[comp.os.vms] SET TERM/MESS_UP_SETTINGS

ACSCCRA@ubvms.BITNET.UUCP (06/16/87)

>It has always done this, atleast since 4.0. It annoyed me enough, since
>I typically needed backspace and the escape character to add a line to
>my login.com file which sets the terminal back once SET TERM/INQUIRE
>changes it. I got it from the VT240 programmer's manual. It is
>            <ESC>[61"p

The inherent problem with using SET TERM/INQUIRE occurs with VT-100 COMPATIBLE
terminals that may not respond correctly when inquired (an <ESC> Z sent to a
Wyse 85 terminal (VT-220 compatible) in VT-100 mode will issue 85 <CR>).
I end up having a LOGIN.TXT file TYPEd by my LOGIN.COM to issue the VT-200
7 bit mode to my Wyse 85 at home and any VT-220 that I use at the university,
simply:
           <ESC>[62;1p

This is all fine and dandy if you always sit at a VT-220 compatible, but if
one doesn't mind a 'p' being displayed by the sequence on VT-100 compatibles
(and some of them are rather inconsistent, anyway).

Exactly how well is ANSI being followed?  I take Digital for adherence to
standards, and Wyse for value...

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