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From: Didier Juges <JugesD@keltec.sigtech.com>
To: "'cygwin@cygwin.com'" <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Subject: FW: box() function in curses
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 16:03:32 -0500
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I added "export CYGWIN=codepage:oem" to my /etc/profile file, restarted
cygwin and it works.

Thanks

Didier

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Charles Wilson [SMTP:cwilson@ece.gatech.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, September 18, 2001 1:44 PM
> To:	Didier Juges
> Cc:	'cygwin@cygwin.com'
> Subject:	Re: box() function in curses
> 
> Add 'codepage:oem' to your CYGWIN variable.
> --Chuck
> 
> 
> Didier Juges wrote:
> 
> > The box() function in curses creates an ugly looking box, where the
> extended
> > characters drawing the box (ACS_VLINE, ACS_HLINE) are replaced with
> > characters from the lower ASCII set (3 and Ä). This code works fine
> under
> > VT100 terminal settings.
> > 
> > I suppose this may be due to the TERM setting in cygwin, which is
> 'cygwin'
> > instead of VT100.
> > 
> > Any idea how to fix that?
> 

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