Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 22:19:01 +0100 (BST) From: Ben Cohen <bjc23@hermes.cam.ac.uk> To: FreeBSD Newbies Mailing List <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: FreeBSD Console Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980504220518.584B-100000@bjc23.trin.cam.ac.uk>
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Hi! I am using the default console driver in FreeBSD, that is, I haven't changed to the vt220 one in the kernel config. However, there are a few minor glitches which I would like to remove if possible. I'd prefer not to change to the vt220 driver as everything else seems fine under the default driver. What are the differences between the two drivers and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each? One is when telnet-ing to other machines, backspace gives ^H, rather than the desired effect (of deleting a character, which must then be done by delete). Is there any way of avoiding this? (Does telnet support emulation of another TERM type from the end it's run on rather than the telnetd end?) Also, there seems to be a problem when using Pine 3.96. I have disable-keymenus _enabled_ to display more lines on the screen, but this appears to cause display problems. For example, if I compose a message and then press ^C to cancel, the display moves one line up and an extra line is added at the bottom. I don't know whether or not this is a problem with Pine or the console driver, since (a) it's fine in an xterm and (b) it's fine with disable-keymenus _disabled_. Does anyone know what the problem could be? Thanks. Ben. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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