mess-mate wrote: > When Term=xterm, the mutt contents are cleared. > When Term=linux, the mutt contents are NOT cleared. > But the function keys are not working in 'Konsole' (KDE) if $TERM > isn't set to 'linux'. More precisely they won't work unless $TERM reflects Konsole's own settings (Right click / Settings / Keyboard) So you can use XTerm's alternate screen in Konsole if you want. Toby