From c84d3c1638a140b3ca16e8285328a903e16aa27e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Crum <ryan@ryancrum.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2020 13:02:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add a new variable to not recenter term on all input

* lisp/term.el (term-scroll-snap-to-bottom): New variable (bug#15744).
* lisp/term.el (term-emulate-terminal): Use it.
---
 etc/NEWS     |  6 ++++++
 lisp/term.el | 17 ++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 2be9743a454..111cecf92ba 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -780,6 +780,12 @@ digits.
 
 ** Miscellaneous
 
+---
+*** New variable 'term-scroll-snap-to-bottom'
+term will, by default, recenter the buffer so that the prompt on the
+final line in the window.  Setting this new variable to nil inhibits
+this behavior.
+
 *** The new library hierarchy.el has been added.
 It's a library to create, query, navigate and display hierarchy
 structures.
diff --git a/lisp/term.el b/lisp/term.el
index b990c83cfcb..6f899fcb5c8 100644
--- a/lisp/term.el
+++ b/lisp/term.el
@@ -501,6 +501,13 @@ This variable is buffer-local."
   :type 'boolean
   :group 'term)
 
+(defcustom term-scroll-snap-to-bottom t
+  "Control whether to keep the prompt at the bottom of the window.
+If non-nil, when the prompt is visible within the window, then
+scroll so that the prompt is on the bottom on any input or
+output."
+  :type 'boolean)
+
 (defcustom term-scroll-show-maximum-output nil
   "Controls how interpreter output causes window to scroll.
 If non-nil, then show the maximum output when the window is scrolled.
@@ -3108,15 +3115,19 @@ See `term-prompt-regexp'."
 				    (or (eq scroll 'this) (not save-point)))
 			       (and (eq scroll 'others)
 				    (not (eq selected win))))
-		       (goto-char term-home-marker)
-		       (recenter 0)
+		       (when term-scroll-snap-to-bottom
+		         (goto-char term-home-marker)
+		         (recenter 0))
 		       (goto-char (process-mark proc))
 		       (if (not (pos-visible-in-window-p (point) win))
 			   (recenter -1)))
 		     ;; Optionally scroll so that the text
 		     ;; ends at the bottom of the window.
 		     (when (and term-scroll-show-maximum-output
-				(>= (point) (process-mark proc)))
+				(>= (point) (process-mark proc))
+				(or term-scroll-snap-to-bottom
+				    (not (pos-visible-in-window-p
+                                          (point-max) win))))
 		       (save-excursion
 			 (goto-char (point-max))
 			 (recenter -1)))))
-- 
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