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Re: How does UPP classify keys [message #54584 is a reply to message #54582]

Mon, 17 August 2020 11:06

Oblivion
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Registered: August 2007

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Happy to help. Smile

Thanks very much. I've read the VT102's mannual, it taked me lot of time. ECMA48, Xterm, oh, no!

Those documents are just the tip of the iceberg. First doc to read should be the DEC STD 070 document (a.k.a "the bible").
But I am afraid if you need a good and "modern" emulation you have to deal with 60 years of incompatible and "insane" cruft, which is a PITA.

By the way, to my knowledge our Terminal ctrl has very high xterm comaptibility with cross-platform support, and implements some of the "coolest" modern features. Smile

So it can save your time a lot. (even reading its code might be helpful. Plus, it has a sapearately available "lexical" ANSI/DEC sequence parser that you can use build your own emulator. Plus it comes with example code (SSH/PTY connections, tabbed, splitted interfaces, etc.) (Disclaimer: I am advertising it because I am its author: Very Happy

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If you need any help or have questions on terminal emulation related stuff let me know.

Best regards,
Oblivion.

Github page: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz
Bobcat the terminal emulator: https://github.com/ismail-yilmaz/Bobcat

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