markr@resrch.molienergy.bc.ca (Mark Reid) (04/17/91)
Has anyone got underline to work in curses? I have tried and it appears that the driver supplied doesn't support this. If this is the case, does ODT 1.1 support it or can I get other drivers that do. Thanks for any info in advance. Mark Reid.
toma@swsrv1.cirr.com (Tom Armistead) (04/18/91)
In article <1991Apr17.141346.11719@molienergy.bc.ca> markr@resrch.molienergy.bc.ca (Mark Reid) writes: >Has anyone got underline to work in curses? I have tried and it appears >that the driver supplied doesn't support this. If this is the case, does >ODT 1.1 support it or can I get other drivers that do. > >Thanks for any info in advance. > >Mark Reid. Underline works finr under curses (if your terminal supports it). The console on a PC will NOT support underline (because the PC video hardware won't support underline in normal text mode). On 386/ix, you get RED characters where underline should be... Try this on your 386/ix console; press '_' then backspace, notice the the cursor turns RED. Tom -- Tom Armistead - Software Services - 2918 Dukeswood Dr. - Garland, Tx 75040 =========================================================================== toma@swsrv1.cirr.com {egsner,letni,ozdaltx,void}!swsrv1!toma
wht@n4hgf.Mt-Park.GA.US (Warren Tucker) (04/19/91)
In article <1991Apr17.141346.11719@molienergy.bc.ca> markr@resrch.molienergy.bc.ca (Mark Reid) writes: >Has anyone got underline to work in curses? I have tried and it appears >that the driver supplied doesn't support this. If this is the case, does >ODT 1.1 support it or can I get other drivers that do. > >Thanks for any info in advance. > >Mark Reid. Which curses? Terminfo or termcap? The changes you need are to the 'us' and 'ue' termcap entries or similar terminfo entries. Which terminal? a CGA/EGA/VGA? Note that color AT-class displays do not support underline in character modes (a *hard*ware limitation). You could do it by writing graphically to the screen and drawing your own underlines, but that isn't in the curses paradigm at'all :-). You might try experiemnting with setting us and ue entries to change colors when the underline attribute is used. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Warren Tucker, TuckerWare, Mountain Park, GA wht@n4hgf.Mt-Park.GA.US "Given any new technology for transmitting information, we seem bound to use it for great quantities of small talk. We are only saved by music from being overwhelmed by nonsense." -- Lewis Thomas, _The Lives of a Cell_