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From: kshaw@jobe.shell.portal.com (kendall thomason shaw)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: Status line
Date: 15 Dec 1994 09:07:59 GMT
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In-Reply-To: bruce@ais.com's message of 12 Dec 94 01:08:26 EST
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>>>>> "b" == bruce <bruce@ais.com> writes:
b> In article <1994Dec8.220403.34973@cc.usu.edu>, jrd@cc.usu.edu
b> (Joe Doupnik) writes:
b> This is very dependent on which exact VT terminal you're
b> talking about. For the VT300 series, there is no way to
b> incorporate the status line as part of the main screen,
Okay, but I'm not trying to incorporate the status line as part of the
main screen. For the last week or whatever I've been using kermit with
terminfo and termcap entries for 80 columns and 49 lines, because this
works and emacs, lynx, and everyone else puts a status line in the
49th line when they feel like it. My complaint is that removing
kermit's status line (or rather the informative stuff about bps etc.)
does not allow this line to be used by programs as an area in which to
put a status line. Programs will write there but it doesn't get erased
or the screen then scrolls with 2 duplicate status lines left on the
screen and lines getting written over by each other. If this status
line is an integral part of vt-series terminals than it would be nice
to have it used as such by programs expecting a vt-series terminal. If
there's a way there's a will (mine).
b> The VT420, on the other hand, actually does allow you to
b> combine the status line with the main screen so that you get
b> true 25x80 screen addressing but no status line.
Um, any idea where I might find a terminal emulator which emulates
vt420?
Also, pointers to reading material about vt series terminals would be
thoroughly enjoyed. I have some notes about escape sequences mainly
for vt100, but I still have trouble getting a sense of what
functionality programs typically can use with a real vt series
terminal and what keys typically send what keystroke (and what a
reasonable analogy for these keys might be on my pc keyboard).
thanks
--
Kendall Shaw "Oops spoo."
(415)364-asdf
kshaw@shell.portal.com