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From:	"TWEDE,ROGER (HP-Boise,ex1)" <roger_twede AT hp DOT com>
To:	"'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'" <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	RE: 1.3.2: Vim cursor position incorrect in bash on Win 2k
Date:	Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:19:03 -0700
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This problem appears to originate when NuTCracker is installed on the
system.
By uninstalling the NuTCracker Operating Environment the vi sessions and
cursor positions began to function normally.



>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	TWEDE,ROGER (HP-Boise,ex1)  
> Sent:	Tuesday, June 19, 2001 5:08 PM
> To:	'cygwin AT cygwin DOT com'
> Cc:	TWEDE,ROGER (HP-Boise,ex1)
> Subject:	1.3.2: Vim cursor position incorrect in bash on Win 2k
> 
> Host: 	MS Windows 2000 Professional
> 	5.00.2195
> 	Service Pack 2
> 
> 	x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping
> 	6
> 	AT/AT Compatible
> 	256 MB Ram
> 
> Cygwin: Newly downloaded fresh from cygwin.com using setup.exe -----  DLL
> version 1.3.2
> 
> Problem:
> 
> After starting the vi editor the cursor remains in the top left corner
> when inserting characters, effectively overwriting each typed character
> over the previous one.
> 
> The characters will get inserted in memory and can then be saved, but the
> editing is not visible since it all happens in a single character
> location.
> The cursor coordinates on the bottom line update just fine to display the
> cursor location (ie 5,23).
> 
> If a file is opened which is larger than a single screen and one attempts
> to scroll down (using 'j' for example) the cursor coordinates change.
> When the cursor position reaches what should be the bottom of the window
> the last line or two of text are updated and "scroll" through the file
> lines while the upper majority of the window remains unchanged and
> displays always the initial top lines of the file.
> 
> If the full window is forced to change (ie jump to end of file) the vi
> window shows the lines at the end of the file correctly, however the
> cursor still remains in the upper left corner (does not move to the end of
> the file)
> 
> Scrolling up seems to cause a full update of all lines and therefore the
> correct text is displayed.
> 
> This may have more to do with Win 2k than CygWin itself.
> 
> We have seen Cygwin VIM function properly on one Win 2k system and exhibit
> this problem on the second one we installed it on but have no clue as to
> why Cygwin exhibits this behavior on the second.
> 
> Are there known incompatibilities with other possibly installed packages
> on Win 2k?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Roger
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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