portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) (01/22/90)
Does anybody know how to change the cursor on the Toshiba T1000 from
an underline to a block? I find it very frustrating trying to edit
text on the T1000, as I frequently lose track of the cursor and it is
very difficult to find on the LCD display. I'm sure it's probably
done using the MODE command, but I don't know what magic incantation
to give it.
The editor I am using is Epsilon, from Lugaru Software (pretty much
Emacs for the PC). If there are any Epsilon freaks in the audience
how know how to accomplish this bit of magic from within Epsilon, that
would do just as well.
thanks,
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portuesi@SGI.COM Entry Systems Division -- Engineeringgeek@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Chris Schmandt) (01/23/90)
In article <PORTUESI.90Jan22114204@tweezers.esd.sgi.com> portuesi@sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) writes: > >Does anybody know how to change the cursor on the Toshiba T1000 from >an underline to a block? I find it very frustrating trying to edit The following code (block.asm) will turn the default underscore cursor to a block. I write it precisely for the application mentioned, i.e., running Epsilon on my T1000. Assemble it, link it... as is no warranties, etc. ect. (but give me a break, it's only about 10 lines!) I wrote this years ago. Looking at it, the stack segment is probably only to make the linker not complain. Since the code never sets SS, it uses the default stack from DOS. chris -------- assume cs:code,ds:data,es:data,ss:stack public block code segment public block proc far start: push ds mov ax,0 push ax mov ch,0 ;start at top mov cl,0ch ;end at bottom mov ah,1 ;set cursor type int 10h exit: ret block endp code ends data segment data ends stack segment stack dw 200 dup(?) stack ends end start
ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) (01/23/90)
In article <PORTUESI.90Jan22114204@tweezers.esd.sgi.com> portuesi@sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) writes: > >Does anybody know how to change the cursor on the Toshiba T1000 from >an underline to a block? I find it very frustrating trying to edit >text on the T1000, as I frequently lose track of the cursor and it is >very difficult to find on the LCD display. I'm sure it's probably Try the following package available by anonymous ftp from chyde.uwasa.fi at Vaasa, Finland, directory /pc/ts. There are also other cursor size programs (one was posted some months ago in comp.binaries.ibcm.pc). See the 0contents files at our site or SIMIBM.IDX at Simtel20 for these other cursor programs. Searching Archive: TSUTLD13.ARC - Fourth set of Utilities, T.Salmi Filename Comment Date Time CRC -------- -------------------------------- ---- ---- --- ADJCURS.BAT Batch shell for adjusting cursor 11-24-89 18:53:02 8060 BIGCURS.EXE Make cursor better visible 12-05-89 14:45:36 48D3 BIGNCURS.EXE NonResident temporary big cursor 11-29-89 16:17:26 E7CA FILES.EXE File statistics of a device 12-06-89 14:02:54 EBA4 SWITCHAR.EXE Makes Unix freaks feel at home 11-26-89 21:25:32 DB26 TODAY.EXE Scan disk for files made today 10-16-89 08:04:34 6110 TSPROG.INF List of PD programs from T.Salmi 10-28-89 16:59:34 D436 TSUTLD.INF Document 12-06-89 14:26:38 7A98 TSUTLD.NWS News announcements about tsutld 12-06-89 09:25:30 212C VAASA.INF Info: Finland, Vaasa, U of Vaasa 06-23-89 08:30:20 88AB ---- ------ ------ ----- 0010 69589 50256 28% ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: vakk::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun
erc@khijol.UUCP (Ed Carp, aka Mr. Ed the talking horse...) (01/23/90)
In article <PORTUESI.90Jan22114204@tweezers.esd.sgi.com> portuesi@sgi.com (Michael Portuesi) writes: > >Does anybody know how to change the cursor on the Toshiba T1000 from >an underline to a block? I find it very frustrating trying to edit Try the following: c:/> debug block.com -a xxxx:0100 mov ch,1 mov cl,6 int 10 ret <C/R> -rcx 9 # loads CX register with 9 -w # writes out to block.com -q c:/> block Your cursor should now be a block. If you don't like the shape, try playing with "mov cl,6". If you want the line cursor back (although I don't know why), change "mov ch,1" to "mov ch,6" and change "mov cl,6" to "mov cl,7". -- Ed Carp N7EKG/5 (28.3-28.5) uunet!cs.utexas.edu!khijol!erc Austin, Texas (512) 832-5884 "Good tea. Nice house." - Worf "The best diplomat I know of is a fully activated phaser bank." -- Scotty
jstone@world.std.com (Jeffrey R Stone) (01/24/90)
Try CTYPE and STICK from PC-Magazine. CTYPE lets you set the cursor shape, and STICK is a TSR that keeps waking up and resetting that shape. Only problem is you lose the fat/thin shape change that WPs use to indicate things like overstrike/insert mode or caps lock on/off. I use these exactly as you wish to - Epsilon on a T1000. -jeff-