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From: hildum@iris.ucdavis.edu (Eric Hildum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: Using an ANSI emulator with VMS editors
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Date: 4 Mar 88 05:31:57 GMT
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In article <191@wsccs.UUCP> terry@wsccs.UUCP (terry) writes:
>I could ask it about the sequence to use
>to clear the screen, etc, but *only* _OUTPUT_ oriented stuff.  
>

Is this a reference to SMG$GET_TERM_DATA? I think that will do what
you want.  Or are you saying that you tried this routine, and only the
output oriented information is returned?  Also, I take it that you are
working in C.  What version?  We will need a little more information
to begin to answer your questions.

>	DEC makes mistakes (*BLASPHEMY!* Kill the infidel!)... for instance
>look at the docs in the IO Services manual where the QIO$ for setting tty
>modes is concerned... specifically parity... if you pass the parameter
>that way, it doesn't work.  Anybody doing I/O to terminals in C may have
>noticed the disappearnce of the TT$M_ALTRPAR mask from a header file
>TTDEF.H.
>

It seems you have found some things to SPR - have you?  I have never
said Digital was foolproof.  The only way they will get better is if
the comments, suggestions and criticisms are directed to them
through the channels that they have set up to handle such things.  And
they do respond - just compare releases, and you will see that they do
try to provide what people want.


				Eric
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