xterm settings ?

[rad]

First off let me say that this ROM is a real beuty. So very good.

I wonder how I can make Xterm launch with a predefined size ? I want it to lauch  in size 30x80.
Regards.

[ScottYelich]

standard X command line param ... -geometry, just use the second part... ie: the rows X cols, not the placement..

xterm -g 80x30

Scott

[rad]

standard X command line param ... -geometry, just use the second part... ie: the rows X cols, not the placement..

xterm -g 80x30

Scott

Thanks almost got everything working now. Its just that the ALT key doesnt work when in irssi (ctrl work)

I started like this;

xterm -g 80x30 -ti 102

hmm any clues ?
(ctrl and alt work in the OS otherwise)

[ScottYelich]

I\'ll test that when I get home.  I don\'t see why it would not work, unless irssi changes it.

test...

xterm -options
test ALT
run irssi
test ALT

exit irssi
test ALT

See if it can be isolated.

Scott

[rad]

hmm im quite clueless. When I use Putty to ssh to where irssi is ALT works, but when i use my PDA/xterm to ssh to same server it doesnt work.

[rad]

In order to get it working I just flashed my C700 with the ROM to get a clean install. And it seems that ALT isnt working in xterm by default. When you press for example ALT+a the outcome is \'a\'. It seems like xterm doesnt recognise the ALT button. Any suggestions ?

[pmf]

The weird ALT-behaviour of xterm was the reason for me to compile aterm (which by the way was the standard terminal in the last Cacko-X-ROM). It also cured my non-working backspace key when using vim.

You can get it at http://pmf.neominds.net/feed/aterm_0.4.2_armv5tel.ipk.

Screenshot attached.

You can change the default terminal emulator matchbox uses in the file /usr/bin/mb-applet-xterm-wrapper.sh ... you\'ll see what to do.

Nice values for your ~/.Xresources to use with aterm are:

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! --- Aterm settings

Aterm*font: -misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-*-*

Aterm*background: black

Aterm*foreground: white

Aterm*transparent: true

Aterm*shading: 30

!Aterm*tinting: true

Aterm*transpscrollbar: true

!Aterm*fading: 30

! black / BLACK

Aterm*color0: #000000

Aterm*color8: #000000

! red / RED

Aterm*color1: #ff4f85

Aterm*color9: #c12562

[CoreyC]

Nice, thanks PMF.  I was really missing aterm.

[rad]

Outstanding work! Works like a charm  

Now if I could get this ROM to stop doing \'cardctl suspend\' Ill be very very pleased. I have looked around but cant find were to edit that setting  Im almost only using the Zaurus for IRC so when the networkcard goes into sleep I lose my connection.

[ScottYelich]

if I could just get the rom to not go to suspend mode when I\'m not actively using it (and on AC)
I\'d be happy! :-]

btw: thanks for aterm

Scott
ps: we can\'t get a dir listing of that feed?
I can see other listings in the Packages -- but no direct link to the filenames?

[CoreyC]

Unless I set this up wrong, aterm does not work correctly with some console apps.  Midnight Commander and pico were 2 that I have noticed.

Using this port of aterm, In midnight commander the up/down/left/right butons are mapped to ABC and D.

Pico whines \'rxvt\': unknown terminal type.

[pmf]

Pico whines \'rxvt\': unknown terminal type.

This is related not to aterm itself but to the way the environment variable TERM is defined.

Do

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export TERM=xterm-new or

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export TERM=xterm-color (or put it in your .bashrc); I\'m sure this will help (in my case, vim and hnb behave correctly with \"xterm-color\").

A

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export COLORTERM=1 could also help.

Sometimes you come across applications (I remember the textmode-browser links being one) where you\'ll have to

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export TERM=vt100 or even

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export TERM=""

[martint]

Using this port of aterm, In midnight commander the up/down/left/right butons are mapped to ABC and D.

You can fix this easily from within MC - Options | learn keys.  Simply select the key you want to bind (using pointer), then press the desired key (twice).

Hope that helps,
m