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Wed Dec 30 23:20:41 1981
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This may not be the best newsgroup(s) for this; if not, I can take a hint.
I'd like to add a character repeat capability to termcap...
Many terminals have the ability to send N occurrences of a single character
with 3 to 5 bytes. Applications which paint the screen (e.g. visual editors,
games, etc.) could profit greatly from such a capability.
I have been exporting versions of termcap which use three capabilities to
define this ability:
Name Type Description
rp bool Terminal can generate repeats
rs str Repeat following char (coded much like `cm')
re str Repeat preceding char ( ditto )
Examples of use:
Ann Arbor Ambassador (Good Ol' ANSI X3.64)
:rp:rs=:re=%-^A\E[%db:
INtext (I.S.C. modified P.E. OWL 1200)
:rp:re=:rs=%+ ^K%.:
These sequences make an incredible difference at 300 or 1200 baud!
While we're waiting for V2 of termcap can we agree to make these a part of
the standard capability repertoire?
Peter Langston
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