linux-kernel - Menuconfig won't draw lines on my terminal?

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Message-ID: <200609110152_MC3-1-CAD7-1E87@compuserve.com>
Date:	Mon, 11 Sep 2006 01:51:26 -0400
From:	Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@...puserve.com>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>
Subject: Menuconfig won't draw lines on my terminal?

Using PuTTY as SSH client, I get ASCII chars instead of lines when
I use menuconfig:

 Linux Kernel v2.6.18-rc6 Configuration
 qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq
  lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq Linux Kernel Configuration qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk
  x  Arrow keys navigate the menu.  <Enter> selects submenus --->.  Highlighted letters are     x
  x  hotkeys.  Pressing <Y> includes, <N> excludes, <M> modularizes features.  Press <Esc><Esc> x
  x  to exit, <?> for Help, </> for Search.  Legend: [*] built-in  [ ] excluded  <M> module     x
  x  < > module capable                                                                         x
  x lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk x
  x x             Code maturity level options  --->                                           x x
  x x             General setup  --->                                                         x x
  x x             Loadable module support  --->                                               x x

This happens on both Fedora Core 2 and 5.  Midnight Commander draws lines,
so I know the characters are in the font.

-- 
Chuck

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