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From: Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM
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Subject: Re: looking for windowing package for Unix/Ultrix
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Date: 18 May 91 19:23:50 GMT
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In-Reply-To: ben@moncol.UUCP's message of 14 May 91 16: 18:01 GMT
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>>>>> On 14 May 91 16:18:01 GMT, ben@moncol.UUCP (Bennett Broder) said:

Bennett> Can anyone suggest a package for supporting a state of the
Bennett> art text user interface (windows, etc) on a varied terminal
Bennett> base?  I suppose I could use curses, but curses doesn't seem
Bennett> to work entirely correctly on terminals where attribute
Bennett> characters (inverse, blink) take a physical position on the
Bennett> screen, such as the Televideo 950.  Also, I was hoping for a
Bennett> bit more power than curses provides.

Definitely check out "screen" by Oliver Laumann (ftp
prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/screen-2.1.tar.Z (works on Berkeley style
UNIXes)) it may do most of what you require.