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        !             2:      Elvis 1.4                     TERMCAP                     Page 10-1
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        !             5: E10.  TERMCAPF
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        !             7:         Elvis uses  fairly  standard  termcap fields for most things.  I
        !             8:      invented the cursor shape names but other than that there should be 
        !             9:      no surprises.  
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        !            12:    E10.1  Required numeric fieldsF
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        !            14:         :co#:   number of columns on the screen (characters per line)
        !            15:         :li#:   number of lines on the screen
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        !            18:    E10.2  Required string fieldsF
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        !            20:         :ce=:   clear to end-of-line
        !            21:         :cl=:   home the cursor & clear the screen
        !            22:         :cm=:   move the cursor to a given row/column
        !            23:         :up=:   move the cursor up one line
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        !            26:    E10.3  Boolean fieldsF
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        !            28:         :am:    auto margins - wrap when a char is written to the last column?
        !            29:         :pt:    physical tabs?
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        !            32:    E10.4  Optional string fieldsF
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        !            34:         :al=:   insert a blank row on the screen
        !            35:         :dl=:   delete a row from the screen
        !            36:         :cd=:   clear to end of display
        !            37:         :ei=:   end insert mode
        !            38:         :ic=:   insert a blank character
        !            39:         :im=:   start insert mode
        !            40:         :dc=:   delete a character
        !            41:         :sr=:   scroll reverse (insert a row at the top of the screen)
        !            42:         :vb=:   visible bell
        !            43:         :ti=:   terminal initialization string, to start full-screen mode
        !            44:         :te=:   terminal termination, to end full-screen mode
        !            45:         :ks=:   enables the cursor keypad
        !            46:         :ke=:   disables the cursor keypad
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        !            49:    E10.5  Optional strings received from the keyboardF
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        !            51:         :kd=:   sequence sent by the <down arrow> key
        !            52:         :kl=:   sequence sent by the <left arrow> key
        !            53:         :kr=:   sequence sent by the <right arrow> key
        !            54:         :ku=:   sequence sent by the <up arrow> key
        !            55:         :kP=:   sequence sent by the <PgUp> key
        !            56:         :kN=:   sequence sent by the <PgDn> key
        !            57:         :kh=:   sequence sent by the <Home> key
        !            58:         :kH=:   sequence sent by the <End> key
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        !            68:      Elvis 1.4                     TERMCAP                     Page 10-2
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        !            71:         Originally, termcap  didn't  have  any  names  for  the  <PgUp>,
        !            72:      <PgDn>, <Home>,  and  <End>  keys.    Although the capability names
        !            73:      shown in the  table  above  are  the  most  common,  they  are  -1not-0
        !            74:      universal.  SCO Xenix uses :PU=:PD=:HM=:EN=: for those keys.  Also, 
        !            75:      if  the four arrow keys happen to be part of a 3x3 keypad, then the
        !            76:      five non-arrow keys may be named :K1=: through :K5=:, so an IBM  PC
        !            77:      keyboard may be described using those names instead.  Elvis can any 
        !            78:      of these names.  
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        !            81:    E10.6  Optional fields that describe character attributesF
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        !            83:         :so=: :se=:     start/end standout mode (We don't care about :sg#:)
        !            84:         :us=: :ue=:     start/end underlined mode
        !            85:         :md=: :me=:     start/end boldface mode
        !            86:         :as=: :ae=:     start/end alternate character set (italics)
        !            87:         :ug#:           visible gap left by :us=:ue=:md=:me=:as=:ae=:
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        !            90:    E10.7  Optional fields that affect the cursor's shapeF
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        !            92:         The  :cQ=: string is used by elvis immediately before exiting to
        !            93:      undo the effects of the other cursor shape strings.   If  :cQ=:  is
        !            94:      not given, then all other cursor shape strings are ignored.  
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        !            96:         :cQ=:   normal cursor
        !            97:         :cX=:   cursor shape used for reading EX command -- steady underline
        !            98:         :cV=:   cursor shape used for reading VI commands -- steady block
        !            99:         :cI=:   cursor shape used during VI input mode -- blinking underline
        !           100:         :cR=:   cursor shape used during VI replace mode -- blinking block
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        !           102:         If  the  capabilities above aren't given, then Elvis will try to
        !           103:      use the following values instead.  
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        !           105:         :ve=:   normal cursor, used as :cQ=:cX=:cI=:cR=:
        !           106:         :vs=:   gaudy cursor, used as :cV=:
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        !           109:    E10.8  An exampleF
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        !           111:         Here's the termcap entry I use on my Minix-ST system.   Some  of
        !           112:      the fields in it have nothing to do with Elvis.  Some can only work 
        !           113:      on my system; I have modified my kernel's screen driver.  
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        !           116:             mx|minix|minixst|ansi:\
        !           117:                 :is=\E[0~:co#80:li#25:bs:pt:\
        !           118:                 :cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:up=\E[A:do=^J:nd=\E[C:sr=\EM:\
        !           119:                 :cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[J:\
        !           120:                 :al=\E[L:dl=\E[M:ic=\E[@:dc=\E[P:im=:ei=:\
        !           121:                 :so=\E[7m:se=\E[m:us=\E[4m:ue=\E[m:\
        !           122:                 :md=\E[1m:me=\E[m:as=\E[1;3m:ae=\E[m:\
        !           123:                 :ku=\E[A:kd=\E[B:kr=\E[C:kl=\E[D:\
        !           124:                 :k1=\E[1~:k2=\E[2~:k3=\E[3~:k4=\E[4~:k5=\E[5~:\
        !           125:                 :k6=\E[6~:k7=\E[17~:k8=\E[18~:k9=\E[19~:k0=\E[20~:\
        !           126:                 :kU=\E[36~:kQ=\E[32~:kH=\E[28~:\
        !           127:                 :GV=3:GH=D:G1=?:G2=Z:G3=@:G4=Y:GC=E:GL=4:GR=C:GU=A:GD=B:\
        !           128:                 :cQ=\E[k:cX=\E[2;0k:cV=\E[16;0k:cI=\E[k:cR=\E[16;20k
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