Re: [Info-ingres] termcap Issues Under Linux

On 11/29/05, Lucky Leavell <ingrnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I know i asked this about a year ago but the last six weeks of my 2004
> archive are missing!
>
> Briefly, I am trying to migrate a user from OopenIngres 2.0 runnig on
> SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 to IIr3 running on SuSE Linux (v10 for testing,
> probably SLES 9 for production). Solaris 10 running on Intel x86 is also a
> possibility.
>
> I am attempting to use character based (ABF/4GL) apps on both character
> and xterm screens and have experienced some difficulties with both. Most
> of the function keys are working for character console sessions
> (TERM=linux) and perhaps half for the GUI (TERM=xterm). The character
> console's biggest problem remaining is the failure of the box drawing
> characters to render properly. For example the upper right corner (qa
> capability renders as a "j" which is its termcap definition (qa=j).
>
> Box drawing charactes DO work in the GUI.
>
> I am using the xterm_1.1 downloaded from cynaps.co.nz and the linux
> termcap entry sent to me by Alois Treindl. I should also point out that I
> am using KDE, not gnome as my windowing environment. I am also using and
> ancient version of the Word Perfect wpkey utility (by telnetting into an
> ancient SCO OPenServer 5.0.4 system where wpkey resides) to determine the
> exact character strem generated by a given key. I also have the O'Reilley
> book on termcaps and terminfo.
>
> It would seems that someone would have solved this a long time ago but
> then perhaps there isn't that much demand for charcter apps on Linux ...
>
> ANY help would be appreciated.
>

Here's an *unpublished* techdoc I wrote which defines a Linux X-term
termcap entry

http://www.writely.com/Doc.aspx?id=afzv34f7znps

I tested it on x-term, gnome console and KDE Konsole.

--
Paul Mason

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Could someone run this program on a pc which does not have a standard english configuration
    ... It may be that the 'native codeset' was the same. ... Unix derivatives don't vary much compared to other operating ... the appearances of the weird character ... UNIX system behavior', but on Linux, it's ASCII-7, so on Linux all hell ...
    (comp.std.c)
  • Re: hmm..
    ... I checked definitely do not have any UNIX history to them. ... (ie I think "real UNIX" has SIGBUS at 10, while Linux didn't originally ... the "ctype" name comes "character type", and the ... the "ctype" interfaces are defined by the C standard library. ...
    (Linux-Kernel)
  • Re: Special Character Problem
    ... My company uses a special character as a part of a password for an ftp account a Linux server, and I cannot seem to get Fedora 9 to connect to the server as a result. ... All the Windows and even Mac clients that connect to that server seem to have no problem, it's just that I can't seem to get another Linux box to do the same. ...
    (Fedora)
  • Re: [PATCH]console:UTF-8 mode compatibility fixes
    ... Ncurses think that the cursor has moved two ... Shall we add another kludge to accommodate Linux console? ... Maybe yes, since putting wcwidth() into the kernel is a bigger kludge, because linux kernel will never draw CJK, and because after glibc update, kernel and glibc might disagree upon wcwidth of some characters. ... ncurses should draw two 0xfffd characters when a character with wcwidth> 1 is requested. ...
    (Linux-Kernel)
  • Re: Linksys home network problems
    ... only two) diceware words joined by a special character, ... So I'll need a new router? ... "L" is presumed to stand for Linux, ...
    (alt.internet.wireless)