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i3 FAQ - Individual question feedhttps://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Mon, 02 Dec 2013 13:34:18 +0000Refresh terminal after resize or destruction of other windowhttps://faq.i3wm.org/question/2873/refresh-terminal-after-resize-or-destruction-of-other-window/Hi ! I start one terminal, then I do stuff in it. After that I start another terminal on the same workspace, I do stuff in it. When I destroy the second terminal started, it doesn't show me back the "hidden" content of the first terminal. Is there a way (even manual) to refresh the content of it ? Debian wheezy, i3 from backports (i3 version 4.6 (2013-08-07, branch "tags/4.6")) and no other WM. Cheers !Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:52:06 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2873/refresh-terminal-after-resize-or-destruction-of-other-window/Comment by flylo for Hi ! I start one terminal, then I do stuff in it. After that I start another terminal on the same workspace, I do stuff in it. When I destroy the second terminal started, it doesn't show me back the "hidden" content of the first terminal. Is there a way (even manual) to refresh the content of it ? Debian wheezy, i3 from backports (i3 version 4.6 (2013-08-07, branch "tags/4.6")) and no other WM. Cheers ! https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2873/refresh-terminal-after-resize-or-destruction-of-other-window/?comment=2874#comment-2874What terminal emulator are you using? How is the first terminal being "hidden"? What layout are you using with the two terminals (tabbed,tiled etc)?Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:23:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2873/refresh-terminal-after-resize-or-destruction-of-other-window/?comment=2874#comment-2874Answer by Adaephon for Hi ! I start one terminal, then I do stuff in it. After that I start another terminal on the same workspace, I do stuff in it. When I destroy the second terminal started, it doesn't show me back the "hidden" content of the first terminal. Is there a way (even manual) to refresh the content of it ? Debian wheezy, i3 from backports (i3 version 4.6 (2013-08-07, branch "tags/4.6")) and no other WM. Cheers ! https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2873/refresh-terminal-after-resize-or-destruction-of-other-window/?answer=2877#post-id-2877Some terminal emultors (xterm for example) do not rewrap already printed text if the window is resized. Instead everything outside of the new window is just cut off. This text is then lost and not just hidden. +--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ |$ hello | |$ hello| |$ hello | |Hello World! | |Hello W| |Hello W | |$ | -> |$ | -> |$ | +--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ If you want to retain the text you will have to use another terminal emulator. ROXTerm for example really just hides the text and you can read it once more after the window has again the original size (I'm not sure if there is a way to scroll horizontally while the window is smaller). rxvt-unicode wraps each line that is to long, so that you can read everything even after a resize. ROXTerm: +--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ |$ hello | |$ hello| |$ hello | |Hello World! | |Hello W| |Hello World! | |$ | -> |$ | -> |$ | +--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ rxvt-unicode: +--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ |$ hello | |Hello W| |$ hello | |Hello World! | |orld! | |Hello World! | |$ | -> |$ | -> |$ | +--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ [See here on how to change the default terminal emulator](https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2857/how-do-i-change-the-default-terminal-emulator/?answer=2858#post-id-2858)Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:54:34 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2873/refresh-terminal-after-resize-or-destruction-of-other-window/?answer=2877#post-id-2877Comment by Adaephon for Some terminal emultors (xterm for example) do not rewrap already printed text if the window is resized. Instead everything outside of the new window is just cut off. This text is then lost and not just hidden. <pre><code>+--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ |$ hello | |$ hello| |$ hello | |Hello World! | |Hello W| |Hello W | |$ | -> |$ | -> |$ | +--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ </code></pre> If you want to retain the text you will have to use another terminal emulator. ROXTerm for example really just hides the text and you can read it once more after the window has again the original size (I'm not sure if there is a way to scroll horizontally while the window is smaller). rxvt-unicode wraps each line that is to long, so that you can read everything even after a resize. ROXTerm: <pre><code>+--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ |$ hello | |$ hello| |$ hello | |Hello World! | |Hello W| |Hello World! | |$ | -> |$ | -> |$ | +--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ </code></pre> rxvt-unicode: <pre><code>+--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ |$ hello | |Hello W| |$ hello | |Hello World! | |orld! | |Hello World! | |$ | -> |$ | -> |$ | +--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ </code></pre> <a href="https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2857/how-do-i-change-the-default-terminal-emulator/?answer=2858#post-id-2858">See here on how to change the default terminal emulator</a> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2873/refresh-terminal-after-resize-or-destruction-of-other-window/?comment=3006#comment-3006For white on black without scrollbar you can start urxvt like this `urxvt +sb -bg black -fg white`. These settings can also be made permanent in `~/.Xdefaults` (on some distributions `~/.Xressources`). For some pointers [have a look at this](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/rxvt-unicode).Mon, 02 Dec 2013 13:34:18 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2873/refresh-terminal-after-resize-or-destruction-of-other-window/?comment=3006#comment-3006Comment by gagou9 for Some terminal emultors (xterm for example) do not rewrap already printed text if the window is resized. Instead everything outside of the new window is just cut off. This text is then lost and not just hidden. <pre><code>+--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ |$ hello | |$ hello| |$ hello | |Hello World! | |Hello W| |Hello W | |$ | -> |$ | -> |$ | +--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ </code></pre> If you want to retain the text you will have to use another terminal emulator. ROXTerm for example really just hides the text and you can read it once more after the window has again the original size (I'm not sure if there is a way to scroll horizontally while the window is smaller). rxvt-unicode wraps each line that is to long, so that you can read everything even after a resize. ROXTerm: <pre><code>+--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ |$ hello | |$ hello| |$ hello | |Hello World! | |Hello W| |Hello World! | |$ | -> |$ | -> |$ | +--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ </code></pre> rxvt-unicode: <pre><code>+--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ |$ hello | |Hello W| |$ hello | |Hello World! | |orld! | |Hello World! | |$ | -> |$ | -> |$ | +--------------+ +-------+ +--------------+ </code></pre> <a href="https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2857/how-do-i-change-the-default-terminal-emulator/?answer=2858#post-id-2858">See here on how to change the default terminal emulator</a> https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2873/refresh-terminal-after-resize-or-destruction-of-other-window/?comment=3004#comment-3004Hi ! Thanks for these tips. Tried both. rxvt-unicode looks great if i find a way to disable the scrollbar and change de default colors. (I like white on black terminals) Cheers!Sun, 01 Dec 2013 21:04:59 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/2873/refresh-terminal-after-resize-or-destruction-of-other-window/?comment=3004#comment-3004