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- From: ricci@cbmvax.commodore.com (Mark Ricci - CATS)
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- Subject: Re: 1.3 to 2.04 ansi escape codes?
- Message-ID: <34867@cbmvax.commodore.com>
- Date: 3 Sep 92 14:18:05 GMT
- References: <1992Sep2.153057.8602@rtsg.mot.com>
- Reply-To: ricci@cbmvax.commodore.com (Mark Ricci - CATS)
- Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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- earl@rtsg.mot.com (Brent R. Earl) writes:
- >I have a program that uses ansi escape codes for cursor positioning,
- >screen clear, and highlighting. (specifically, the empire tools
- >for old empire). I believe that the clear screen and highlight
- >still work, but the cursor movement seems broken.
- >
- >It appears that the codes to place the cursor have changed from
- >1.3 to 2.x. 1.3 codes were
- >cursor movement = esc[#;#H where the numbers are row and column
-
- The cursor movement escape sequence has not changed, it's still
- esc[row;columnH. Look at page 69 of the 2.0 Devices RKM.
-
- >Supposedly, you can use
- >esc[#x for horizontal placement from left window border
- >esc[#y for vertical placement from top of window
- >
- >Are these codes more explicit in the rkm than the 2.x manual?
- >Where can one find the ansi x3.64 spec that is mentioned in
- >the 2.x manual (section 7 pages 43-45 for my manual).
- >I don't happen to have the 2.x rkms yet.
-
- I don't have the same version of the 2.x manual so I can't say whether the RKM
- is more explicit. The escape sequences you list above are not in the RKM.
- Maybe Ross can shed some light on this.
-
- Mark
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