GnuPG incompatible with the 80x25 terminal?
Anton Shepelev
anton.txt at gmail.com
Wed Sep 9 02:16:31 CEST 2026
Hello, all.
I was surprised to learn that GnuPG is not fully compatible
with the standard ISO screen of 80 columns and 25 rows.
When I issue the `help' command in the --edit-key interface,
GnuPG prints a list of 45 commands on 45 lines in one fell
swoop[1].
Such long output cannot be read on a standard 25-row screen
without some sort of scrollback functionality, be it from
the SSH client, the terminal multiplexer, or the terminal
emulator. Whereas the requirement for scrollback is way
beyond basic accessiblity requirements, may I request to
please add pagination to all output from --edit-key
interactive sessions?
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1. I observed it by running GnuPG inside a GNU Screen
session.
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