test: avoid repeated screen lines in expected states

This is the command invoked repeatedly to make the changes:

    :%s/^\(.*\)|\%(\*\(\d\+\)\)\?$\n\1|\%(\*\(\d\+\)\)\?$/\=submatch(1)..'|*'..(max([str2nr(submatch(2)),1])+max([str2nr(submatch(3)),1]))/g

1 files changed, 317 insertions, 2094 deletions

diff --git a/test/functional/ui/multigrid_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/multigrid_spec.lua
index 5b982df2b5..098c0f7fef 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/multigrid_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/multigrid_spec.lua
@@ -47,33 +47,12 @@ describe('ext_multigrid', function()
   it('default initial screen', function()
     screen:expect{grid=[[
     ## grid 1
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|*12
       {11:[No Name]                                            }|
       [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
     ## grid 2
       ^                                                     |
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
+      {1:~                                                    }|*11
     ## grid 3
                                                            |
     ]]}
@@ -83,48 +62,17 @@ describe('ext_multigrid', function()
     command('vsplit')
     screen:expect{grid=[[
     ## grid 1
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
+      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|*12
       {11:[No Name]                  }{12:[No Name]                 }|
       [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
     ## grid 2
                                 |
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
+      {1:~                         }|*11
     ## grid 3
                                                            |
     ## grid 4
       ^                          |
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
+      {1:~                         }|*11
     ]], condition=function()
       eq({
         [2] = { win = {id=1000}, startrow = 0, startcol = 27, width = 26, height = 12 },
@@ -135,48 +83,22 @@ describe('ext_multigrid', function()
     command('split')
     screen:expect{grid=[[
     ## grid 1
-      [4:--------------------------]│[5:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[5:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[5:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[5:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[5:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[5:--------------------------]|
+      [4:--------------------------]│[5:--------------------------]|*6
       [4:--------------------------]│{11:[No Name]                 }|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
+      [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|*5
       {12:[No Name]                  [No Name]                 }|
       [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
     ## grid 2
                                 |
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
+      {1:~                         }|*4
     ## grid 3
                                                            |
     ## grid 4
                                 |
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
+      {1:~                         }|*11
     ## grid 5
       ^                          |
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
-      {1:~                         }|
+      {1:~                         }|*5
     ]], condition=function()
       eq({
         [2] = { win = {id=1000}, startrow = 7, startcol = 27, width = 26, height =  5 },
@@ -188,35 +110,19 @@ describe('ext_multigrid', function()
     command('q')
     screen:expect{grid=[[
     ## grid 1
-      [5:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [5:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [5:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [5:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [5:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [5:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+      [5:-----------------------------------------------------]|*6
       {11:[No Name]                                            }|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+      [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|*5
       {12:[No Name]                                            }|
       [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
     ## grid 2
                                                            |
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
+      {1:~                                                    }|*4
     ## grid 3
                                                            |
     ## grid 5
       ^                                                     |
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
-      {1:~                                                    }|
+      {1:~                                                    }|*5
     ]], condition=function()
       eq({
         [2] = { win = {id=1000}, startrow = 7, startcol = 0, width = 53, height =  5 },
@@ -231,35 +137,19 @@ describe('ext_multigrid', function()
         command('sp')
         screen:expect([[
         ## grid 1
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|*6
           {11:[No Name]                                            }|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|*5
           {12:[No Name]                                            }|
           [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
         ## grid 2
                                                                |
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
+          {1:~                                                    }|*4
         ## grid 3
                                                                |
         ## grid 4
           ^                                                     |
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
+          {1:~                                                    }|*5
         ]])
       end)
 
@@ -268,35 +158,19 @@ describe('ext_multigrid', function()
         command('resize 8')
         screen:expect([[
         ## grid 1
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|*8
           {11:[No Name]                                            }|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|*3
           {12:[No Name]                                            }|
           [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
         ## grid 2
                                                                |
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
+          {1:~                                                    }|*2
         ## grid 3
                                                                |
         ## grid 4
           ^                                                     |
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
+          {1:~                                                    }|*7
         ]])
       end)
 
