From: George Foot <mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: char getch(void)
Date: 15 Jan 1998 23:55:03 GMT
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On Thu, 15 Jan 1998 20:22:28 GMT in comp.os.msdos.djgpp Bjoern Appel
<Bjoern DOT Appel AT frankfurt DOT netsurf DOT de> wrote:

: Now it seems that  cprintf() interprets a "\n" as a newline and
: nothing more. The printf()-funktion interprets it as a newline and
: carrige return. The above program produces staircases when I run it
: under DOS. Is there any trick like a escape-sequence for carrige
: return (This time I looked in the FAQ first; nothing found ;-) ?

Use '\r' for a carriage return:

    cprintf ("First line\r\nSecond line\r\n");

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george DOT foot AT merton DOT oxford DOT ac DOT uk