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Re: read a reply from the terminal
From: |
Dan Nicolaescu |
Subject: |
Re: read a reply from the terminal |
Date: |
Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:23:37 -0700 |
"Davis Herring" <address@hidden> writes:
> > I have now tested the code using a timeout of 0.1 on xterm, rxvt,
> > gnome-terminal, konsole, putty, and a very old xterm (from an old
> > Solaris). It works fine for all of them. All these terminals support
> > the "\e[>0c" query.
> > I also tested it on a Linux console, that does not support the query.
>
> Sorry to bring this up so much later, but is a timeout of 0.1 always
> appropriate? Is there ever a circumstance where a remote host would need
> to provide the information, or is it always trapped by a local terminal
> driver in such a case?
The terminal emulator replies.