????? ???????????? wrote: > On 10/15/09, Keith Mitchell <Keith.Mitchell at sun.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> The Text Installer, being built on the curses module of Python, is expected >> to work on most terminal types 'by default,' with the expectation that the >> underlying Python curses module, Ncurses library, and terminfo data will >> correctly handle the calls used. With that in mind, there are three terminal >> types that will get explicit testing: >> >> sun-color >> vt100 >> xterm* >> >> *xterm getting tested is a side effect of developing the Text Installer >> from a gnome desktop, and frequently running it from a gnome-terminal. >> >> My question is, are there any other major terminals that deserve explicit >> testing? >> > > vt52, vt220, dtterm, tek? >
Hi, Can you expand on why these terminals should be explicitly tested in the Text Installer context? Are they common (I haven't heard of them, but my knowledge of terminal types is limited) and do you anticipate a reasonably significant chance that their terminfo entries would be invalid in some way? Thanks, Keith
