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- Size (recs) CRC Version Author/Latest Issue Disk
- 4k (28) 1360 1.0 Jay Sage 4/90 Z3COM17
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- 1- Usage
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- 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
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- 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:
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- delete line
- insert line
- clear to end of screen
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- Before invoking XTCAP, make sure you have looked up the screen codes for these
- functions on your terminal.
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- 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
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- XTCAP Interactive Extended TCAP Installer for ZMATE
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- 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.
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- Enter terminal sequences (CR to end):
- DELETE LINE ............. > ^U
- INSERT LINE ............. > ^J
- CLEAR-TO-END-OF-SCREEN .. > ESC Y
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- Enter [DIR:]NAME for new TCAP file (CR to abort) > MYTCAP
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- New TCAP file successfully written to disk