Miscellaneous Functions - Termcap Reference

Name

Description

CF=str

Turn off the cursor

CN=str

Turn on the cursor

Cu=str

Make cursor small (replace mode cursor)

Cv=str

Make cursor large (insert mode cursor)

pc=str

Pad character

The cursor is disabled during any long update on the display, such as that performed by the clear foreground or re-display window logic.

The "Cu" and "Cv" capabilities are used in conjunction with the "CF" and "CN" capabilities. If the "Cu" capability is missing, the assumption is that the "CN" is setting the "insert mode" cursor.

The "pc" capability defines the character to use when sending a delay to the terminal. If not defined, PRO/5 will use the null character ($00$).

Refresh Screen

Additionally the termcap string "RS=" may be defined for PRO/5. If this capability is defined in a termcap entry and seen by PRO/5 in the input stream, then PRO/5 will repaint the screen using a 'RS' mnemonic. This is normally defined as "^R" or "^L". Note that any translation will effectively remove the defined character from the input stream.