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From: sirotto@oak.circa.ufl.edu (Mike Cerrato)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: JR-Comm VT100 emulation
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Date: 1 Jan 91 16:18:24 GMT
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Reply-To: sirotto@oak.circa.ufl.edu (Mike Cerrato)
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>Sigh.  Don't people read previous postings?  Almost NO terminal emulator for
>ANY computer will properly emulate a VT100 (as tested using vttest).  The one
>I use on the Amiga is Handshake which works PERFECTLY with GNU EMACS, EMACS on
>a DEC-20, VAX/VMS' SMG screen applications, etc etc.
>
>It would be less trouble for YOU to simply toss JR-Comm and get Handshake.
>
>If you're really set in your ways, you will have to determine by trial-and-
>error what brain-damaged subset of VT100 capabilities that JR-Comm does support
>and write your own termcap or terminfo description file, and call it something
>OTHER than "vt100".  Suggest you get a copy of the Nutsell "terminfo and
>termcap" book to help you.  You "may" be able to start from the vt100 entry
>and delete EVERYTHING dealing with line and character insert and delete, and
>region scrolling for starters.

I don't know what version of Jr-Comm you have been using, but I have *NEVER*
had any problems with VT100 emulation on Jr-Comm1.01.  I have been using it
with our VAX cluster and Emacs and our UNIX system and Emacs for 6 months now. 

On the rare occasion I have used Handshake, I found that it would not switch
between the application and normal cursor keys and keypad.  That can be quite
annoying (yes, for some odd reason, I like my cursor keys to work).  It also
doesn't support the VT220's redefinible characters.
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