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- From: rms@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Richard Stallman)
- Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
- Subject: Mode line problem with HP2648A terminal
- Date: 28 Jan 1993 00:59:54 -0500
- Organization: Gatewayed from the GNU Project mailing list help-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu
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- To fix this, here's what must be done:
-
- 1. Find the right termcap for that terminal.
- This is *not* a matter of trial and error.
- Follow the definitions in the GNU termcap manual.
- Just obey them.
-
- 2. We know Emacs still won't work.
- Debug what it does. Why doesn't it work?
- Where does Emacs make a wrong decision?
-
- 3. Write a clean fix that makes Emacs do the right thing.
- Not just the right end result, but with code that is clearly right
- for reasons one canconvince oneself of.
-
- 4. Then install the change.
-
- I would do this if I had time, but this problem isn't high priority,
- so I'm going to leave steps 1-3 to others. If you write a fix, please
- send it to me.
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-