[misc.handicap] ANSI...

Gene.Zeak@p0.f219.n137.z1.fidonet.org (Gene Zeak) (07/19/90)

Index Number: 9299

I recently sent a message to Stu Turk regarding using the ANSI 
system kor key redefinitions.  In it I referred to a program 
named ANSIKEY.PRG, and described how it was used and the 
beginning escape sequence needed by the ANSI system.

Well, to make a long story short, the off-line reader I use (OMK0 
will eliminate any graphic character in a message.  It remove the 
beginning character from each line of the ANSIKEY.PRG list, 
making it seem to start with a "[".  It doesn't, instead it's 
preceeded by a left arrow symbol (Decimal: 27, HEX: 1B).  Also, 
in the paragraph following the listing it deleted a left arrow 
before the [.

Sorry if this confused anyone or caused anyone any problems.

By the way, the left arrow symbol can be inserted into many text 
processors by holding tha Alt Key down and pressing the 2 
followed by the 7 keys one the numerical pad, then releasing the 
Alt key.  Other text editors have the feature where non-ASCII 
characters can be entered directly in the text.  The text editor 
I use (SLED.COM) has that feature and I highly recommend it for 
writing bacth file, etc.  In fact, I'm using it to write this 
message within OMK.

Clear as mud yet?

Later, Gene...

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