TERMCAP :

[utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!menlo70!sri-unix!chico!esquire!peter at Berkeley]

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This may not be the best newsgroup(s) for this; if not, I can take a hint.

I'd like to add a character repeat capability to termcap...

Many terminals have the ability to send N occurrences of a single character
with 3 to 5 bytes.  Applications which paint the screen (e.g. visual editors,
games, etc.) could profit greatly from such a capability.

I have been exporting versions of termcap which use three capabilities to
define this ability:
Name	Type	Description
rp	bool	Terminal can generate repeats
rs	str	Repeat following char (coded much like `cm')
re	str	Repeat preceding char (  ditto  )

Examples of use:
    Ann Arbor Ambassador (Good Ol' ANSI X3.64)
	:rp:rs=:re=%-^A\E[%db:
    INtext (I.S.C. modified P.E. OWL 1200)
	:rp:re=:rs=%+ ^K%.:

These sequences make an incredible difference at 300 or 1200 baud!

While we're waiting for V2 of termcap can we agree to make these a part of
the standard capability repertoire?
						Peter Langston