comparison lispref/os.texi @ 90399:a5812696f7bf unicode-pre-font-backend

Merge from emacs--devo--0 Patches applied: * emacs--devo--0 (patch 274-284) - Update from CVS - Update etc/MORE.STUFF. - Merge from gnus--rel--5.10 * gnus--rel--5.10 (patch 101) - Update from CVS Revision: [e-mail]/emacs--unicode--0--patch-62

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Normally, @code{term-file-prefix} has the value
@code{"term/"}; changing this is not recommended.  Emacs finds the file
in the normal manner, by searching the @code{load-path} directories, and
trying the @samp{.elc} and @samp{.el} suffixes.

  The usual function of a terminal-specific library is to enable special
keys to send sequences that Emacs can recognize.  It may also need to
set or add to @code{function-key-map} if the Termcap entry does not
specify all the terminal's function keys.  @xref{Terminal Input}.

@cindex Termcap
  When the name of the terminal type contains a hyphen, only the part of
the name before the first hyphen is significant in choosing the library
name.  Thus, terminal types @samp{aaa-48} and @samp{aaa-30-rv} both use
the @file{term/aaa} library.  If necessary, the library can evaluate
@code{(getenv "TERM")} to find the full name of the terminal
type.@refill

  Your init file can prevent the loading of the
terminal-specific library by setting the variable
@code{term-file-prefix} to @code{nil}.  This feature is useful when
experimenting with your own peculiar customizations.

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Normally, @code{term-file-prefix} has the value
@code{"term/"}; changing this is not recommended.  Emacs finds the file
in the normal manner, by searching the @code{load-path} directories, and
trying the @samp{.elc} and @samp{.el} suffixes.

@cindex Termcap
  The usual function of a terminal-specific library is to enable
special keys to send sequences that Emacs can recognize.  It may also
need to set or add to @code{function-key-map} if the Termcap or
Terminfo entry does not specify all the terminal's function keys.
@xref{Terminal Input}.

  When the name of the terminal type contains a hyphen, and no library
is found whose name is identical to the terminal's name, Emacs strips
from the terminal's name the last hyphen and everything that follows
it, and tries again.  This process is repeated until Emacs finds a
matching library or until there are no more hyphens in the name (the
latter means the terminal doesn't have any library specific to it).
Thus, for example, if there are no @samp{aaa-48} and @samp{aaa-30}
libraries, Emacs will try the same library @file{term/aaa.el} for
terminal types @samp{aaa-48} and @samp{aaa-30-rv}.  If necessary, the
library can evaluate @code{(getenv "TERM")} to find the full name of
the terminal type.@refill

  Your init file can prevent the loading of the
terminal-specific library by setting the variable
@code{term-file-prefix} to @code{nil}.  This feature is useful when
experimenting with your own peculiar customizations.