Re: master 81886aeaff 1/2: Implement alternative sub-buffer support in term.el

[Po Lu]

Miha Rihtaršič <miha@kamnitnik.top> writes:

> +(defcustom term-clear-full-screen-programs t
> +  "Whether to clear contents of full-screen TUI programs after exit.
> +If non-nil, output of full-screen TUI programs is cleared after
> +exiting them.  Note however that a minority of such programs
> +don't send an appropriate escape sequence to the terminal before
> +exiting so their output isn't cleared regardless of this option."
> +  :version "29.1"
> +  :type 'boolean
> +  :group 'term)

Did this really have to be an incompatible change?  What would hurt
about leaving the option at `nil' by default?

Also, it's not really appropriate to use the term "TUI" here, because
some people don't know what it refers to.  It would be better to say
"console" instead.

Thanks.