Mercurial > 510ConnectbotMonitor
diff xml/510connectbotmonitor.in @ 25:3975d341e3dd stable-1.0.4-0
document synchronization issues
author | Carl Byington <carl@five-ten-sg.com> |
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date | Fri, 01 May 2015 12:31:25 -0700 |
parents | 2586a4f5c8c3 |
children | 0bc0b4798d9e |
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--- a/xml/510connectbotmonitor.in Fri May 01 12:00:38 2015 -0700 +++ b/xml/510connectbotmonitor.in Fri May 01 12:31:25 2015 -0700 @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ <refentry id="x@PACKAGE@.1"> <refentryinfo> - <date>2014-07-01</date> + <date>2015-05-01</date> <author> <firstname>Carl</firstname> <surname>Byington</surname> @@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ <para> ACTIVATE = 1 (TE -> Monitor). The first argument is the number of lines. The second argument is the number of columns. - That is followed by lines*columns uint16 character codes. + That is followed by lines*columns uint16 character codes for + the current screen contents. This connection is now the active connection. It is the topmost (or only) window visible to the user - typed keystrokes will be sent to the host on the other end of this connection. @@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ KEYSTATE = 2 (TE -> Monitor). The argument is a single uint16 value, 1 for key down, 0 for key up. The TE tracks a single special key for the monitor, and reports key up/down state when it changes. - The actual key is configurable. + The actual key should be configurable. </para> <para> @@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ <para> SCREENCHANGE = 4 (TE -> Monitor). The first argument is the number of lines. The second argument is the number of columns. - That is followed by lines*columns uint16 character codes. + That is followed by lines*columns uint16 character codes for + the current screen contents. </para> <para> @@ -162,7 +164,8 @@ This command causes the emulator to watch the specified part of the screen for changes. When that part of the screen changes, the emulator will send a SCREENCHANGE message back - to the monitor. + to the monitor. The initial screen watch area is the entire + screen. </para> <para> @@ -191,6 +194,19 @@ </para> </refsect1> + <refsect1 id='synchronization.1'> + <title>Synchronization issues</title> + <para> + The terminal emulator should delay sending CURSORMOVE and SCREENCHANGE + messages until the socket has been quiet for 10 milliseconds or until + the 5250 block mode terminal keyboard has been unlocked by the host. + The monitor might send SETFIELD or DEPRESS messages in response to + those CURSORMOVE or SCREENCHANGE messages. If the 5250 block mode + keyboard is locked, the terminal emulator should buffer those keystrokes + and send them when the keyboard unlocks. + </para> + </refsect1> + <refsect1 id='todo.1'> <title>TODO</title> <para>