termcap hell

[James Flanagan]

Ken, 

same terminals…

emulations I have tried include:

scoansi
ansi
vt100
wy60
vt52
linux
xterm
and a few others that did not work at all

presently, using a mosh mosh mess of scoansi on the wise thin terms (the F keys do not work, despite them working on the SCO server), Linux on putty on the PC’s (possibly going to Anzio on the PC front) and xterm on the mac.  

Thank you.


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> On Jan 25, 2017, at 12:10 PM, Kenneth Brody <kenbrody at spamcop.net> wrote:
> 
> 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,
> 
> 
> -- 
> Kenneth Brody

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