On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 at 11:33pm, Mikolaj Machowski wrote: > On ¶ro pa¼ 25 2006, Mikolaj Machowski wrote: > > > In Linux terminal and GTK2 versions cursor is stuck in command line > > > and don't at its real position making inserting of text almost random. > > Getting stuck at command-line is normal, as it is always waiting on > > getchar(). I realize will not be suitable for all applications, but > > works well for what I am trying to achieve. I don't however understand > > the random part that you are mentioning. What exactly is happening? Is > > the position where the text is inserted random? > > No, just impression of randomness - user is accustomed to cursor and > when doesn't see it he is lost. In heavily restricted environment like > forms this is not so important. > > m.
Yes, I agree, without cursor there is not much use for general application. What would be nice is to have an option for getchar() that will not move the cursor to the bottom, that way you can at least see where the cursor is (even if that means it is not blinking). -- Hari __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
