[cobalt-users] Re: [Qube2] Qube2-all-security-6682.pkg

[Mike Vanecek <nospam99@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have found a work around for those that might be interested. I set an
environmental variable:

LESSCHARSET=latin1
export LESSCHARSET

and also put the commands in /etc/profile. The formatting is now correct when
one uses MAN. 

Mike.

On Sun, 22 Oct 2000 23:25:05 -0500, Mike Vanecek <nospam99@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

:>The screen display with MAN has changed since installing the Qube2-6682.pkg.
:>For example, if one does a MAN proftpd and looks at the screen display after
:>formatting, some reverse video characters are showing up in the text. E.g.,
:>
:>
:>       -n,--nodaemon
:>                   Runs the proftpd process  in  standalone  mode
:>                   (must  be configured as such in the configura<AD>
:>                   tion file), but does not background  the  pro<AD>
:>                   cess  or  disassociate it from the controlling
:>                   tty.  Additionally, all output (log  or  debug
:>                   messages)  are sent to stdout, rather than the
:>                   syslog mechanism.  Most often used with the -d
:>                   option for debugging.
:>
:>The <AD> shows up on my screen in reverse video.
:>
:>The source code for the text looks like:
:>
:>.B \-n,\--nodaemon
:>Runs the proftpd process in standalone mode (must be configured as such in
:>the configuration file), but does not background the process or
:>disassociate it from the controlling tty.  Additionally, all output (log
:>or debug messages) are sent to stdout, rather than the syslog mechanism. 
:>Most often used with the \fB-d option\fP for debugging. 
:>.TP
:>
:>Evidently, the patches to Man are causing the formatting to work incorrectly
:>when the line has to be broken during line wrap. 
:>
:>Any way to fix this?
:>
:>