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Re: tn3270, mset and map3270



In article <4B8E6A97.8010404%marples.name@localhost>
roy%marples.name@localhost writes:

> On 03/03/10 13:30, ITOH Yasufumi wrote:
> > In article <4B8D6970.8050007%marples.name@localhost>
> > roy%marples.name@localhost writes:
> > 
> >> On 02/03/10 12:25, ITOH Yasufumi wrote:
> >>> I am requesting improvement of the terminfo and termcap implementation
> >>> to make termcap flexible as before.
> >>
> >> Where is termcap not as flexible as it was before?
> >> Please give specific examples.
> > 
> > Our termcap(3) was independent of termcap(5).
> > 
> > That is, we could use any extension capabilities not listed in termcap(5),
> > and, though it is not a good manner, we could even use capabilities
> > listed in termcap(5) for different types and purposes.
> > 
> > example:
> >     :AA=2ndsetup:hz#100:
> >             tgetstr("AA", &ptr) => "2ndsetup"
> >             tgetnum("hz") => 100
> 
> 
> Putting this in terminfo
> fooscreen,
>     AA=2ndsetup, hz#100,
> 
> and giving tic the -x flag (compile in non-standard values, which is the
> default when the system database is built and when TERMINFO is evaluated)
> 
> tgetstr("AA", &ptr) => "2ndsetup"
> tgetnum("hz") => 100
> 
> Still works.
> 
> tigetstr("AA") => "2ndsetup"
> tigetnum("hz") => 100
> 
> terminfo calls.
> 
> This is all documented in termcap(3), terminfo(3) and terminfo(5) which
> I assume you've still not read.

Thanks, I thought captoinfo() converted padding.
So the remaining thing is something like :wi=50%down: ?

Thanks,
-- 
ITOH Yasufumi


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