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Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 13:28:30 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Gerd Koslowski <gerd AT agro DOT han DOT de>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Centering printf text on a 80 column screen
In-Reply-To: <860542045.10snx@agro.han.de>
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.970409132810.3639P-100000@is>
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On Tue, 8 Apr 1997, Gerd Koslowski wrote:

> If you like printf and wish to center text on a 80 column screen
> you can also use ansi escape-sequences for positioning your text.

Note that this solution will only work if your system has ANSI.SYS
driver (or its work-alike) installed.  Many systems don't install
ANSI.SYS, and programs that should run on any system should not (IMHO)
rely on its presence.

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