On Fri, 9 Mar 2001, Eric Wood wrote:
> Why do gnome-terminal, xterm, xiterm, etc. default to TERM=xterm. Console
> apps work better if TERM=linux was set, after all, this is what TERM is when
> you're logged into a virtual console.
>
Logged into a virtual console is NOT the same as running an xterm.
>
> kterm sets it's TERM=kterm. That's exactly what we need, another termcap
> entry.
>
> Anyway, is there a system-wide default I can change to make these xterm
> clones use TERM=linux?
> -eric wood
>
>
You do not realy want to change the xterms to TERM=linux. The reasion
for the TERM varable is to define the terminal capabilitys, as well as
the secquences to do varius functions. It also describes the function
key secquesnces. This is also the reasion for having a kterm entry -
that way you can use the capabilitys built into kterm that are different
from a standard xterm, or the Linux console.
One big difference between an xterm, and a Virtual console is that an
xterminal can be resized to different sizes. The console only have a
fixed set of resulations.
The TERM varable is being used for what it was designed for.
Mikkel
--
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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