diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 8b33d183..b4b3a9f2 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ opening an issue, read these pointers.
 - Mention precisely what went wrong. What did you expect to happen? What happened instead? Describe the
   exact steps a maintainer has to take to make the problem occur.
 
-- If the problem can not be reproduced in the [demo of xterm.js](README.md#demo), please provide an HTML document that demonstrates the problem.
+- If the problem can not be reproduced in the [demo of xterm.js](https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/wiki/Contributing#running-the-demo), please provide an HTML document that demonstrates the problem.
 
 - Be polite. Issues with an indignant or belligerent tone tend to be moved to the
   bottom of the pile.
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ opening an issue, read these pointers.
 - Make sure you have a [GitHub account](https://github.com/join)
 - Fork [xterm.js](https://github.com/sourcelair/xterm.js/)
   ([how to fork a repo](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo))
+- Get the [xterm.js demo](https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js/wiki/Contributing#running-the-demo) running
 - Make your changes
 - If your changes are easy to test or likely to regress, add tests. Tests go into `test`, directory.
 - Follow the general code style of the rest of the project (see below).
diff --git a/src/InputHandler.test.ts b/src/InputHandler.test.ts
index 0db6c04f..722cc287 100644
--- a/src/InputHandler.test.ts
+++ b/src/InputHandler.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { NULL_CELL_CHAR, NULL_CELL_CODE, NULL_CELL_WIDTH, CHAR_DATA_CHAR_INDEX }
 import { Terminal } from './Terminal';
 import { IBufferLine } from './Types';
 
+
 // TODO: This and the sections related to this object in associated tests can be
 // removed safely after InputHandler refactors are finished
 class OldInputHandler extends InputHandler {
@@ -445,4 +446,33 @@ describe('InputHandler', () => {
       expect(termContent(termNew)).eql(termContent(termOld));
     });
   });
+  it('convertEol setting', function(): void {
+    // not converting
+    let s = '';
+    const termNotConverting = new Terminal({cols: 15, rows: 10});
+    (termNotConverting as any)._inputHandler.parse('Hello\nWorld');
+    for (let i = 0; i < termNotConverting.cols; ++i) {
+      s += termNotConverting.buffer.lines.get(0).get(i)[CHAR_DATA_CHAR_INDEX];
+    }
+    expect(s).equals('Hello          ');
+    s = '';
+    for (let i = 0; i < termNotConverting.cols; ++i) {
+      s += termNotConverting.buffer.lines.get(1).get(i)[CHAR_DATA_CHAR_INDEX];
+    }
+    expect(s).equals('     World     ');
+
+    // converting
+    s = '';
+    const termConverting = new Terminal({cols: 15, rows: 10, convertEol: true});
+    (termConverting as any)._inputHandler.parse('Hello\nWorld');
+    for (let i = 0; i < termConverting.cols; ++i) {
+      s += termConverting.buffer.lines.get(0).get(i)[CHAR_DATA_CHAR_INDEX];
+    }
+    expect(s).equals('Hello          ');
+    s = '';
+    for (let i = 0; i < termConverting.cols; ++i) {
+      s += termConverting.buffer.lines.get(1).get(i)[CHAR_DATA_CHAR_INDEX];
+    }
+    expect(s).equals('World          ');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/InputHandler.ts b/src/InputHandler.ts
index 3c6aae0f..ad5aad39 100644
--- a/src/InputHandler.ts
+++ b/src/InputHandler.ts
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ export class InputHandler extends Disposable implements IInputHandler {
     // make buffer local for faster access
     const buffer = this._terminal.buffer;
 
-    if (this._terminal.convertEol) {
+    if (this._terminal.options.convertEol) {
       buffer.x = 0;
     }
     buffer.y++;
diff --git a/src/Terminal.ts b/src/Terminal.ts
index 3a0ce0ed..3927d8b5 100644
--- a/src/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/Terminal.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ export class Terminal extends EventEmitter implements ITerminal, IDisposable, II
   // TODO: This can be changed to an enum or boolean, 0 and 1 seem to be the only options
   public cursorState: number;
   public cursorHidden: boolean;
-  public convertEol: boolean;
 
   private _customKeyEventHandler: CustomKeyEventHandler;
 
diff --git a/src/Types.ts b/src/Types.ts
index 5ea2024a..21c6c571 100644
--- a/src/Types.ts
+++ b/src/Types.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ export interface IInputHandlingTerminal extends IEventEmitter {
 
   bell(): void;
   focus(): void;
-  convertEol: boolean;
   updateRange(y: number): void;
   scroll(isWrapped?: boolean): void;
   setgLevel(g: number): void;
diff --git a/src/Viewport.ts b/src/Viewport.ts
index a8966d14..e89676d9 100644
--- a/src/Viewport.ts
+++ b/src/Viewport.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ export class Viewport extends Disposable implements IViewport {
   // quick fix and could have a more robust solution in place that reset the value when needed.
   private _wheelPartialScroll: number = 0;
 
