mackenzi@stolaf.UUCP (David MacKenzie) (11/27/88)
The 4.3BSD termcap(5) man page notes that a couple of dozen termcap strings can take numeric arguments, such as the ones that insert or delete multiple lines or characters. How are these parameters passed? I know that with the cm capability you call tgoto with the x and y coordinates, but how is it done for capabilities that only take one numeric parameter? David MacKenzie edf@rocky2.rockefeller.edu (usually)
guy@auspex.UUCP (Guy Harris) (11/30/88)
>I know that with the cm capability you call tgoto with the x and y >coordinates, but how is it done for capabilities that only take one >numeric parameter? Use "tgoto", pass the parameter as the third argument, pass whatever you want (as long as it's integral) as the second argument. Note that "vi" appears to be under the impression that AL, for example ("parameterized insert lines") may want to be given a second parameter, namely the line at which insertion is to begin; it passes that parameter as the second argument to "tgoto".