You can't just assume the screen shouldn't be cleared. It's an asumption that really shouldn't be made--there may be a very valid reason why the OP wanted it clear. Without knowing that, you can't safely assume that it shouldn't be done because someone said they wouldn't use a program if it clears the screen.
Thanks, Tyler Littlefield Web: tysdomain.com email: [email protected] My programs don't have bugs, they're called randomly added features. ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Herring To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2009 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [c-prog] to clean screen And, of course, this whole question is normally moot anyway. Why do you *want* to clear the screen? Most CLI tools don't. Would you want 'dir' or 'ls' to clear your screen before telling you what's in that directory? As Victor once said (I miss him) [paraphrased] "I don't want your program to clear my screen. If it does, I won't use it." -- PJH http://shabbleland.myminicity.com http://www.chavgangs.com/register.php?referer=9375 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
