying to mark a text with my mouse.
The problem improved a bit when I replace the default .bashrc with the one is in archwiky (the space between the text and the cursor was decreased) but the problem (the space) remains. :@
Any ideas?
Thnx allot!
Last edited by Zaxariadis (2008-10-05 21:34:39)
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My .bashrc is
zaxariadis ~ $ cat .bashrc
alias ls='ls --color=auto'
alias rm='rm -i'
alias mv='mv -i'
alias cp='cp -i'
alias df='df -h'
alias mtv='LC_ALL=el_GR mtv'
#PS1='[\u@\h \W]\$ '
BLUE=`tput setf 1`
GREEN=`tput setf 2`
CYAN=`tput setf 3`
RED=`tput setf 4`
MAGENTA=`tput setf 5`
YELLOW=`tput setf 6`
WHITE=`tput setf 7`
#PS1='\[$GREEN\]\u@\h \[$BLUE\]\w/\[$GREEN\]\$\[$WHITE\] '
PS1='\[\e[0;32m\]\u\[\e[m\] \[\e[0;34m\]\w\[\e[m\] \[\e[0;31m\]\$ \[\e[m\]\[\e[0;37m\] '
and some screenshots ...
[url][IMG]http://img407.images
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I can see your problem.
I was hoping you'd post some screenshots, and I'm glad you did. Upon sight of them I immediately noticed something wrong, but it didn't hit me in the head for a few seconds.
You're not using a monospaced font.
Take a look at this:
w x
i x
w x
i x
And now this:
w x
i x
w x
i x
See how in the 2nd example the 'x's line up, although "w" and "i" aren't the same width? This is because the font used for code blocks in most forums (and most terminals! ) is monospaced - each character is equally spaced apart.
Now, I have no idea how on earth your terminal is letting you get away with using a proportionally spaced font (the opposite of monospaced), but at any rate, you'll need to use a monospaced font to get around the issue - "Monospace" is a good, obvious start, and there are many more available, like Terminus (package terminus-font)
-dav7
Last edited by dav7 (2008-10-05 13:29:19)
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Yes that was it!
Thanx allot!
The weird thing is that I was used the "Monospace - Regular" fonts (I thing that was the default setting) which are NOT actual monospace :P:P Almost every font in that list is monospace EXCEPT this!
And for a second I thought "What the Hell is going on... ?:|"
Using the DeJaVu solved my problem...
Last edited by Zaxariadis (2008-10-05 21:35:40)
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That's fine
*pokes the thread title and its lack of a "[solved]" *
Edit: Default setting? It might be a bug in KDE then!
-dav7
Last edited by dav7 (2008-10-05 17:18:34)
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Edit: Default setting? It might be a bug in KDE then!
-dav7
I don't know!
In my Laptop after upgrade into KDE4 everything worked fine.
The same happened to a friend.
In his first desktop no prob at all, but in the second he dealt with the same prob. with his terminal.
Maybe it depends to KDE's 3 configurations.
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Oddness... maybe you're right. I'm not too sure though, Konsole works okay here. I can't remember if it was a 3->4 upgrade
At any rate, the fix is easy to apply
-dav7
Windows was made for looking at success from a distance through a wall of oversimplicity. Linux removes the wall, so you can just walk up to success and make it your own.
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Reinventing the wheel is fun. You get to redefine pi.
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I had the same problem, thank you so much for help
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If you're still running KDE4 on an Arch system, you have bigger problems.
Please do not necrobump or create empty posts.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … bumping%22
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … mpty_posts
Closing.
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