10 Oct
2001
10 Oct
'01
8:16 p.m.
Linux has a wyse60 termcap entry, but that's not
really what you want.
Ok... I am feeling SOOO rank amature here. What is a termcap, and why
would I not want it? (I must admit, it is refreshing to be in a group of
people where I am probably the LEAST knowledgable)
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
10 Oct
10 Oct
10:34 p.m.
On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 01:16:41AM -0400, Chris wrote:
Hi Chris. I don't think I said hello yet (I help run the list).
UNIX systems have a library of routines (collectively called "curses")
for sending commands to an idealized terminal, and a database format
(called "termcap", for "terminal capabilities") which contains
entries
for various terminal types. Each entry describes the characters to send
to carry out the various commands on the actual terminal. And then there's
terminfo (another database format, more flexible than termcap, but in-
compatible).
It would help you if you wanted to hook up your Wyse in place of another
brand of terminal, but what you want (I guess) is for another terminal --
or computer -- to act like your Wyse.
-- Derek
Linux has a
wyse60 termcap entry, but that's not really what you want.
Ok... I am feeling SOOO rank amature here. What is a termcap, and why
would I not want it? (I must admit, it is refreshing to be in a group of
people where I am probably the LEAST knowledgable) 
11 Oct
11 Oct
2:29 a.m.
In Unix systems, the file /etc/termcap is a text file containing
a "database" of terminals, with the definitions of the escape
sequences and so on. If you do
setenv TERM tvi920
or
set TERM=vt100
export TERM
depending on your shell, and tvi920 (or vt100) is a valid entry
in your /etc/termcap, then the programs that need to use escape
sequences will work. Otherwise you're stuck with a 'dumb' mode
terminal.
It is a fun file to hack to produce special video/audio effects on
the terminals of unsuspecting users :-) .
At 01:16 AM 10/11/01 -0400, you wrote:
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Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo(a)nospammers.ieee.org
Linux has a
wyse60 termcap entry, but that's not really what you want.
Ok... I am feeling SOOO rank amature here. What is a termcap, and why
would I not want it? (I must admit, it is refreshing to be in a group of
people where I am probably the LEAST knowledgable)
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
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