Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mmlai!burzio
From: burzio@mmlai.UUCP (Anthony Burzio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: terminfo problems (Was: 300/800 Incompatibilities)
Summary: Terminfo EMACS kablooie!
Keywords: Terminfo and EMACS
Message-ID: <401@mmlai.UUCP>
Date: 9 Sep 88 11:35:32 GMT
References: <1626@sjuvax.UUCP>
Distribution: na
Organization: Martin Marietta Labs, Baltimore, MD
Lines: 37

In article <1626@sjuvax.UUCP>, ryan@sjuvax.UUCP (P. Ryan) writes:
> Problem 2.
> 
> The Cdb debugger on both the 318 and the 350 does not handle the 25' monitors
> correctly (term=300h).  It scrolls right of the screen in window mode.  This
> is particularly frustrating since we are using HP software on HP machines.
> Arrrgh!

I have problems with my SRX screen too.  It seems EMACS (UNIPRESS) just
doesn't like HPs' terminfo entrys.  Unfortunately, not just the 300h
terminal is affected; the vt100 driver, both from a "real" vt100 and 
in the X Window xterm, doesn't work either.  The main problem seems to
be mistakes in the scrolling region and the update of the cursor.

VT100:
- When moving the cursor upward through a region of blank lines the cursor
will just stick in the middle.  After a refresh, however, the cursor will
pop up in the correct position.
- When you delete a line which is blank, and there happens to be a line
*with* text after it, the second next line will be scrolled up to cover it.

SRX:
- When you page forward, the reverse video buffer description is scrolled
to the middle of the page, the correct text is overwritten, but the reverse
video characteristic is left on. (weird :-) )

Anybody at HP have any idea why the terminfos are so messed up?
Does anybody else have UNIPRESS EMACS on a 350SRX?  I don't think it
is UNIPRESS' problem, since the software works fine on VAX/ULTRIX...
I have called UNIPRESS and have checked their VT100 terminfo entry and
it is the same as HPs' entry.  HELP!  My boss wants to use EMACS soon,
and I am running out of stall excuses!

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Tony Burzio                   * Grrr....
Martin Marietta Laboratories  * Whatta ya mean I can't use a VT100?????
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