leed@orstcs.UUCP (01/09/84)
#N:orstcs:29300002:000:503
orstcs!leed Jan 7 21:35:00 1984
I don't know if this has already been mentioned, as I have just started
reading notes, but I have been using a Zenith z29 terminal on our unix
system for about 2 months, and really love it. We only had vt100s before,
and I hate using them when the z29s are busy.
P.S. I have a problem. I'd like to be able to switch the cursor from block to
underline from the computer, but can only figure out how to do that manually, at
the keyboard. Anyone figured this out yet?
Lee Duncan
{at orstcs}dhb@rayssd.UUCP (01/13/84)
Anything you can do from the MENU on the Z29 you can do under program control. Get a copy of the Z-29 User's & Technical Guide and read appendix B. I defines all the escape sequences for everything you could possibly want to do (the appendix is 20 pages long). In the meantime, to switch between block and underline cursor try the following: <ESC>x4 ==> block cursor <ESC>y4 ==> underline cursor In reviewing the manual to make sure I had the escape sequences right I am forced to partially retract my earlier statement. It appears that you cannot switch between blinking and non-blinking cursor from program control. Oh well.... -- Dave Brierley Raytheon Co.; Portsmouth RI; (401)-847-8000 x4073 ...!decvax!brunix!rayssd!dhb ...!allegra!rayssd!dhb ...!linus!rayssd!dhb
andree@uokvax.UUCP (01/21/84)
#R:orstcs:29300002:uokvax:11000002:000:583 uokvax!andree Jan 18 23:37:00 1984 I just bought a roomfull of z29's for our new VAX, and was so impressed I bought one to replace my t10 (worlds greatest keyboard, but otherwise...). Comment: z29's are truly nice. The only problem is the lack of n-key rollover, which leads to the 3-key glitch. sigh However, this got started to point out that the codes Dave posted are correct only for the z29 in zenith mode (easy for software, but you lose the underline). The correct sequences for the z29 in ansii mode are: ESC[>4h - block cursor, ESC[>4l - underscore cursor. ESC[#v sets the blink rate of the cursor. <mike