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Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes

From	Thomas Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.maint.x
Subject	Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes
Date	2026-02-25 10:30 +0100
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On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 03:18:24AM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> Package: xterm
> Version: 407-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> After selecting text and the text changes, there some inverted
> background remains from the selection.
> 
> For instance:
> 
> 1. Open the attached select-display.mbox file with
> 
>     mutt -F /dev/null -R -f select-display.mbox

mutt says that's not a mailbox.

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Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
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Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes Thomas Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> - 2026-02-25 10:30 +0100
  Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-02-25 11:00 +0100
    Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-02-25 11:10 +0100
      Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes Thomas Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> - 2026-04-14 09:50 +0200
        Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-04-17 15:40 +0200
          Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes Thomas Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> - 2026-04-18 18:30 +0200
            Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-04-19 03:30 +0200
              Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes Thomas Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> - 2026-04-19 15:40 +0200
                Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-04-20 10:10 +0200
                Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes Thomas Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> - 2026-04-21 02:00 +0200
                Bug#1128961: xterm: selection not fully cleared after text changes Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net> - 2026-04-22 01:10 +0200

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