restore console display and vt status (was: Re: xfig with X386)

[Pim Zandbergen]

In article <1991Apr14.140430.23712 at metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU> dawes at suphys.physics.su.OZ.AU (David Dawes) writes:
<I've had a problem with xfig causing the X386 server to crash.  This happens
<when I use Roell's binaries on an ESIX Rev D system (with ET4000 VGA).  xfig
<runs fine when the line thickness is set to zero, but drawing something
<with the line thickness greater than zero causes the server to crash.  When it
<crashes, the display gets stuck in graphics mode.  Its possible to switch
<to another vt, but you can't see what you type.

It is rather annoying when ones display is stuck in graphics
mode and/or vt's are left in an insane state. This can also
happen if VP/ix dies.

If a curses application dies, you can get back to a sane state
by typing 'stty sane' or 'stty $oldsttysettings' if you've saved
them.

Has anyone written a program that does a similar thing to your
console display and vt's ? I hate typing 'init 6' blindly.
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