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
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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
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