fetrow@entropy.UUCP (David Fetrow) (05/28/86)
We have a 520ST but can't get it to quite work with vi under vt52. Is there
1) Something we're doing wrong?, 2) A slightly different termcap that should
be used instead or 3) a program that fixes the problem?
A response from people who have and have not had success are both desired. I
know this must have shown up before but we weren't paying close attention
until we got one.
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- Dave Fetrow
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74175,1724 :Compuservewampler@unmvax.UUCP (Bruce Wampler) (05/29/86)
> > We have a 520ST but can't get it to quite work with vi under vt52. I use my ST all the time, but... The ST has MORE capability than the basic VT-52, but there is only ONE critical difference. Copy the VT52 termcap entry, rename it to atarist or something, and change the entry li:24 to li:25. Then everything works fine. The ST has 25 lines and not 24. This messes up scrolling at the bottom (the editor moves the cursor to the bottom line, then issues linefeeds to scroll the screen up. If it thinks the bottom line is 24, linefeeds will simply move to line 25 on the ST and not do the expected scrolling.) There have been plenty of other postings of ST termcap entries, but I thought maybe an explanation of just what the problem is would help in case you don't get the exact detail now, you can reconstruct the problem later. By the way, we are experimenting with STs here as terminal replacements. We will either develop custom window software, or adapt the ST to work with X windows. The ST in 40 or 50 line mode has the potential for a GREAT multi-window terminal for Unix. We will post the code when it is done, or would like to hear from anyone who is doing something similar to avoid duplicate work. -- Dr. Bruce E. Wampler University of New Mexico Department of Computer Science Albuquerque, NM 87131 ..{ucbvax | seismo!gatech | ihnp4!lanl}!unmvax!wampler
franklin@ut-sally.UUCP (Maurice T. Franklin) (05/30/86)
In article <1081@unmvax.UUCP> wampler@unmvax.UUCP (Bruce Wampler) writes: >.... > By the way, we are experimenting with STs here as terminal >replacements. We will either develop custom window software, or >adapt the ST to work with X windows. The ST in 40 or 50 line mode >has the potential for a GREAT multi-window terminal for Unix. We >will post the code when it is done, or would like to hear from anyone >who is doing something similar to avoid duplicate work. >-- >Dr. Bruce E. Wampler >University of New Mexico >..{ucbvax | seismo!gatech | ihnp4!lanl}!unmvax!wampler Speaking of Unix* windows for the ST, hasn't anybody out there done a port of the Macintosh uw program to the ST. The sources for both the Mac and the Unix end are public domain (I expect you could get them out of net.sources.mac, I have them). For those who aren't familiar with uw, it handles a number of windows, each of which is a sub-shell of a login to a Unix system. It's really great! Anybody done the port, or working on it?? *Unix -- it's somebody's trademark and all that nonsense. Maurice T. Franklin CS Dept University of Texas at Austin UUCP: {ihnp4,seismo,harvard,gatech}!ut-sally!franklin ARPA Internet and CSNET: franklin@sally.utexas.edu