VTE 0.16.7

VTE library inserts terminal capability strings into a tree of tables.

You could say that VTE is something of a research project of mine, based on the simple question: "if programs can use a termcap file (through either libtermcap or curses or ncurses) to determine how to drive a terminal, why cant a terminal emulator use a termcap file to determine how to behave?"

Update: the answer is most likely "because applications which use curses have more detailed information than that which is found in termcap".

What does VTE include?

VTE includes a library (libvte) which implements such a terminal emulator widget for GTK+ 2.2/2.4, and a sample application (vte) which wraps that widget in a GTK window. Because Im more concerned with whether or not it works, all settings are hard-coded to whatever I needed to test the last time I touched it. If you actually want to use the widget to get work done, you should probably be using gnome-terminal.

How does it work?

The VTE library inserts terminal capability strings into a tree of tables, and then uses it to determine if data received from a pseudo-terminal is a control sequence or just random data. The sample program "interpret" illustrates more or less what the widget sees after it filters incoming data.