Index: curses.c
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--- curses.c	(revision 4290)
+++ curses.c	(working copy)
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 static console_ch_t screen[160 * 100];
 static WINDOW *screenpad = NULL;
+static int term_resizable = 1;
 static int width, height, gwidth, gheight, invalidate;
 static int px, py, sminx, sminy, smaxx, smaxy;
 
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@
     if (w == gwidth && h == gheight)
         return;
 
+    if (term_resizable && !is_graphic_console())
+        printf("\033[8;%d;%dt", h, w);
+
     gwidth = w;
     gheight = h;
 
@@ -334,6 +338,7 @@
 
 void curses_display_init(DisplayState *ds, int full_screen)
 {
+    const char *term;
 #ifndef _WIN32
     if (!isatty(1)) {
         fprintf(stderr, "We need a terminal output\n");
@@ -367,6 +372,11 @@
 
     invalidate = 1;
 
+    /* check type of console and if it can be resized */
+    term = getenv("TERM");
+    if (strcmp(term, "linux") == 0) {
+        term_resizable = 0;
+    }
     /* Standard VGA initial text mode dimensions */
     curses_resize(ds, 80, 25);
 }