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Custom Terminal Configuration—Custom terminal definition...
enables the same full-screen display characteristics as the ANSI option, but
with a non-ANSI terminal.
If you select the Custom terminal definition... option, you are led
through three screens to specify the control or escape sequences used by the
terminal. On each screen, you must enter the actual control character
sequence, either by typing control characters individually or by pressing the
terminal’s appropriate function key (if it has one). For example, if the
terminal’s sequence to “home” the cursor is ESC-H, you can either press the
ESC key followed by the H key or simply press the “Home Cursor” function
key on the terminal.
Control sequences may contain common character codes such as “backspace”
or “carriage return” that are also used for input editing. Your input,
therefore, for these screens is handled differently. You must first enter a
delimiter character (choose any character desired). The control sequence is
then entered—normal editing characters are ignored. Finally, to signal the
end of the sequence, and to terminate input, you must enter the same
delimiter character again.
Obviously the control sequence cannot contain the delimiter character itself—
you must choose a delimiter character that is known not to occur within the
terminal’s escape sequence. Also, the flow control characters XON (^Q) and
XOFF (^S) may not appear within any sequence.
If you configure a terminal with an Erase Screen capability, the management
agent will not scroll the screen but will instead erase and paint the screen
from the top. This is generally more pleasant than scrolling.
If the terminal has a Home Cursor capability, the management agent will not
erase or scroll the screen to update an existing display, but will instead
“home” the cursor and then display updated information. This feature avoids
the appearance of screen “flicker.”
The Erase End Of Line (EOL) capability provides an efficient method for the
management agent to erase old information when updating an existing
display. If Erase EOL is not configured, the management agent will use an
appropriate number of space characters to erase old information.
