mcb@tis.llnl.gov (Michael C. Berch) (09/23/88)
Pardon me if this is a completely Joe question, but I've been asked to check out whether a VT100 (real or emulator) can be made to work with sysline(1), via a special termcap, some sort of initialization string, etc.? My understanding was that VT100s (we don't have any real ones here, only various emulations on PCs, Macs, and non-DEC terminals) don't have an addressable, writable status line, but I'm willing to be corrected. Any info appreciated, preferably by mail as I don't get to comp.terminals often. Thanks, Michael C. Berch mcb@tis.llnl.gov / uunet!tis.llnl.gov!mcb / ames!lll-tis!mcb
mcb@tis.llnl.gov (Michael C. Berch) (09/27/88)
In article <22407@tis.llnl.gov> mcb@tis.llnl.gov I wrote: > Pardon me if this is a completely Joe question, but I've been asked to > check out whether a VT100 (real or emulator) can be made to work with > sysline(1), via a special termcap, some sort of initialization > string, etc.? Thanks to all those who responded. The consensus was that this can be achieved by use of the VT100's ability to have non-scrolling regions and is enabled by use of the vt100-s-bot or vt100-s-top termcaps. I have tested sysline with vt100-s-bot and it seems to work, even with the non-DEC emulations. Gratefully, Michael C. Berch mcb@tis.llnl.gov / uunet!tis.llnl.gov!mcb / ames!lll-tis!mcb
terry@wsccs.UUCP (Every system needs one) (09/28/88)
In article <22407@tis.llnl.gov>, mcb@tis.llnl.gov (Michael C. Berch) writes: | Pardon me if this is a completely Joe question, but I've been asked to | check out whether a VT100 (real or emulator) can be made to work with | sysline(1), via a special termcap, some sort of initialization | string, etc.? | | My understanding was that VT100s (we don't have any real ones here, | only various emulations on PCs, Macs, and non-DEC terminals) don't | have an addressable, writable status line, but I'm willing to be | corrected. It can be faked with a special init and a scroll region, but it leaves you with a 23 line terminal. terry@wsccs