Terminal Driver Termcap Usage
A terminal in PRO/5 may use the termcap file to describe the terminal's capabilities used by PRO/5. A list of the capabilities PRO/5 will use follows.
Screen Size
The following termcap functions describe the size of the terminal's screen:
Name |
Description |
co#num |
Number of columns |
li#num |
Number of lines |
wc#num |
Number of columns in compressed mode |
wl#num |
Number of lines in compressed mode |
xw |
If this Boolean is present, it implies an ability to read the current screen size on X terminals using \E[999;999H |
Cursor Motion
The following determine the cursor motion capabilities of the terminal:
Name |
Description |
cm=str |
Cursor motion (address cursor to line, column) |
am |
Auto margin (cursor wraps to next line when last column printed) |
bs |
Backspace (terminal can move backwards with backspace characters) |
do=str |
Move cursor down a line |
up=str |
Move cursor up a line |
ho=str |
Move cursor to home (upper left of screen) |
nd=str |
Move cursor right |