[Groff] Re: SGR implementation in groff

[Thomas E. Dickey]

On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Werner LEMBERG wrote:

(replying to MK) -
> > The only attribute where this principle might be problematic
> > visually is the background colour, which groff probably should not
> > touch for that reason.  Background colour changes would not affect
> > the space between the last graphic character of a line and the right
> > margin.
>
> It's not clear to mean what you mean exactly.  Please explain.  For
> example,
>
>   ^[[41mThis is
>   red background^[[49m
>
> if sent to xterm (`-version' gives `XFree86 4.0(129)' for me) doesn't
> fill the first line up to the right margin with red background.  Only
> `less -R' does.  Which one is the correct behaviour?

some terminals do, some don't (fill the remainder of the line).
There's no standard that says what should happen.

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