Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!ace.ee.lbl.gov!leres From: leres@ace.ee.lbl.gov (Craig Leres) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: insert character optimization for xterm termcap entry Message-ID: <777@helios.ee.lbl.gov> Date: 18 Aug 88 05:02:36 GMT Sender: usenet@helios.ee.lbl.gov Reply-To: leres@helios.ee.lbl.gov (Craig Leres) Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley Lines: 13 Index: etc/termcap/termcap.src 4.3BSD Description: Both the X10 and X11 versions of xterm support the ANSI standard IRM (insertion-replacement) mode. Meanwhile, the xterm termcap uses insert-character which is not (as) optimal when insert-mode is available. Repeat-By: Enter vi and append "foo" to the first line. Position the cursor at the beginning of the line. Insert 60 k's using the command "60ik\E". Notice that the k's are inserted slowly. Fix: Switch from insert-character to insert-mode; change "ic=\E[@" to "im=\E[4h:ei=\E[4l:mi"