>>>>> "Bryan" == Bryan Kramer <techne.ca at kramer> writes:

    Bryan> I don't think you guys are listening to Larry's request. It is quite
    Bryan> reasonable to expect the output from a command to fill as much of the
    Bryan> page as possible. Would you want an xterm to put the prompt in the
    Bryan> middle and make the rest of the screen blank after you type "ls" (or has
    Bryan> everyone forgotten how to use command line interfaces?) This isn't
    Bryan> the same as jumping to a place in a file where there is context above
    Bryan> and below the point (though I hate the scrolling to the middle in general
    Bryan> there too - 7 times out of 10 I have to reposition after a search or a
    Bryan> jump to tag). In command output there is NO INFORMATION below the point.


I wholeheartedly agree.  It's a stumps me why anyone would want
it any other way - what's the point of having half a blank screen?  I
have tried previously all the suggestions I've seen on this thread -
none work consistently.  Of course C-- M-l works but it's annoying to
have to do that all the time.

BTW, I thought the original complaint was about the cursor ending up
in the middle of text after output, instead of at the last prompt,
which I see occasionally.  I don't know the solution to that one
either. 

-- 
Liam Healy
<nrl.navy.mil at Liam.Healy>