termcap hell

[Fairlight]

Use xterm as a basis for PuTTY, rather than linux.  PuTTY is actually
closer to xterm.

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On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 03:05:47PM -0500, James Flanagan via Filepro-list thus spoke:
> 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.
> 
> 
> James Flanagan
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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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