Re: [PATCH] User definable terminfo support

[Omniflux]

Marco Gerards wrote:
> What I had in mind is:
>
> TERM=vt100, or whatever can be used to select the terminal.  People
> are used to this from the UNIX commandline.  Besides that, we prefer
> having variables in GRUB instead of commands.
>
> I was wondering if it would be easier to set terminfo descriptions
> using variables as well.  For example:
>
> set vt100='cub=\E[%p1%dD, cub1=^H, cud=\E[%p1%dB, cud1=^J'
> (I just used some random stuff, but I assume you get the idea)
>
> After that:
> set TERM=vt100
>
> That will read and parse the vt100 variable.  We can add several
> pre-defined variables.
>
> Hopefully my explanation makes sense.

This makes sense. I do not like allowing TERM to be set to just any 
variable name (set TERM=PROMPT), but as this is really in the users 
configuration space, I suppose we can place the requirement on the user 
to issue sane assignments, and if they do not, it is their own fault, 
provided I document it well.

> I'm sorry for my terrible English.

Actually, I cannot tell it is not your native language from your writing.


I will make your suggested changes and submit another patch to the list 
as soon as I have time again.

Thanks!

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