[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       aix-l
Subject:    vt100 terminfo works differently at AIX 5.3 than AIX 4.3.3
From:       Denny Watkins <watkins () MORNINGSIDE ! EDU>
Date:       2006-06-23 20:30:19
Message-ID: 016801c69703$d99e15b0$5a00a8c0 () mustang ! morningside ! edu
[Download RAW message or body]

AIX'ers,

I'm running AIX 5.3 on a P5-550 machine and AIX 4.3.3 on an F50.

For some reason any PC software running the vt100 terminal
emulation handles the BACKSPACE and DELETE keys differently
at AIX 5.3 than AIX 4.3.3.

At AIX 4.3.3 the backspace erases the character completely from the =
screen
as the cursor moves backwards.
At AIX 5.3  the backspace moves the cursor back but leaves the =
character.
   Note: the character is actually erases but still shows.

At AIX 4.3.3 the delete key erases all characters back to the AIX =
prompt.
At AIX 5.3 the delete key shows the character "=A7" and does not clear =
the
characters back to the prompt. Note: The line is actually =
deleted/cleared
even though the cursor doesn't move back to the AIX prompt.

Does anyone have a good source file (i.e. dec.ti file) that works like =
the
AIX 4.3.3 vt100-am at AIX 5.3 that I could try to use?

Thanks,

Denny Watkins
Director Computer Services
Morningside College
1501 Morningside Ave
Sioux City, Ia 51106-1717

Phone:  1-712-274-5250

Email:   watkins@morningside.edu


[Attachment #3 (text/html)]

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>AIX'ers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>I'm running AIX 5.3 on a P5-550 machine and 
AIX 4.3.3 on an F50.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>For some reason&nbsp;any PC software 
running&nbsp;the vt100 terminal</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>emulation handles the BACKSPACE and DELETE 
keys differently</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>at AIX 5.3 than&nbsp;AIX 
4.3.3.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>At AIX 4.3.3 the backspace erases the 
character completely from the screen</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>as the cursor moves backwards.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>At AIX 5.3&nbsp; the backspace moves the 
cursor back but leaves the character.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp; Note: the character is 
actually erases but still shows.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>At AIX 4.3.3 the delete key erases all 
characters back to the AIX prompt.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>At AIX 5.3 the delete key shows the 
character "§" and does not clear the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>characters back to the prompt. Note: The 
line is actually deleted/cleared</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>even though the cursor doesn't move back to 
the AIX prompt.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><STRONG>Does anyone have a good source file 
(i.e. dec.ti file) that works like the</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>AIX 4.3.3 vt100-am at </FONT><FONT 
face="Courier New" size=2>AIX 5.3 that I could try </FONT><FONT 
face="Courier New" size=2>to use?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Denny Watkins<BR>Director Computer 
Services<BR>Morningside College<BR>1501 Morningside Ave<BR>Sioux City, Ia 
51106-1717</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Phone:&nbsp; 1-712-274-5250</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Email:&nbsp;&nbsp; <A 
href="mailto:watkins@morningside.edu">watkins@morningside.edu</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Courier New" size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></BODY></HTML>


[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

Configure | About | News | Add a list | Sponsored by KoreLogic