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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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Subject: Re: VLT problem
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Date: 7 Mar 91 15:21:40 GMT
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In article <7443@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> aru@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Sriram Ramkrishna) writes:
>In <5307@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> cs441215@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs441215) writes:
>
>
>>Does anyone know why, when I move around the screen in Emacs on the school
>>ultrix system with the left and right curser keys, random characters
>>disappear behind the curser?  This never happened with JRcomm or Handshake.
>>Do I have something set wrong, or am I going to have to undelete handshake?
>
>This occurs because of incomplete VT100 emulation, OR it could also mean that
>you have destructive backspace.  Actually I'm not really sure about the 
>backspace.  My experience was always that the emulation was at fault.  Testing
>vt100 on a UNIX system using VI is the best method for testing complete
>VT100 emulation...anyways, I am sure someone will eventually post a more
>correct answer than mine.  Cheers!
>
>	Sri   (aru@mentor.cc.purdue.edu)

	It sounds awfully like they have destructive backspace
set. It should be UNSET! I've never had a problem with emacs and
vt100 emulation.
	-- Ethan


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