ncurses 6.1 - patch 20191102

[ncurses.git] / misc / terminfo.src

diff --git a/misc/terminfo.src b/misc/terminfo.src
index 571f7f5451b274f58d339730373f41be935eb18c..62092fe8dfe84d4c3d264fa2445eaa6aee6a8994 100644 (file)
--- a/misc/terminfo.src
+++ b/misc/terminfo.src
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 # Report bugs and new terminal descriptions to
 #      bug-ncurses@gnu.org
 #
-#      $Revision: 1.766 $
-#      $Date: 2019/10/26 17:00:56 $
+#      $Revision: 1.767 $
+#      $Date: 2019/11/02 16:55:15 $
 #
 # The original header is preserved below for reference.  It is noted that there
 # is a "newer" version which differs in some cosmetic details (but actually
@@ -4404,6 +4404,15 @@ xterm-r6|xterm X11R6 version,
        use=xterm+kbs, use=vt100+enq,
 xterm-old|antique xterm version,
        use=xterm-r6,
+# The monochrome version began as a copy of "xtermm" (from Solaris), and was
+# initially part of the xterm sources (in XFree86).  But "xterm" continued to
+# grow, while "xterm-mono" had none of the newer features.  Additionally,
+# inheriting from "xtermm" runs into several problems, including different
+# function keys as well as the fact that the mouse support is not compatible. 
+# This entry restores the original intent, intentionally not an alias to
+# simplify maintenance -TD
+xterm-mono|monochrome xterm,
+       use=xterm-r6,
 # This is the base xterm entry for the xterm supplied with XFree86 3.2 & up.
 # The name has been changed and some aliases have been removed.
 xterm-xf86-v32|xterm terminal emulator (XFree86 3.2 Window System),
@@ -26385,4 +26394,7 @@ v3220|LANPAR Vision II model 3220/3221/3222,
 #      + modify linux-16color to accommodate Linux console driver change in
 #        early 2018 (report by Dino Petrucci).
 #
+# 2019-11-02
+#      + add "xterm-mono" to help packagers (report by Sven Joachim) -TD
+#
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