On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 2:41 PM Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 23/11/2021 17:31, Carlo Arenas wrote: > > Restricting this feature further, maybe through a configuration > > property or even special casing the EDITOR is also IMHO a good idea. > > I think just doing this when we run the editor may be the way to go as I > think it is only that case that can mess up the terminal. If it only happens with certain versions of vi / vim, perhaps Git could come with a front end program that saves the tty state, runs vim, and restores the tty state. (Or set this up so that the program can run any editor.) Then add a FAQ entry if needed: "if your editor goofs up the terminal, insert this front end program". Chris
