restarting in X Terminal

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I use mc in Terminal 0.2.6 under xorg ("Terminal -e mc"), but i know  
this problem applies, eg. in xterms et. al.

If i quit out of X with mc on once, EVERY subsequent instance starts at  
console size within the (much larger) terminal window, forcing me to  
open a tab, start mc (which now starts proper size), and then close the  
other tab. The (more) irritating part is that now the panel directory  
does not count as the fresh tab directory...and this behavior does not  
reset until i reboot, even if mc is cleanly exited a number of times.