peter@aucs.UUCP (Peter Steele) (03/19/88)
I've just started using VersaTerm on my Mac II and have a question.
The two mainframes that I connect to both accept ctrl-S/ctrl-Q
entered from the keyboard to stop/start display output. This
is useful for viewing large files at 9600 baud. However, from
what I can tell, VersaTerm ignores the ctrl-Q when I type it.
It seems instead to want you to hit return to resume display
output. This causes problems on both of the mainframes I'm
talking to, in particular the Cyber, which locks up until it
receives a control-Q after you type a control-S. Does anyone know
what's going on. I've read the manual but I can find no mention
of "manual" flow control.
Other than this problem, I really like VersaTerm. It is the
only terminal emulator that actually allowed me to define a larger
than normal window for use as a terminal on a full page display.
I defined its window to be 80 cols by 60 rows and made a special
termcap entry called vtmac with these dimensions. Makes it really
nice using vi and vn...
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Peter Steele, Microcomputer Applications Analyst
Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada B0P1X0 (902)542-2201x121
UUCP: {uunet|watmath|utai|garfield}dalcs!aucs!Peter
BITNET: Peter@Acadia Internet: Peter%Acadia.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDUgelphman@adobe.COM (David Gelphman) (01/21/89)
>Is there any way to remotely activate a menu option in Versaterm? I would >like to be able to toggle the "Map BS->DEL" option from my host when I use >an emacs editor, since it is the only program on my host that wants a DEL >character. > Richard Austin While I've never personally used this feature, newer versions of VersaTerm (don't ask me what version it started with cause I don't remember; just get the latest one!) have such a feature. The host can send a string of characters which is executed just like a local command macro. Contact the VersaTerm folks for the specifics. David Gelphman Adobe Systems, Inc. ~~ Standard disclaimers apply ~~