TTM Transfer Termination Mode
Whether a transmission stops at the cursor.
CSI 16 h/l
Mode 16 decides whether a transmission of the screen stops at the cursor, or takes in what follows it as well.
| State | ECMA-48 calls it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Reset, CSI 16 l | CURSOR | only what precedes the cursor is sent |
Set, CSI 16 h | ALL | what precedes, follows and is at the cursor is sent |
DEC STD 070 does not list it, but the VT510 manual’s table of ANSI modes for DECRPM gives it as permanently reset.
xterm ignores CSI 16 h and CSI 16 l (ansi_modes handles only modes 2, 4, 12 and 20), and DECRQM reports the mode as permanently reset, 4 (do_ansi_rqm). libghostty-vt ignores it too, but does not recognize the number, so it answers DECRQM with 0. Both DECRQM cases are known differences.
Support
| Terminal | Version | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| VT220 | manual, 2nd ed., 1984 | No | not in the manual, whose table of ANSI modes has only KAM, IRM, SRM and LNM |
| VT510 | manual, 1st ed., 1993 | No | listed as permanently reset |
| xterm | patch 412, xterm-411a | No | ignored; DECRQM reports it permanently reset, 4 |
| libghostty-vt | 0f171f6 | No | ignored; DECRQM answers 0 (TTM-1, TTM-2) |
| ConEmu | build 230724, its documentation | No | not in its ANSI escape codes |
Validation
TTM-1: Reported as permanently reset
\e[16$p
|_____|
reply \e[16;4$y
TTM-2: Even after it is set
\e[16h
\e[16$p
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reply \e[16;4$y