[185] in resnet
terminal probs (vt220, 8 bit) (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel C. Stevenson)
Wed Feb 9 10:12:25 1994
From: daniels@the-tech.mit.edu (Daniel C. Stevenson)
To: resnet@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 1994 10:12:55 -0500 (EST)
Hi.
I saw the recent message about dec-vt220 terminal problems, and I
thought I'd just repost this message. I've had no problems with my
solution - it works with emacs and with command line editing.
- Dan, MacGregor RCC
Forwarded message on fixing terminal problems:
>
> Hello, everyone,
>
> I'm been experimenting with the vt220 term problems and came up with the
> following solutions that are quick, easy, and seem to work.
>
> First, in the Setup menu of Host Presenter (Telnet for those who don't
> speak Lan WorkPlace-ese), under Emulator, under Emulation, you can choose
> what terminal you want. I personally use VT220 7-BIT. If you want VT100,
> use that. For Hoon Kim, who asked about 8-BIT terminal emulation, you
> might try using VT220-8BIT.
>
> Now, all you need to do is add one line to your .cshrc.mine file
> (or whatever the athena approved location for such modifications is).
>
> What this line does is recognize dec-vt100 and dec-vt220 as acceptable names
> for vt100 and vt220. Also, for generic network logins, it assumes vt100
> (generally a safe bet).
>
> Here's the relevant line:
>
> setenv TERM "`tset - -m network:\?vt100 -m vt100:\?vt100 -m dec-vt100:\?vt100
> -m dec-vt220:\?vt220 -m vt220:\?vt220 -IQ`"
>
> Please note that this is ONE line... it just wraps around in this
> mail message to look like two lines.
>
> What this will do is prompt you for your terminal type, but it will guess
> your terminal type based on what Host Presenter tells it... and if Host
> Presenter tells it a terminal type with the dec- prefix, it recognizes that
> also.
>
> As far as I know this works - when I set up the emulation to VT220-7BIT
> in Host Presenter, and the above line is one of my startup files, I have
> no trouble using the arrow keys in emacs (like right now).
>
> Please send all flames and comments to daniels@the-tech.mit.edu, and
> any useful comments to the relevant lists.
>
> - Dan Stevenson, MacGregor RCC
>
