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From: brad@SSD.CSD.HARRIS.COM (Brad Appleton)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.programmer
Subject: getting info from TERMINFO/TERMCAP
Keywords: terminfo, termcap, curses
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Date: 27 Sep 90 14:50:24 GMT
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I want to get some info from terminfo: namely the window size (number
of rows and columns) of the tty-screen. That is ALL I need. I DONT want
the rest of curses, I DONT need/want to call setupterm(), just the
window size. Is there someway to do this directly through terminfo
without having to include (or compile with) curses at ALL?

I know about the tigetnum() function but it looks like I have to call
setupterm first (and I DONT want to use curses or terminfo to do any
input or output).

As for doing the same thing with termcap. It appears I can
use tgetent() combined with tgetnum(). But when I do this I get
some unresolved externals from the linker. I cant find in TFM where
it says what special libraries (if any) I need to compile with for
termcap stuff.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!

______________________ "And miles to go before I sleep." ______________________
 Brad Appleton        brad@travis.ssd.csd.harris.com   Harris Computer Systems
                          ...!uunet!hcx1!brad          Fort Lauderdale, FL USA
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