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On Wed, Jul 27, 2005 at 08:11:05AM -0300, Fernando Canizo wrote: |
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> But vim is linked against libncurses, doesn't make it a 'curses |
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> application' ? |
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no. A curses application calls initscr() or newterm(), uses the curses |
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library to perform optimized display updates. A termcap application |
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calls tgetent(), and uses tputs() or tgoto() to write strings directly |
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to the display. |
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Since vim is a termcap application, you could in principle link it with |
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libtermcap without seeing any difference in vim's functionality. |
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There are some applications that can be configured (compiled) for any of |
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these interfaces: |
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termcap |
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terminfo |
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curses (ncurses) |
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ncursesw |
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tin and vile do this, for example. |
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Thomas E. Dickey |
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http://invisible-island.net |
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ftp://invisible-island.net |
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