Description of Problem:
  When using tabs along with the utility "screen", http://
www.gnu.org/software/screen/ the terminal will go blank, most 
often if using vi. I found others have had this problem, see: http:
//zgp.org/linux-elitists/
20040108205609.GA17375@lycopodium.html for a good 
description. This has been around for a while, and I have 
observed it under FreeBSD 4.8, RedHat Linux 8, and now 
Mandrake Linux 10.0

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. create at least one tab
2. run screen in a tab and vi some file
3. go back and forth between the tabs

Actual Results:
Sometimes the tab will be blank. As if all text is gone. I should 
note that I use a black background with white text. I have not 
tried with default colors.

Expected Results:
I expect the text to remain as it was in each tab, and not 
disappear.

How often does this happen? 
It has been consistent enough that I can't use gnome-terminal 
and screen together. Which is a pity becuase the are both 
excellent applications that should be usable together.

Additional Information:
I am willing to send any configuration files you may want to try 
from my latest Mandrake attempt. contact me at 
dmarker@freedave.net