Device control strings
Functions carried by a device control string: DCS, what identifies the function, then data, then ST. A string can carry much more than a control sequence’s parameters, which is why DEC used it for key definitions and soft fonts, and why xterm uses it for questions whose answers are text.
| DECDLD | Down Line Load | DCS Pfn ; Pcn ; Pe ; Pcmw ; Pss ; Pu ; Pcmh ; Pcss { Dscs Sxbp1 ; … ; Sxbpn ST |
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| DECRQSS | Request Selection or Setting | DCS $ q Pt ST |
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| DECUDK | User Defined Keys | DCS Pc ; Pl | Ky1/St1 ; … ; Kyn/Stn ST |
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| XTGETTCAP | Request Termcap/Terminfo String | DCS + q Pt ST |
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| XTGETXRES | Request Resource Values | DCS + Q Pt ST |
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| XTSETTCAP | Set Termcap Data | DCS + p Pt ST |
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