column width and xterms

[Eric Wertman]

The client doesn't seem to matter... mostly I see the behavior running 
an xterm through eXceed or using PuTTy, but that' just a function of how 
I get my work done.  The problem usually occurs when I initially re-size 
the window.  If I ssh in, and maximize the window, the column width 
change isn't picked up.  Seems like if I use `su` or `clear` (or ssh to 
another box from there) after I resize the window the problem will 
sometimes go away.  I'm going to try tomorrow and verify the exact 
circumstances when it doesn't.

Thanks;

Eric

Darren Tucker wrote:
> Eric Wertman wrote:
> 
>> In the last few versions of openssh (3.7.1p1, 3.8p1, and 3.9) I've had an
>> interesting problem with the window scaling on AIX.  The line will 
>> start to
>> wrap regardless of what that actual width of my terminal window is.  I've
>> mostly been using Darren Tucker's packages, but since I've been 
>> annoyed by
>> the problem for a while, I decided to try and compile my own... and I 
>> find
>> the same problem that way.  Seems to be the same on AIX 4.3.3ml10 and AIX
>> 5.2ml02 (and 03).
>>
>> Anyone seen this, or know of a fix?
> 
> 
> Is that logging in to an AIX box, or logging into another box from an 
> AIX client?
> 
> I've heard of that when the OS (I think it was Debian but I could be 
> wrong) doesn't set the width properly before you run ssh.  Does the 
> problem persist if you run "stty cols 80 rows 25" on the client before 
> running ssh?  What about resizing the window?
>