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Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses

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From	Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid>
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Subject	Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses
Date	Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:23:52 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2012-11-21, Max <noname@noreply.com> wrote:

> Under Linux it seem ncurses is the only way to get easily what in
> other OS is natively available without additional efforts or
> libraries...

I'm sorry, but that's just plain wrong.  It's completely _tivial_ to
do cursor movement with the Linux console.  Just write the escape
sequence to the console terminal.  It's _one_flipping_line_of_code_!

How much easier can it get?

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Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-19 08:15 +0000
  Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2012-11-19 12:42 +0200
    Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-19 16:04 +0000
      Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-11-19 16:13 +0000
        Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Chris Cox <chrisncoxn@endlessnow.com> - 2012-11-19 15:41 -0600
          Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-11-19 22:43 +0000
            Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-20 09:28 +0000
              Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Chris Cox <chrisncoxn@endlessnow.com> - 2012-11-20 09:14 -0600
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Brian Bebeau <bbebeau@computer.org> - 2012-11-21 15:56 -0500
      Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2012-11-19 09:55 -0700
        Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-20 09:31 +0000
          Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2012-11-20 15:17 +0200
      Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2012-11-19 20:24 +0200
        Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-20 09:21 +0000
          Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Chris Cox <chrisncoxn@endlessnow.com> - 2012-11-20 09:35 -0600
            Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-20 15:52 +0000
          Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2012-11-20 11:35 -0700
            Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-21 09:19 +0000
              Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Jan Panteltje <pNaonStpealmtje@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-21 09:34 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-21 10:59 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Jan Panteltje <pNaonStpealmtje@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-21 11:54 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mssgmbh.com> - 2012-11-21 16:43 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-22 08:30 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mssgmbh.com> - 2012-11-22 13:14 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-22 14:08 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2012-11-22 10:06 -0600
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mssgmbh.com> - 2012-11-22 16:31 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-23 09:11 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Jan Panteltje <pNaonStpealmtje@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-23 09:36 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-23 16:27 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Jan Panteltje <pNaonStpealmtje@yahoo.com> - 2012-11-23 20:13 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mssgmbh.com> - 2012-11-23 14:54 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2012-11-22 08:03 -0600
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses morey4857@gmail.com - 2016-08-18 22:48 -0700
              Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses GangGreene <GangGreene@example.com> - 2012-11-21 07:48 -0500
              Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2012-11-21 08:24 -0600
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses "Max" <noname@noreply.com> - 2012-11-21 14:45 +0000
                Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2012-11-21 11:11 -0600
              Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2012-11-21 10:20 -0700
              Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-11-21 17:23 +0000
  Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-11-19 15:38 +0000
    Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2012-11-20 14:05 +0000
  Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-11-21 11:30 +0000
  Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2013-07-11 13:56 +1000
    Re: Set/get console cursor position without use ncurses Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mssgmbh.com> - 2013-07-11 11:08 +0100

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