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Re: Xterm configuration

From moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney)
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Xterm configuration
Date 2016-01-25 17:15 +0000
Organization The World : www.TheWorld.com : Since 1989
Message-ID <n85l85$a96$1@pcls7.std.com> (permalink)
References (3 earlier) <barmar-A196CD.13013814012016@88-209-239-213.giganet.hu> <n78rh0$85p$2@pcls7.std.com> <dfqai3FrmrrU1@mid.individual.net> <n78vad$kj6$1@pcls7.std.com> <slrnn9gmgr.ue5.g.kreme@amelia.local>

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Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> writes:

>In message <n78vad$kj6$1@pcls7.std.com> 
>  Michael Moroney <moroney@TheWorld.com> wrote:
>> So far I see most of the options I want to turn on or off (except borders)  
>> in the control-mouse button menus.  Now to find all the resource names so
>> I don't have to set and unset them each time..

>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> writes:

>>>What doesn't Terminal do that you need?

>> I'm looking for a terminal emulator that can faithfully emulate a VT220 or
>> newer terminal to use with software that uses its functions heavily, 
>> including some more obscure features.  So far other emulators have either
>> been incomplete, buggy or I can't get the keypad to work right (usually
>> trying to get the "clear" key to act as PF1).

>Terminal works as a vt220. Preferences -> Profiles -> Keyboard lets you
>define specific keys to specific escape codes.

I tried Terminal a long time ago and decided it didn't work but I didn't
remember why.

So, I just tried it again in VT100 mode.  It does mostly work, except for
two things. First, I cannot get it to respond to the escape sequence for
switching between 80/132 character width mode.  I probably missed
something but as of now I have not found it.  This is a standard VTxxx
function, not something obscure.

However, I have not been able to define the keypad keys clear = / * as
PF1-PF4.  I did find the "Allow VT100 application keypad mode" under
Advanced as well as the "Keyboard" menu mentioned.  Under "Keyboard" it
allows you to define F1-F20, the four arrow keys, five of the six keys
under f13/f14/f15 (fn not available as someone else mentioned for xterm
but that's fine) and delete, but nothing to redefine clear = / *.  Again,
not an obscure function.  The other keypad keys work correctly.

Other than this, terminal behaves properly under EDT and does the funky
line drawing characters code like Notes or Show Cluster do.

iterm2 pissed me off because hardware I cannot control (console firmware)
sometimes spews a sequence that puts iterm2 into a funky state with a
scroll region of 1 line. Do *anything* and its output "scrolls off" the
one-line output when it output the prompt for the next command.  Reset
does not clear up this state.

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Xterm configuration moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-01-13 19:47 +0000
  Re: Xterm configuration Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-13 22:19 +0000
  Re: Xterm configuration JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-01-13 17:34 -0500
    Re: Xterm configuration moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-01-14 16:03 +0000
      Re: Xterm configuration JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-01-14 14:29 -0500
  Re: Xterm configuration Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-01-13 18:45 -0500
    Re: Xterm configuration moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-01-14 16:08 +0000
      Re: Xterm configuration Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-01-14 13:01 -0500
        Re: Xterm configuration moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-01-14 19:05 +0000
          Re: Xterm configuration Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-14 19:17 +0000
            Re: Xterm configuration JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-01-14 14:33 -0500
              Re: Xterm configuration Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-01-14 14:45 -0500
              Re: Xterm configuration Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-14 20:28 +0000
            Re: Xterm configuration Michael Moroney <moroney@TheWorld.com> - 2016-01-14 20:09 +0000
              Re: Xterm configuration Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-14 20:44 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-01-14 15:49 -0500
                Re: Xterm configuration Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-14 20:58 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-01-14 21:29 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2016-01-14 14:24 -0800
                Re: Xterm configuration billy@MIX.COM - 2016-01-14 23:09 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-15 02:37 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-15 07:28 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-15 11:17 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-15 14:38 +0000
              Re: Xterm configuration Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-15 02:29 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-01-20 22:06 -0500
                Re: Xterm configuration moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-01-25 17:15 +0000
              Re: Xterm configuration Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-01-15 08:31 -0500
                Re: Xterm configuration moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-01-15 18:11 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-15 19:01 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-01-15 14:21 -0500
                Re: Xterm configuration Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-15 19:57 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-01-15 21:10 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration billy@MIX.COM - 2016-01-15 21:30 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-15 22:39 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-01-15 22:39 +0000
                Re: Xterm configuration Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-01-16 09:10 -0500
                Re: Xterm configuration "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-01-20 22:09 -0500
                Re: Xterm configuration JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-01-21 01:05 -0500
                Re: Xterm configuration "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-01-21 12:15 -0500
                Re: Xterm configuration billy@MIX.COM - 2016-01-22 03:54 +0000
          Re: Xterm configuration Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-01-14 14:42 -0500
            Re: Xterm configuration JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-01-14 15:53 -0500
              Re: Xterm configuration Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-01-14 17:44 -0500
  Re: Xterm configuration Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-01-14 00:54 +0000
    Re: Xterm configuration Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-01-13 20:22 -0500
      Re: Xterm configuration Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2016-01-13 21:13 -0500
        Re: Xterm configuration Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-01-14 16:57 -0500
          Re: Xterm configuration JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-01-14 17:15 -0500
            Re: Xterm configuration Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2016-01-14 17:44 -0500
              Re: Xterm configuration JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2016-01-15 02:21 -0500
      Re: Xterm configuration "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-01-20 22:13 -0500
  Re: Xterm configuration Martin Frost me at invalid stanford daht edu <nospam@stanford.edu.invalid> - 2016-01-13 19:51 -0800
  Re: Xterm configuration "Happy.Hobo" <Happy.Hobo@Spam.Invalid> - 2016-01-20 21:58 -0500

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