Forcing screen refresh in kterm to remove ghost characters?

pete330 · 08-31-2013, 07:05 AM

Hi,

I am using kterm on my Paperwhite (e.g. for playing text adventures using frotz, etc.) and soon after using kterm for a little while, ghost characters are starting to be visible.

Is there a way to force a screen refresh in kterm?

The global Screen Referesh setting in Amazon's Kindle Settings control panel does not seem to make a difference when using kterm.

Very best wishes
pete

twobob · 08-31-2013, 07:57 AM

line 301

void reset_terminal(GtkWidget *widget, gpointer terminal){
vte_terminal_reset(terminal, TRUE, TRUE);
}

https://github.com/bfabiszewski/kter...master/kterm.c

I suppose there are a few options

The least calorie one/more annoying one being:

"Press top left of terminal window and select RESET TERMINAL (or REVERSE COLORS)"

A more advanced approach might be to link that to a single gesture or to alternate two calls to the color inversion to fake a full flash.

Failing that you could link the call to some nominal amount of interaction or timescale.
etc.

nasser · 08-31-2013, 11:11 AM

use the 2 finger touch to open kterm menu.. then close it.. by touching the 'X'.. this forces a screen refresh..

pete330 · 09-01-2013, 10:16 AM

Many thanks for the help!

08-31-2013, 07:05 AM	#1
pete330 Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 200233 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Forcing screen refresh in kterm to remove ghost characters? Hi, I am using kterm on my Paperwhite (e.g. for playing text adventures using frotz, etc.) and soon after using kterm for a little while, ghost characters are starting to be visible. Is there a way to force a screen refresh in kterm? The global Screen Referesh setting in Amazon's Kindle Settings control panel does not seem to make a difference when using kterm. Very best wishes pete

08-31-2013, 07:57 AM	#2
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299991 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	line 301 void reset_terminal(GtkWidget widget, gpointer terminal){ vte_terminal_reset(terminal, TRUE, TRUE); } https://github.com/bfabiszewski/kter...master/kterm.c I suppose there are a few options The least calorie one/more annoying one being: "Press top left of terminal window and select RESET TERMINAL (or REVERSE COLORS)" A more advanced approach might be to link that to a single gesture or to alternate two calls to the color inversion to fake a full flash. Failing that you could link the call to some nominal amount of interaction or timescale. etc. Last edited by twobob; 08-31-2013 at 08:01 AM.*

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08-31-2013, 11:11 AM	#3
nasser Evangelist Posts: 475 Karma: 445678 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Too many..	use the 2 finger touch to open kterm menu.. then close it.. by touching the 'X'.. this forces a screen refresh..

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pete330 Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 200233 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Many thanks for the help!

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