Linux/IRAF Site Manager's Guide
Linux/IRAF Site Manager's Guide
The IRAF system as distributed is capable of talking to just about any
conventional graphics terminal or terminal emulator, using the stdgraph
graphics kernel supplied with the system. All one need do to interface to a
new graphics terminal is add new graphcap and termcap entries for the device.
This can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days, depending on one's
level of expertise, and the characteristics of the device. Be sure to check
the contents of the dev$graphcap file to see if the terminal is already
supported, before trying to write a new entry. Useful documentation for
writing graphcap entries is the GIO reference manual and the HELP pages for
the showcap and stty tasks (see
§2.2.6). Assistance with
interfacing new graphics terminals is available via the IRAF Hotline.