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From: Elliott Oti <e DOT oti AT stud DOT warande DOT ruu DOT nl>
Subject: Re: Text mode windowing
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Charles Krug wrote:
> 
> I'm writing a text mode program that I'd like to "window" in text mode
> --create a text window that I can use to scroll through lengthy lists.
> The application is a database for my own purposes.   I'm open to
> suggestions.  Here are my thoughts:
> 
> 1. Write the display routines using int21 and int10.  This is very
> familiar territory for me, but I wonder if there isn't a better way that
> can be done from protected mode.
> 
> 2.  Display lengthy lists by spawning LESS.  This is attractive, and is
> likely to be the first iteration.
> 
> 3.  I suppose I could roll one w/ Allegro.  That may be the last
> iteration--for my own education.
> 
> 4. Link using an existing library that provides some of the same
> functions.  Unfortunatly, the only one's that I have access to are real
> mode--and frankly not much easier than writing my own int10 routines.
> 
> Anyone with another idea?

Textmode: the  PDCurses  distribution (see Simtel site where you got
djgpp from)  has a TUI frame work with already implemented textbrowsers
that can be cut 'n' pasted into your program.

Allegro: on my home page http://www.fys.ruu.nl/~oti/prog.html there's a
section marked "snippets" with code for a fully functional text browser
using Allegro. Cut 'n' paste that one if you wish -- it's 20 lines or
so.
 

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