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@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ Otherwise button 2 brings up a menu, described below.
.PP
The
.B -s
-option initializes the window so that text scrolls;
-the default is not to scroll.
+option has no effect. It formerly set the scrolling mode,
+and is recognized to avoid breaking scripts that create new windows.
+See below for a description of scrolling behavior.
.PP
The
.B -c
@@ -205,10 +206,9 @@ always treats the DEL keystroke as an interrupt request.
In response it sends the terminal's current interrupt character
(which need not be DEL).
.PP
-Normally, written output to a window blocks when
-the text reaches the end of the screen and the terminal
-buffer fills;
-a button 2 menu item toggles scrolling.
+Written output to a window is appended to the end of the window.
+The window scrolls to display the new output only if the
+end of the window was visible before the write.
.PP
.I 9term
changes behavior according to