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From: dhb@rayssd.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: termcap question
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Date: Wed, 3-Jun-87 22:59:57 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun  3 22:59:57 1987
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In article <84@decvax.UUCP> tim@decvax.UUCP (Tim Burke) writes:
>Why does the 43BSD documentation state that only certain strings in the
>/etc/termcap file are able to use padding?  Padding is used to specify the 
>amount of delay associated with the given string.  Similarly why does the
>documentation claim that only certain strings are able to use P* to specify
>variable delay amounts?

I cant be 100% sure about this (the manuals are on my desk at work and this
system is only 4.2 BSD) but I would assume that what they are referring to
is the fact that some of the strings that are defined are actually the
strings that are sent back from the terminal for such things as function keys
and arrow keys.  These strings cannot have any "padding" since they must
define exactly the string that will be sent by the terminal.  Any string
that is sent by the computer to the terminal can have padding defined.  Some
of the strings dont make sense for the "P*" form of padding since this is
defined as "padding amount per affected line" (or something like that).
Strings that always affect less than a line of the display dont make sense
with this form, although they should work ok.
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