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Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 14:43:36 -0400
From: Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
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To: Didier Juges <JugesD AT keltec DOT sigtech DOT com>
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Subject: Re: box() function in curses
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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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