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&gt; On Tue, 2004-10-19 at 20:26, Greg Freemyer wrote:
&gt; &gt; On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:38:36 -0400 (EDT), John Wells
&gt; &gt; &lt;lists at sourceillustrated.com&gt; wrote:
&gt; &gt; &gt; Guys,
&gt; &gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; &gt; We have a need to heavily modify a java terminal emulator.  While I
&gt; &gt; &gt; understand the GUI-specific code itself very well, I need to gain a better
&gt; &gt; &gt; understanding of the terminal code.
&gt; &gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; &gt; I'm looking for a tutorial/document/book/site that describes how to write
&gt; &gt; &gt; a simple (or optionally complex) terminal emulator.  I understand it's
&gt; &gt; &gt; really just buffering input, sending across the wire, echoing characters
&gt; &gt; &gt; properly, etc, but there's also control characters to handle, positions to
&gt; &gt; &gt; write on the screen, and other items that are a bit more obscure as far as
&gt; &gt; &gt; I know.
&gt; &gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; &gt; If you were to write your own terminal emulator, where would you begin?
&gt; &gt; &gt; What are the steps to terminal enlightenment?
&gt; &gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; &gt; Thanks for the help, as always.
&gt; &gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; &gt; John
&gt; &gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; The biggest issue I have seen is whether you need a page-based
&gt; &gt; terminal function, or normal interactive function.
&gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; The page-based (ie. 3270) are pretty poorly done, and very
&gt; &gt; difficult/expensive, from what I have seen.
&gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; If you just need VT100 like functionality (without its page mode), you
&gt; &gt; should be able to find multiple to work with.  Is putty too complex? 
&gt; &gt; I think it has a pretty liberal license, but I;ve forgotten what it
&gt; &gt; is.
&gt; &gt; 
&gt; &gt; Greg


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