Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!drutx!houxe!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!ucdavis!ccdan@UCB-VAX.ARPA From: ccdan@UCB-VAX.ARPA@ucdavis.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: vt100 insert and delete line Message-ID: <843@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Wed, 13-Jun-84 17:28:35 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.843 Posted: Wed Jun 13 17:28:35 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Jun-84 02:16:34 EDT Lines: 26 From: System Manageri thought that insert and delete line was standard on vt100 (and vt100 compatible terminals.) i use VMS occasionally, and EDT (the screen editor) uses the insert/delete line functions on vt100 terminals. i happen to only have vt100-compatible terminals within reach at the moment, but they all respond to the insert/delete line codes. just so you know, the ANSI sequence for insert line is "^[[pL", (that's: escape, left bracket, number, capital L, no quotes) where p is the number of lines to be inserted, in numeric form. if no number is specified, 1 is the default. delete line is "^[[pM", with the same syntax. i have noted that none of the termcap files i've ever seen from berkeley have had these sequences in them; i've always had to add them. (:al=: and :dl=: capabilities) i know we have local users who use real, live, DEC vt100s, and none have complained. i'd suggest you try the sequences and see if they work on your terminals. all this effort to change the scrolling region may not be necessary. --dan dorough, uc davis, computer center, davis, ca. ucbvax!ucdavis!ccdan (415) 752-0235