Path: utzoo!attcan!lsuc!ncrcan!brian
From: brian@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Brian Onn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Telix VT102 emulation
Keywords: telix vt102 emulation
Message-ID: <1297@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM>
Date: 4 Mar 89 16:24:17 GMT
References: <3308@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> <91936@sun.uucp>
Reply-To: brian@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Brian Onn)
Organization: NCR Canada Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario
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In article <91936@sun.uucp> mms@sun.UUCP (Michael Silverstein) writes:
>In article <3308@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> burleigh@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (frank burleigh) writes:
>*> 
>*> Finally, when I use VI the 'h' (move left) key removes characters from
>*> the screen (ick), but fortunately does not delete them.  What have I got
>*> set wrong?  I've noticed other VT102 flakiness, mostly characters
>*> disappearing from the screen.
>
>I also like Telix very much, but have had problems with the VT102 emulation.
>Not exactly the one mentioned above, but the "r" command (replace char)
>leaves a blank; then redrawing the screen with ^L shows the new char right
>where it should be. My termcap works fine with other VT102 emulators (I've
>never tried it on a real VT102), so I don't think that's the problem.
>
>There are a few other instances of flakey behaviour -- nothing serious,
>but food for the next release. I've tried to reach Exis via their bulletin
>board, but it's busy even at the weirdest of hours. Perhaps they are listening.

Actually, what's happening in this case is that VI is backspacing over the
characters you just entered, and Telix is set up for a destructive backspace!

In the setup screen, ALT-O, Terminal Options, you can turn destructive
backspace on or off at a global level.  However, if you use one of the 
dial screen entries to get access to your system, then there is also a 
per-entry setting for destructive backspace, that overrides the default
global settings.  In the Dialer, ALT-D, Edit menu, you will see a line that
says 'Rcvd BS is dest'. This defaults to ON, and you have to turn it OFF
for access to most Unix systems.

Granted, there are some problems with Telix 3.11, but this isn't one of them.

Brian.

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