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NiLuJe · 11-03-2014, 06:27 AM

Also note that the Kindle bundles ncurses, but not ncursesw, which might be a problem for some apps.

You might also need to bundle a proper terminfo file for xterm, and forcibly use it: the terminfo db bundled on the Kindle sucks.

(cf. htop in USBNetwork for an example of doing just that).

11-03-2014, 06:27 AM	#4
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	Also note that the Kindle bundles ncurses, but not ncursesw, which might be a problem for some apps. You might also need to bundle a proper terminfo file for xterm, and forcibly use it: the terminfo db bundled on the Kindle sucks. (cf. htop in USBNetwork for an example of doing just that). Last edited by NiLuJe; 11-03-2014 at 10:53 AM.