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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.terminals
Subject: Re: Termcap (ansi) arrow key question
Keywords: DECCKM DEC VT100
Message-ID: <9586@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 4 Feb 89 07:34:50 GMT
References: <942@mcrware.UUCP> <9549@smoke.BRL.MIL> <42@harrier.ukc.ac.uk>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <42@harrier.ukc.ac.uk> mch@ukc.ac.uk (Martin Howe) writes:
>Having termcap defined for DECCKM permanantly on,
>and Vi assuming so seems a funny way to do things.

I don't think either of those is the case (of course, I don't
have access to your particular system; maybe yours really IS
hacked up).

The termcap specification requires that ks and ke be used to
prepare for and conclude using a terminals keypad.  The termcap
description I posted for the VT100 is consistent with this.

Termcap-using programs should follow the spec.