From:	Jari Oksanen <jari DOT oksanen AT helsinki DOT fi>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: gotoxy() for UNIX
Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 1998 11:24:02 +0100
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Thiago F.G. Albuquerque wrote:
> Is it true that gotoxy() doesn't exist on UNIX environments? And that the
> only way to port my DOS code is to rewrite it using the complicated curses
> library? For Christ's sake, I just want to move the cursor! I don't want to
> create buffered windows! Does anybody have a simpler solution?

When I type "info libc alpha gotoxy" I get the following info below. Is
that what you want?

gotoxy
======

Syntax
------

     #include <conio.h>

     void gotoxy(int x, int y);

Description
-----------

Move the cursor to row y, column x.  The upper left corner of the
current window is (1,1).

-- 
Jari Oksanen -- Lahtis, Finland / Luokta, Suopma / Lahti, Häme.

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