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From: wengland@stephsf.stephsf.com (Bill England)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: trn, Configure Questions ( Was: trn bugs )
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Date: 30 Aug 90 00:52:01 GMT
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In  <F*dy=st1@cs.psu.edu> flee@dictionopolis.cs.psu.edu (Felix Lee) writes:
>>Check your termcap definition.  If it contains the 'bs' flag trn will
>>use a backspace (^H) to backup on the command line.
>
>Note, the "bs" flag and "bc" string are obsolete.  Use the "le" string
>instead when writing termcap entries (which is "cub1" in terminfo-ese).
>--
>Felix Lee	flee@cs.psu.edu

   Well,  this is interesting.  The termcap which is failing is
   the one for xterm.  It contained a bc entry.  Adding a "bs" 
   flag or an "le" string entry did not change trn's back spacing 
   behavior ( Line buffer is erased but, cursor moves forward.)

   In the old version of rn the backspace works correctly.

   ( There is not a backspace problem on ansi terminals or wy60's. )

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