GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 611573
add 80x25 to predefined sizes
Last modified: 2010-03-30 18:06:16 UTC
# Original abstract Originally reported downstream on launchpad as a bug against qemu at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/+bug/464783 A minor (but irritating) mismatch in default sizes when running qemu using ncurses rather than SDL. gnome-terminal defaults to a 80x24 console / window size, whereas starting up `qemu -curses` creates a 80x25 (640x480) console. Thus the bottom row is not visible unless you resize your gnome-terminal window. Unsure if this counts as a gnome-terminal or qemu-kvm bug, but it is a usability mismatch. NB: editing /usr/share/vte/termcap/xterm xterm-xfree86|xterm-new|xterm terminal emulator (XFree86):\ :am:km:mi:ms:xn:\ - :co#80:it#8:li#24:\ + :co#80:it#8:li#25:\ is a workaround # Update from Dustin “From my little perspective, it seems like it would be nice if gnome-terminal defaulted to 80x25. A quick search and a read of wikipedia seems to indicate that 80x25 is the most common format.” I was requested to raise this upstream for discussion.
I don't think this is right. As you've noticed, gnome-terminal / vte use the default size from termcap (well, except that that's broken currently: bug 607875). So if you want a different size, changing the termcap isn't a 'workaround', it's the *fix*.
Created attachment 155028 [details] screenshot A minor point, but also don't forget the options in the 'Terminal' menu which list a number of 'standard' sizes for the window size. 80x24 is still listed at the top there regardless of termcap settings or default size preferences.
Since xterm also defaults to 80x24, I don't think we'll make any changes here. Only thing remaining to consider is adding 80x25 to the predefined sizes in the menu.
I don't think we want both 80x24 and 80x25. Sounds like WONTFIX to me. Plus, we now support setting a custom initial size.
WONTFIX then.