[Bug 1804748] [NEW] s390x qemu vt220 terminal, tput cols and lines is wrong

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

Public bug reported:

s390x qemu vt220 terminal, tput cols and lines is reported as 80x24,
whilst that's not true.

The number of columns is semi-true, as the shell wraps them, however,
one can print things beyond 80 cols.

Ideally resizing qemu window, should manage to report the actual number
of lines and columns to the underlying terminal.

Similarly, one should be able to resize ASCII terminal window in HMC
beyond 80x24.

These days everyone has HD widescreen monitors, there is no reason to
limit to 80x24.

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: ncurses (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: qemu (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2018-11-23 03-31-40.png"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1804748/+attachment/5215498/+files/Screenshot%20from%202018-11-23%2003-31-40.png

** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: qemu (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  s390x qemu vt220 terminal, tput cols and lines is wrong

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ncurses package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in qemu package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  s390x qemu vt220 terminal, tput cols and lines is reported as 80x24,
  whilst that's not true.

  The number of columns is semi-true, as the shell wraps them, however,
  one can print things beyond 80 cols.

  Ideally resizing qemu window, should manage to report the actual
  number of lines and columns to the underlying terminal.

  Similarly, one should be able to resize ASCII terminal window in HMC
  beyond 80x24.

  These days everyone has HD widescreen monitors, there is no reason to
  limit to 80x24.

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