Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!chris From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: termcap test routine??? Message-ID: <6936@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Sun, 6-May-84 21:50:57 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.6936 Posted: Sun May 6 21:50:57 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 9-May-84 03:28:58 EDT References: <424@noscvax.UUCP> <1413@brl-vgr.ARPA> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 12 When did al and dl acquire numeric parameters (as AL and DL)?? With ``pc='' you'll get lots of ``<''s for pad characters, since pad characters are just one ``char''. Of course, with no padding you shouldn't see any anyway.... We should all switch over to terminfo anyway. (Die termcap die!! ) [Seriously, terminfo seems far superior to termcap.] -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci (301) 454-7690 UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris@maryland