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- From: zmbenhal@netcom.com (Zeyd M. Ben-Halim)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: New curses in the works
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.233334.404@netcom.com>
- Date: 6 Jan 93 23:33:34 GMT
- References: <C0Dz4A.KEK@austin.ibm.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
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- In article <C0Dz4A.KEK@austin.ibm.com> jstump@auntbea.austin.ibm.com (John E. Stump) writes:
- >I am in the process of porting Curtis Pavel's (sp?) ncurses (also known
- >as pcurses) library to Linux. Most of the work involves porting the
- >sgtty interface to the termios interface. This library is more System
- >V'ish than the current Linux curses. There is keypad support, etc. I
- >also plan on adding color support.
- >
- >The stumbling block I forsee is that the package uses the terminfo
- >database instead of termcap that is currently used in Linux. Although
- >all the terminfo data and source needed is included in the ncurses
- >package, I was wondering what the Linux users group thinks about
- >terminfo.
-
- My mail bounced too (different address)!
-
-
-
- I, amongst other people, have been working on ncurses. It IS ported to Linux
- in the sense it compiles AND runs. It still has bugs in screen updates, unless
- programs utilizing curses are written incorrectly. I've made hooks for color
- support and graphic characters.
- Terminfo is not a stumbling block, it is more powerful then termcap, can exist
- with termcap, and is easier to use.
- I can send you me copy or upload it to sunsite.
-
- Zeyd
-
- >
- >Can terminfo and termcap coexist? Is it wise? Would it be better for
- >Linux to shy away from termcap and go to terminfo? Should I just modify
- >the package to use termcap instead? What does POSIX say about termcap vs
- >terminfo?
- >
- >Sorry for the deluge of questions, but I wanted to check with the group
- >first.
- >
- >thanks
- >
- >john.
- >
- >--
- >John Stump (auntbea.austin.ibm.com!jstump@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com)
-