termcap hell

[Kenneth Brody]

On 1/25/2017 11:37 AM, James Flanagan via Filepro-list wrote:
> Redhat Enterprise 6.8
> Filepro 5.8.01
>
> We just upgraded from SCO OSR/6 to Redhat.  I knew that there would be
> termcap issues, but there are just SO MANY  termcap issues….
>
> On the SCO server, it was pretty simple; all terminals were set to
> scoansi, and it worked.

Did you switch to new terminals, or are you still using the same ones?

> I have Wyse Windows CE based Thin Terms, PCs and Macs.  All logins
> utilize FacetCorps Facetterm (allowing each login to have multiple
> screens).  So, the term setting must exist on the hardware or software
> emulator, on the Redhat server, in Facetterm and ultimately, filepro.

The main questions here are:

     What emulation modes are available on the terminals you're using?
and
     Which emulation mode are you current using?

> My demands are reasonable:  	Filepro screen lines MUST be lines All F and
> arrow keys must be functional
>
> The nearest candidate  i have found thus far is xterm, but facet term
> does not appear to have a compatible translation for that term.  I can
> quite often find terminal settings that accomplishes one of the items on
> the list, but not both.  i would not think that drawing graphic lines in
> a shell would be so difficult, but clearly, there is so much self
> experienced evidence to the contrary.
>
> I appreciate any assistance that anyone might be able to offer on this.
> Thank you very much,


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Kenneth Brody