@@ -306,162 +180,77 @@ describe('ext_multigrid', function()
         command('vsp')
         screen:expect{grid=[[
         ## grid 1
-          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|
-          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|
-          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|
-          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|
-          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|
-          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|
+          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|*6
           {11:[No Name]            }{12:[No Name]        [No Name]      }|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|*5
           {12:[No Name]                                            }|
           [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
         ## grid 2
                                                                |
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
+          {1:~                                                    }|*4
         ## grid 3
                                                                |
         ## grid 4
                          |
-          {1:~              }|
-          {1:~              }|
-          {1:~              }|
-          {1:~              }|
-          {1:~              }|
+          {1:~              }|*5
         ## grid 5
                           |
-          {1:~               }|
-          {1:~               }|
-          {1:~               }|
-          {1:~               }|
-          {1:~               }|
+          {1:~               }|*5
         ## grid 6
           ^                    |
-          {1:~                   }|
-          {1:~                   }|
-          {1:~                   }|
-          {1:~                   }|
-          {1:~                   }|
+          {1:~                   }|*5
         ]]}
         insert('hello')
         screen:expect{grid=[[
         ## grid 1
-          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|
-          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|
-          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|
-          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|
-          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|
-          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|
+          [6:--------------------]│[5:----------------]│[4:---------------]|*6
           {11:[No Name] [+]        }{12:[No Name] [+]    [No Name] [+]  }|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|*5
           {12:[No Name] [+]                                        }|
           [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
         ## grid 2
           hello                                                |
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
+          {1:~                                                    }|*4
         ## grid 3
                                                                |
         ## grid 4
           hello          |
-          {1:~              }|
-          {1:~              }|
-          {1:~              }|
-          {1:~              }|
-          {1:~              }|
+          {1:~              }|*5
         ## grid 5
           hello           |
-          {1:~               }|
-          {1:~               }|
-          {1:~               }|
-          {1:~               }|
-          {1:~               }|
+          {1:~               }|*5
         ## grid 6
           hell^o               |
-          {1:~                   }|
-          {1:~                   }|
-          {1:~                   }|
-          {1:~                   }|
-          {1:~                   }|
+          {1:~                   }|*5
         ]]}
       end)
       it('closes splits', function ()
         command('sp')
         screen:expect{grid=[[
         ## grid 1
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+          [4:-----------------------------------------------------]|*6
           {11:[No Name]                                            }|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|*5
           {12:[No Name]                                            }|
           [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
         ## grid 2
                                                                |
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
+          {1:~                                                    }|*4
         ## grid 3
                                                                |
         ## grid 4
           ^                                                     |
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
+          {1:~                                                    }|*5
         ]]}
         command('q')
         screen:expect{grid=[[
         ## grid 1
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|*12
           {11:[No Name]                                            }|
           [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
         ## grid 2
           ^                                                     |
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
+          {1:~                                                    }|*11
         ## grid 3
                                                                |
         ]]}
@@ -473,48 +262,17 @@ describe('ext_multigrid', function()
         command('vsp')
         screen:expect{grid=[[
         ## grid 1
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
+          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|*12
           {11:[No Name]                  }{12:[No Name]                 }|
           [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
         ## grid 2
                                     |
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
+          {1:~                         }|*11
         ## grid 3
                                                                |
         ## grid 4
           ^                          |
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
+          {1:~                         }|*11
         ]]}
       end)
       it('resizes grids', function ()
@@ -522,48 +280,17 @@ describe('ext_multigrid', function()
         command('vertical resize 10')
         screen:expect{grid=[[
         ## grid 1
-          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|
-          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|
+          [4:----------]│[2:------------------------------------------]|*12
           {11:<No Name]  }{12:[No Name]                                 }|
           [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
         ## grid 2
                                                     |
-          {1:~                                         }|
-          {1:~                                         }|
-          {1:~                                         }|
-          {1:~                                         }|
-          {1:~                                         }|
-          {1:~                                         }|
-          {1:~                                         }|
-          {1:~                                         }|
-          {1:~                                         }|
-          {1:~                                         }|
-          {1:~                                         }|
+          {1:~                                         }|*11
         ## grid 3
                                                                |
         ## grid 4
           ^          |
-          {1:~         }|
-          {1:~         }|
-          {1:~         }|
-          {1:~         }|
-          {1:~         }|
-          {1:~         }|
-          {1:~         }|
-          {1:~         }|
-          {1:~         }|
-          {1:~         }|
-          {1:~         }|
+          {1:~         }|*11
         ]]}
       end)
       it('splits horizontally', function ()
@@ -571,173 +298,69 @@ describe('ext_multigrid', function()
         command('sp')
         screen:expect{grid=[[
         ## grid 1
-          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
+          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|*6
           {11:[No Name]                 }│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
+          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|*5
           {12:[No Name]                  [No Name]                 }|
           [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
         ## grid 2
                                     |
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
+          {1:~                         }|*11
         ## grid 3
                                                                |
         ## grid 4
                                     |
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
+          {1:~                         }|*4
         ## grid 5
           ^                          |
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
+          {1:~                         }|*5
         ]]}
         insert('hello')
         screen:expect{grid=[[
         ## grid 1
-          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
+          [5:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|*6
           {11:[No Name] [+]             }│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
+          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|*5
           {12:[No Name] [+]              [No Name] [+]             }|
           [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
         ## grid 2
           hello                     |
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
+          {1:~                         }|*11
         ## grid 3
                                                                |
         ## grid 4
           hello                     |
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
+          {1:~                         }|*4
         ## grid 5
           hell^o                     |
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
+          {1:~                         }|*5
         ]]}
       end)
       it('closes splits', function ()
         command('vsp')
         screen:expect{grid=[[
         ## grid 1
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
-          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|
+          [4:--------------------------]│[2:--------------------------]|*12
           {11:[No Name]                  }{12:[No Name]                 }|
           [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
         ## grid 2
                                     |
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
+          {1:~                         }|*11
         ## grid 3
                                                                |
         ## grid 4
           ^                          |
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
-          {1:~                         }|
+          {1:~                         }|*11
         ]]}
         command('q')
         screen:expect{grid=[[
         ## grid 1
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
+          [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|*12
           {11:[No Name]                                            }|
           [3:-----------------------------------------------------]|
         ## grid 2
           ^                                                     |
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
-          {1:~                                                    }|
+          {1:~                                                    }|*11
         ## grid 3
                                                                |
         ]]}
@@ -750,17 +373,12 @@ describe('ext_multigrid', function()
       screen:try_resize(25, 6)
       screen:expect{grid=[[
       ## grid 1
-        [2:-------------------------]|
-        [2:-------------------------]|
-        [2:-------------------------]|
-        [2:-------------------------]|
+        [2:-------------------------]|*4
         {11:[No Name]                }|
         [3:-------------------------]|
       ## grid 2
         ^                         |
-        {1:~                        }|
-        {1:~                        }|
-        {1:~                        }|
+        {1:~                        }|*3
       ## grid 3
                                  |
       ]]}
@@ -799,26 +417,12 @@ describe('ext_multigrid', function()
 
       screen:expect{grid=[[
       ## grid 1
-        [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-        [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-        [2:-----------------------------------------------------]|
-        [2:--------------------------------