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From: russ@wpg.UUCP (Russell Lawrence)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: unify vs curses vs terminfo
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Date: 3 Jan 88 21:17:35 GMT
Organization: WP Group, POB 306, Metairie, LA 70004
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I have been working on a screen handling package/application generator
for use with the unify database manager and have run into a major snag.

The unify functions for handling terminal io are based on terminfo/termcap
routines and are incompatible with curses.  At first, I figured that wouldn't
be a problem since I was planning on re-writing all the screen handling stuff 
anyway.  However, I quickly discovered that some unify routines that appear to 
be unrelated to screen management are also dependent in some byzantine 
fashion on termcap/terminfo --- causing my own well-tested, curses-based 
windows to royally screw-up.  

It has occured to me that I might be able to work-around the snag by 
creating a library full of null functions with termcap names to satisfy the 
demands of various unify routines.  However, that seems like a klutzy 
solution with potentially negative side-effects.  Has anyone else experienced 
this problem?  Solutions? Suggestions? Hints? Methods? Etc?

-- 
Russell Lawrence (WP Group POB 306, Metairie, LA 70004) 
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