ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (04/15/91)
In article <3717@sixhub.UUCP> ibmbin-request@crdgw1.crd.ge.com writes: : >LOCATE is a simple utility which places the cursor at x and y >coordinates passed on the command line (see documentation). Please : It's always very good to have new utilities into circulation. But I am slightly at a loss here why locating the cursor with ansi codes in batch file operations is not sufficient. What angle am I (and perhaps other users) missing here? Or is it just that the format of a locate command is more strightforward than the more complicated ansi codes (which require an ansi compatible driver loaded)? ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
null@rimfaxe.diku.dk (Niels Ull Jacobsen) (04/15/91)
In article <1991Apr14.172803.19169@uwasa.fi>, ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes: > In article <3717@sixhub.UUCP> ibmbin-request@crdgw1.crd.ge.com writes: > : > >LOCATE is a simple utility which places the cursor at x and y > >coordinates passed on the command line (see documentation). Please > : > > It's always very good to have new utilities into circulation. But I > am slightly at a loss here why locating the cursor with ansi codes > in batch file operations is not sufficient. What angle am I (and > perhaps other users) missing here? Or is it just that the format of > a locate command is more strightforward than the more complicated > ansi codes (which require an ansi compatible driver loaded)? I think it is "just that". I don't usually have ansi.sys (or a variant) loaded, and I can't depend on all other potential users having one. And it is MUCH easier not to have to go look up some weird ANSI codes each time. Of course, at home I use 4dos which have these features build in, so I only need this utility when distributing disks with "install-omatic" batch files. > > ................................................................... > Prof. Timo Salmi > Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37 > School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland > Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun >
awhite@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Andrew J. White) (04/18/91)
In article <1991Apr14.172803.19169@uwasa.fi> ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes: >In article <3717@sixhub.UUCP> ibmbin-request@crdgw1.crd.ge.com writes: %%LOCATE is a simple utility which places the cursor at x and y %%coordinates passed on the command line (see documentation). Please :It's always very good to have new utilities into circulation. But I :am slightly at a loss here why locating the cursor with ansi codes :in batch file operations is not sufficient. What angle am I (and :perhaps other users) missing here? Or is it just that the format of :a locate command is more strightforward than the more complicated :ansi codes (which require an ansi compatible driver loaded)? :................................................................... :Prof. Timo Salmi :Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun : As the author of the above-mentioned program, I find it useful because of its straightforwardness and because, frankly, I have never had the inclination to learn ANSI codes and don't even use an ANSI driver. I find that ANSI drivers, even the fast ones like from PC Magazine, *do* slow down screen writes in text mode. -Andrew -- __________________________________________________________________________ Andrew J. White | U. of Pennsylvania | awhite@eniac.seas.upenn.edu Comp. Science 1993 | School of Engineering | whiteaj@clutx.clarkson.edu