Switching from Crt to nCrt causes readkey to function properly. This is a big help. But now I can't clear the screen!!
Which crt unit is everyone using?
Any way to force a screen clear?
Thanks!
Jeff
Begin forwarded message:
From: Ken Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: August 24, 2004 9:39:44 AM PDT
To: Jeff Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: FPC ncrt
Hi Jeff,
It's been a while since I've done much serious console work with fpc so things
may be different now, but.....
Generally speaking the behaviour of crt in both fpc & tp should be the same
(read returns char immediately, readln waits for <enter>). Where I ran into
difficulty with crt originally was on Linux. Because crt was written for a
fixed dos console, programs for Linux only worked well on the console. This
was the inspiration to write a curses based crt replacement.
If you are writing for Linux, then I do suggest using ncrt, as it is terminal
independant and therefore works virtually the same on any console/terminal.
For dos, ncrt of course will not work. I believe there is/was a dos port of
curses but I don't really see the point unless for complete code
compatibility between platforms. There are tons of great screen units that
make dos scream ;-)
Cheers!
Ken
On 08/24/2004 10:54 am, you wrote:
Oooops! this was a question about ncrt.
Thanks.
Jeff
Begin forwarded message:
From: Jeff Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: August 24, 2004 10:51:37 AM PDT
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: FPC nCurses
Hi Ken. I'm converting a TP program to FP and having difficulty
reading the keyboard buffer. I don't get any keys until after ENTER
is pressed. Which is different from normal TP behavior. Would
switching from crt to ncrt solve this problem?
Thanks!
Jeff Weeks
Rutgers University
