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Bug#589430: mutt uses ncurses even in non-interactive mode

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On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 08:04:54PM +0200, Piotr Lewandowski wrote:
> Package: mutt
> Version: 1.5.20-9
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hello,
> 
> mutt uses ncurses even if there is no such need, i.e.:
> 
>  - with '-p' option,
>  - with '-Z' option if there is no new mail,
>  - in compose mode when editor is started right away.
> 
> After mutt exits user is left with cleaned screen and default color
> palette on some terminals[1], which is pretty annoying.
> 
> [1] http://bugs.debian.org/589429

Hi Piotr,
this used to be an issue in the past, where mutt did not handle terminals
correctly (and I also had issues as well), and reset their colors due to the
way ncurses was called.

Personally I haven't seen this issue in a long time, are you still seeing it?

Thanks!

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Bug#589430: mutt uses ncurses even in non-interactive mode Antonio Radici <antonio@debian.org> - 2020-06-21 08:00 +0200
  Bug#589430: mutt uses ncurses even in non-interactive mode Piotr Lewandowski <piotr.lewandowski@gmail.com> - 2020-06-21 11:50 +0200

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