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- From: andy@cbmvax.commodore.com (Andy Finkel)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: 1.3 to 2.04 ansi escape codes?
- Message-ID: <34922@cbmvax.commodore.com>
- Date: 8 Sep 92 02:55:36 GMT
- References: <1992Sep2.153057.8602@rtsg.mot.com>
- Reply-To: andy@cbmvax.commodore.com (Andy Finkel)
- Organization: Flying Cat, Inc.
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- In article <1992Sep2.153057.8602@rtsg.mot.com> earl@rtsg.mot.com (Brent R. Earl) writes:
- >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
-
- Still works fine. Prove it to yourself with an Echo statement like
-
- echo "*E[10;10H Hi there"
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-
- >
- >Supposedly, you can use
- >esc[#x for horizontal placement from left window border
- >esc[#y for vertical placement from top of window
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- I think you are refering the sequences for setting up a scrolling
- region. (left margin, top margin) These set up a region for
- output, not position the cursor.
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- andy
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- andy finkel {uunet|rutgers|amiga}!cbmvax!andy
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