guy (03/17/83)
References: sri-arpa.614 The VT100's autowrap mode was probably designed to permit you to put a character in row 24, column 80 without scrolling the screen. (Some unpleasant terminals will not let you do this.) However, it also means that programs that position the cursor by dead reckoning have to compensate for this oddity; termcap does not have a "wierd automargining" capability, and AM implies normal automargining. We have found that the best way to deal with it is to turn automargining OFF and specify NO AM capability. A note to terminal manufacturers; PLEASE provide a mechanism for turning automargining off. Full-screen programs frequently could care less about automargining, but WOULD like to put characters in row 24, column 80... Guy Harris RLG Corporation ...!decvax!mcnc!rlgvax!guy ...!duke!mcnc!rlgvax!guy ...!seismo!rlgvax!guy