CDE Terminal Widget

The DtTerm widget is part of the Solaris CDE development environment. It provides the functionality required to emulate an ANSI X3.64-1979-style terminal (specifically a DEC^\256 VT220-like terminal with extensions). The Terminal widget library, libDtTerm, provides the DtTerm widget for adding a terminal window to a GUI. If you include a terminal in your application, use Solaris Motif widgets to add display enhancements to it such as pop-up menus and scrollbars.

The Solaris CDE Terminal application, which is a part of the run-time environment, is a window that behaves as a terminal, enabling access to traditional terminal-based applications from within the desktop. The DtTerm widget is the foundation for the desktop run-time terminal.

The libDtTerm library includes a set of convenience functions to create, access, and support the DtTerm widget.

Library and Header Files

The libDtTerm library provides a set of widgets based on Motif for designing a terminal or for adding a terminal window to a GUI.

Include the Dt/Term.h header file to access libDtTerm APIs in your application.

Demo Programs

You can find the DtTerm demos in /usr/dt/examples/dtterm. See the README file for detailed information on the demos.

Related Documentation

For more information on the DtTerm widget, see the relevant man pages.

For more information on the desktop terminal application, see the terminal help volume, the relevant man pages, or Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide.