This results in less memory consumed and faster scrolls. This means that we spare the color byte without sacrificing the color capability. Internally we store the attributes exactly like a PC video adapter card. When this flag is on, bit 1 should be off. If you see a blank when another character should be there, it is the expected behavior.įor instance, it stores character attributes (blink and highlight) together with foreground and background colors in a single byte. If this flag is on, we never write to the last column of the last line. The system works either way, but if this flag is of (like the default for the VT terminals), you may write at the lower right hand corner of the screen without scrolling it. This depends on how the terminal is configured, either by a local menu or by the initialization string.
Writing to the last column automatically positions the cursor at the first column of the next line.
Terminal is configured for auto-margin (or auto-wrap). Terminal has windowing firmware (eg., 'Waytec').
