Synopsis
Control flicker on old video cards
Usage
Int_Type CHEAP_VIDEO
Description
Some old video cards for MSDOS systems, most notably the CGA card,
display snow when updating the card. This variable should be set to
1 to avoid the presence of snow when used with such a card.
Notes
This variable is not available on all systems.
See also
Synopsis
Control beeping of the terminal
Usage
Int_Type IGNORE_BEEP
Description
This variable determines how the terminal is to be beeped. It may
be any one of the following values:
0 Do not beep the terminal in any way.
1 Produce an audible beep only.
2 Produce an visible beep only by flashing the display.
3 Produce both audible and visible bells.
Notes
Not all terminals support visible bells.
See also
Synopsis
Number of display rows
Usage
Int_Type SCREEN_HEIGHT
Description
This is a read-only variable whose value represents the number of
rows of the display or terminal.
See also
Synopsis
Number of display columns
Usage
Int_Type SCREEN_WIDTH
Description
This is a read-only variable whose value represents the number of
columns of the display or terminal.
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Synopsis
Enable the use of high intensity background colors
Usage
Int_Type TERM_BLINK_MODE
Description
If the value of this variable is non-zero, Jed will interpret
high-intensity background colors as blinking characters. On some
terminals, e.g., rxvt , the blink bit will be mapped to an
actual high intensity background color.
Notes
This variable is not available on all systems.
See also
Synopsis
Control the use of terminal insertion
Usage
Int_Type TERM_CANNOT_INSERT
Description
The value of this variable indicates whether or not the terminal is
able to insert. Do disable the use of the insertion capability, set
the value of this variable to 0.
Notes
This variable is not available on all systems. It is a good idea
not to set this variable.
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Synopsis
Control the use of the terminal's scrolling capability
Usage
Int_Type TERM_CANNOT_SCROLL
Description
If this variable is set to 0, the hardware scrolling capability of
the terminal will not be used. This also means that the window will
be recentered if the cursor moves outside the top or bottom rows of
the window.
Notes
This variable is not available on all systems.
See also
Synopsis
Enable the use of colors
Usage
Int_Type USE_ANSI_COLORS
Description
The variable USE_ANSI_COLORS may be used to enable or disable
color support. If set to a non-zero value, the terminal will be
assumed to support ANSI colors. This value of this variable is
initially determined by examining the terminal's terminfo file, or
by looking for the existence of a COLORTERM environment
variable.
Notes
This variable is not available on all platforms.
See also
Synopsis
get_termcap_string
Usage
String get_termcap_string (String cap);
Description
This function may be used to extract the string associated with the
termcap capability associated with cap .
Note: This function is only available on Unix systems.
Synopsis
set_term_vtxxx
Description
Set terminal display appropriate for a vtxxx terminal. This function
takes a single integer parameter. If non-zero, the terminal type is set
for a vt100. This means the terminal lacks the ability to insert/delete
lines and characters. If the parameter is zero, the terminal is assumed
to be vt102 compatable. Unless you are using a VERY old terminal or
a primitive emulator, use zero as the parameter.