ITEM: AX2405L

tset command for 3153 terminals resets terminal attributes

ENV:
        AIX 3.2.5
        Model C10
        IBM 3153 InfoWindow II emulating 3151

DESC:
        We have gone into our 3153 setup screen and changed the 
        host screen (F7) to have \=\ instead of \=\\
        so that we don't get double spaced lines in 3151 emulation
        mode.  Each time we do:

        tset -rsQ -m ibm3151:ibm3151

        Our terminal is reset to the default settings; but the default
        settings is \=\\ which double spaces everything on
        our screen.  How can we avoid this?

ACT:
        This is handled by two terminfo attributes "rs2" and "is2"
        and tset -rsQ sends these two attributes to the terminal. 
        If Irun the above tset or I just tput rs2 or tput is2 I see the
        same results.

        Make a backup copy of ibm.ti:
        cp /usr/lib/terminfo/ibm.ti /usr/lib/terminfo/ibm.bak.ti

        vi /usr/lib/terminfo/ibm.ti
        copied the ibm3151 entry to a new entry called "ibm3153" and we
        removed the rs2 and is2 entries in the 3153 entry.

        Recompile the terminfo file with terminfo compiler:
        tic ibm.ti

        You should see a new terminfo entry:
        /usr/lib/terminfo/i/ibm3153

        set your TERM=ibm3153 either via smit chgtty or simply
        export TERM=ibm3153 for a test without making this a permanent
        change.



Support Line: tset command for 3153 terminals resets terminal attributes ITEM: AX2405L

Dated: March 1996 Category: N/A

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