njh@root44.UUCP (Nigel Horne) (02/04/84)
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The problem with termcap is that it doesn't really cope with some of the
variety of functions available on many a modern terminal.
Here at Root we mainly use vt131's and (dare I mention it) Hazeltine's.
These seem so different that I had to mangle termcap to add quite a few
new entries, these entries I encorporated when writing ROOTmap and it's
addon extras.
Whilst in retrospect I can see that all the features
added by myself could have been decided in a better way, I have written
a small article on our extensions, used in all Root software.
This article is available if needed, and in case your wondered
it's not TOO long for posting on the news. I think the time has come
for organisation on this.
Nigel Horne
Root Computers Ltd.
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