[comp.windows.x] Strangeness with vi in xterm

angst@batserver.cs.uq.oz.au (Angst) (11/22/90)

When using vi in an xterm (on a Sun 3) with hardtabs and tabstop set to 4, I
experience some really wierd bahaviour.  It is hard to describe, but it seems
the xterm and vi disagree as to where the characters are on the screen.  The vi
seems to think they are where should be and the xterm thinks they are where
they would be hardtabs and tabstop set to 8 (the default).  Or vice versa, it
is hard to be sure.

I've tried using the -cu option.  Has anyone else encountered this ?  Better
yet, has anyone come up with a solution ?

Angst

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