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  1- Usage                                                                    


   XTCAP is  a simple utility for adding three terminal control sequences to a
standard Z-System TCAP  (terminal capabilities descriptor) to make an extended
TCAP with enough features to run the  ZMATE text editor and  the V file viewer
(and possibly other programs).   XTCAP works  with the in-memory TCAP and will
allow the new TCAP to be saved to a file for later use.
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 Usage   

   XTCAP was designed for use with the ZMATE text editor.   ZMATE requires for
its operation some screen code that was  not included in the original Z-System
TCAP.   There is now an extended TCAP definition that includes many additional
functions.   Only the first three extensions are needed by ZMATE, and XTCAP is
designed to allow the user to add them.  The three extensions are:

    delete line
    insert line
    clear to end of screen

Before invoking XTCAP, make sure you have looked up the screen codes for these
functions on your terminal.

   When XTCAP starts running,  it locates the  TCAP in  the running system and
scans it to the point where the first extension belongs.   It then prompts the
user to enter each of the three  sequences in  order,  and it adds them to the
TCAP.  Finally, it asks the user for a filename to use to store the new TCAP.
 Example of Use 

            XTCAP Interactive Extended TCAP Installer for ZMATE 

Sequences are entered, in general, by pressing the actual keys.   Thus control
keys can be entered directly.  The two exceptions are 1) control-M or carriage
return and 2) backspace.   Carriage return is  used to  complete and terminate
string entry, and backspace is used to  correct errors.   If you need to enter
either of these characters,  press the double-quote  character  first and then 
the special character.  A double-quote character can be entered by pressing it
twice.

 Enter terminal sequences (CR to end):
      DELETE LINE ............. > ^U
      INSERT LINE ............. > ^J
      CLEAR-TO-END-OF-SCREEN .. > ESC Y

Enter [DIR:]NAME for new TCAP file (CR to abort) > MYTCAP

New TCAP file successfully written to disk