From:	davep DOT news1 AT hagbard DOT demon DOT co DOT uk (Dave Pearson)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: gotoxy() for UNIX
Date:	Thu, 30 Apr 1998 11:03:20 GMT
Organization:	Hagbard's World (A Private Internet Host)
Sender:	usenet AT hagbard DOT demon DOT co DOT uk
Message-ID:	<slrn6kgmjm.kfc.davep.news1@hagbard.demon.co.uk>
References:	<3 DOT 0 DOT 5 DOT 32 DOT 19980430022205 DOT 007b09d0 AT 200 DOT 252 DOT 238 DOT 1>
Reply-To:	davep DOT news1 AT hagbard DOT demon DOT co DOT uk
Lines:	23
To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
DJ-Gateway:	from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp

[I don't quite see how this is on topic, but...]

On Thu, 30 Apr 1998 02:22:05 -0300, Thiago F.G. Albuquerque <thiagofga AT ambr DOT com DOT br> wrote:

> Is it true that gotoxy() doesn't exist on UNIX environments? 

No, it isn't true. However, the correct answer will depend on your
definition of "exist".

> And that the only way to port my DOS code is to rewrite it using the
> complicated curses library? 

Nope, this isn't true either. You could also re-write it using the
"complicated" slang library if you so wished. Or, you use the conio wrapper
for curses which makes it easier for people who use DOS specific console
functions in a Un*x environment.

-- 
Take a look in Hagbard's World: |     w3ng - The WWW Norton Guide reader.
http://www.acemake.com/hagbard/ |  ng2html - The NG to HTML converter.
http://www.hagbard.demon.co.uk/ |       eg - Norton Guide reader for Linux.
Free software, including........|   dgscan - DGROUP scanner for Clipper.

- Raw text -