Re: tn3270, mset and map3270

[Roy Marples <roy%marples.name@localhost>]

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

Roy