[slang-users] Curious behaviour with SLsmg_set_color and SLsmg_write_string

[John E. Davis]

> Well, you can't test if screen is messing it up if you want test what's
> coming out of the test program running inside the screen. You would need
> to compare both the output of the program within screen and contained in
> screen.

You are correct.  Fortunately, there is another way to achieve grab
the output.  Instead of `script`, use, e.g.,

   /path/to/your/slsmg/program > /tmp/xterm.log

Of course, you will not be able to see what is happening on the
display.  For that `tee` can be used:

   /path/to/your/slsmg/program | tee /tmp/xterm.log

Thanks,
--John