Reverse scrolling with msys2 'less' extremely slow

[garyo]

Versions

ConEmu build: 180206 alpha x64
OS version: Windows 10 x64
Used shell version: msys2 zsh or bash

Problem description

Reverse scrolling with msys2 'less' (or other curses programs) is extremely slow, around 2 lines/sec.

Steps to reproduce

• Start msys2 zsh or bash
• less <long file, more than 2 screens>
• type 'G' to go to end; this is fast.
• type 'b' to go back one screen; this causes an ANSI reverse scroll sequence per line, which is VERY SLOW, around 2 lines per sec.
• In the ConEmu menu, turn OFF "bufferheight"
• Now type SPC and 'b' a few times; it's very fast. No noticeable delays.

I recorded a typescript.txt file, attached here. You can just 'cat' that, or 'type' it in a cmd.exe window in ConEmu, and see the behavior. So you don't need msys2 installed to repro it. Just do this:

• Start ConEmu with cmd.exe
• type typescript.txt
• observe slow reverse scrolling
• turn off "bufferheight"
• type typescript.txt
• observe very fast behavior

If you examine the typescript.txt file, you'll see the ANSI ESC [ H ESC M ESC [ m sequences, starting at line 193, which are slow.

Actual results

Reverse scroll is very slow

Expected results

Fast scroll, same as forward

Additional files

typescript.txt

[Maximus5]

How do you run your shell? Do you use Connector?

[garyo]

I just use the defaults. I'm not sure what Connector does or doesn't do. My {Shells::cmd} is cmd.exe /k "%ConEmuBaseDir%\CmdInit.cmd" for instance. And it's very slow to reverse-scroll there.

However, my msys2-64 zsh task is set to set CHERE_INVOKING=1 & set "PATH=%ConEmuDrive%\msys64\usr\bin;%PATH%" & %ConEmuBaseDirShort%\conemu-msys2-64.exe -new_console:p %ConEmuDrive%\msys64\usr\bin\zsh.exe --login -i -new_console:C:"%ConEmuDrive%\msys64\msys2.ico" which looks super complicated for just starting zsh; I'm not sure why it's that complicated. I don't think that's related to the problem, but thought I'd mention it.

[garyo]

Hey, nice -- 180309 fixes it for me. Thanks!

[Maximus5]

When you run less from cmd - all problems should be addressed to cygwin/msys. They use WinAPI instead of ANSI and ConEmu is out of play.

Tasks were implemented to hide complicated command lines, so users may run them by names.