upstream seem to thing that updating the termcap (the 'workaround' in my earlier comment) is the correct fix and should be respected by both xterm and terminator
i.e., /usr/share/vte/termcap/xterm
xterm-xfree86|xterm-new|xterm terminal emulator (XFree86):\ :am:km:mi:ms:xn:\ - :co#80:it#8:li#24:\ + :co#80:it#8:li#25:\
so should we raise this against ubuntu/+source/vte ?
upstream seem to thing that updating the termcap (the 'workaround' in my earlier comment) is the correct fix and should be respected by both xterm and terminator
i.e., vte/termcap/ xterm
/usr/share/
xterm- xfree86| xterm-new| xterm terminal emulator (XFree86):\ km:mi:ms: xn:\
:am:
- :co#80:it#8:li#24:\
+ :co#80:it#8:li#25:\
so should we raise this against ubuntu/+source/vte ?