Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!ttrdc!ttrde!stox From: stox@ttrde.UUCP (Kenneth P. Stox) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: how do I tell the size of a pseudoterm window? Summary: layers/xt Keywords: window standards layers xt Message-ID: <793@ttrde.UUCP> Date: 8 Dec 88 16:42:26 GMT References: <2081@vedge.UUCP> <6766@spool.cs.wisc.edu> <9042@smoke.BRL.MIL> <5444@cbmvax.UUCP> Organization: AT&T, Skokie, IL Lines: 18 In article <5444@cbmvax.UUCP>, ditto@cbmvax.UUCP (Michael "Ford" Ditto) writes: > In article <9042@smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB)) writes: > >It is true that a layer is rather different from other systems' notions > >of what a window is, but UNIX System V does have window size information > >set/get ioctls. See . > > You seem to be implying that the layers/xt system is an integral part > of System V or the SysV tty interface. I don't think this is the case. Layers/xt is distributed with the UNIX System V.3 sources, I think that qualifies as an integral part of the UNIX Operating System. It is also distributed as a binary on every UNIX System machine AT&T makes, including the 7300/3B1/UNIX-PC. Ken Stox 630 Development Group AT&T B/L SK527-4 att!ttrde!stox