Terminal does not let you type to search or navigate in a man page window

Originator:nriley
Number:rdar://19069808 Date Originated:23-Nov-2014 02:21 PM
Status:Closed Resolved:
Product:OS X Product Version:2.5 (343)
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
Man pages viewed in Terminal windows do not let you type a search string or scroll via arrow keys/space/shift-space/etc.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Click the Help menu in Terminal.
2. Type a command name, such as 'ls'.
3. Click the Man Pages result in the Help menu.
4. Try to navigate with the keyboard, or press Command-F and type a search string.

Expected Results:
As in previous OS X versions, you can navigate the man page with the arrow keys, page up/down, space/shift-space, or type in a search string.

Actual Results:
None of the above keystrokes have any effect.

Version:
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) / Terminal 2.5 (343)

Notes:
You can work around this issue by switching to another application and back to Terminal.

Configuration:
Mac mini Late 2012, 2.6 GHz Core i7, 16 GB RAM, Intel HD4000

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Comments

This appears to have been an issue not specific to Terminal but related to the Help menu; the implementation changed in one of the 10.10 dot releases and the problem has gone away.

By nriley at July 30, 2015, 1:13 a.m. (reply...)

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