+  private _refreshAnimationFrame: number | null = null;
+  private _ignoreNextScrollEvent: boolean = false;
+
   /**
    * Creates a new Viewport.
    * @param _terminal The terminal this viewport belongs to.
@@ -62,6 +65,12 @@ export class Viewport extends Disposable implements IViewport {
    * necessary.
    */
   private _refresh(): void {
+    if (this._refreshAnimationFrame === null) {
+      this._refreshAnimationFrame = requestAnimationFrame(() => this._innerRefresh());
+    }
+  }
+
+  private _innerRefresh(): void {
     if (this._charMeasure.height > 0) {
       this._currentRowHeight = this._terminal.renderer.dimensions.scaledCellHeight / window.devicePixelRatio;
       this._lastRecordedViewportHeight = this._viewportElement.offsetHeight;
@@ -71,6 +80,17 @@ export class Viewport extends Disposable implements IViewport {
         this._scrollArea.style.height = this._lastRecordedBufferHeight + 'px';
       }
     }
+
+    // Sync scrollTop
+    const scrollTop = this._terminal.buffer.ydisp * this._currentRowHeight;
+    if (this._viewportElement.scrollTop !== scrollTop) {
+      // Ignore the next scroll event which will be triggered by setting the scrollTop as we do not
+      // want this event to scroll the terminal
+      this._ignoreNextScrollEvent = true;
+      this._viewportElement.scrollTop = scrollTop;
+    }
+
+    this._refreshAnimationFrame = null;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -90,12 +110,6 @@ export class Viewport extends Disposable implements IViewport {
         this._refresh();
       }
     }
-
-    // Sync scrollTop
-    const scrollTop = this._terminal.buffer.ydisp * this._currentRowHeight;
-    if (this._viewportElement.scrollTop !== scrollTop) {
-      this._viewportElement.scrollTop = scrollTop;
-    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -110,6 +124,13 @@ export class Viewport extends Disposable implements IViewport {
       return;
     }
 
+    // Ignore the event if it was flagged to ignore (when the source of the event is from Viewport)
+    if (this._ignoreNextScrollEvent) {
+      this._ignoreNextScrollEvent = false;
+      return;
+    }
+
+
     const newRow = Math.round(this._viewportElement.scrollTop / this._currentRowHeight);
     const diff = newRow - this._terminal.buffer.ydisp;
     this._terminal.scrollLines(diff, true);
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 5dac55d6..40e26fcf 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@
         "esSpecCompliant": true
       }
     ],
-    "triple-equals": [
-      true,
-      "allow-null-check"
-    ],
+    "triple-equals": true,
     "typedef-whitespace": [
       true,
       {
@@ -111,7 +108,6 @@
     "prefer-const-enum": [
       true
     ],
-    "prefer-const": true,
-    "triple-equals": true
+    "prefer-const": true
   }
 }
diff --git a/typings/xterm.d.ts b/typings/xterm.d.ts
index 1db05639..80b41db5 100644
--- a/typings/xterm.d.ts
+++ b/typings/xterm.d.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
      */
     bellStyle?: 'none' /*| 'visual'*/ | 'sound' /*| 'both'*/;
 
+    /**
+     * When enabled the cursor will be set to the beginning of the next line
+     * with every new line. This equivalent to sending '\r\n' for each '\n'.
+     * Normally the termios settings of the underlying PTY deals with the
+     * translation of '\n' to '\r\n' and this setting should not be used. If you
+     * deal with data from a non-PTY related source, this settings might be
+     * useful.
+     */
+    convertEol?: boolean;
+
     /**
      * The number of columns in the terminal.
      */
@@ -425,6 +435,12 @@ declare module 'xterm' {
      */
     emit(type: string, data?: any): void;
 
+    /**
+     * Adds an event listener to the Terminal, returning an IDisposable that can
+     * be used to conveniently remove the event listener.
+     * @param type The type of event.
+     * @param handler The event handler.
+     */
     addDisposableListener(type: string, handler: (...args: any[]) => void): IDisposable;
 
     /**