From: Alexey Zakhlestine <alx AT gs707 DOT com>
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Subject: Re: gcc and ansi.sys question
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 1999 14:52:45 +0300
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try using "cprintf " instead of "printf"

Jude Dashiell wrote:

> I wrote some code and compiled it using gcc and found I must have been
> doing things incorrectly with screen control since results for sighted
> users were unuseable.  A short relevant sample of the code follows:
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <conio.h>
>
> row=2;
> col=30;
> gotoxy(row,col);
> printf("natal chart locator");
> row=4;
> col=3;
> gotoxy(row,col);
> printf("astrological");
>
> My guess is that stdio.h and conio.h are fighting.  I'd like to do things
> in such a way as to avoid conflict, so does gcc have ansi screen control
> functions outside of conio.h that can replace gotoxy()?
> Since I use a screen reader when I work with gcc it's essential I avoid
> any extra cprintf() functions since those write to the screen in such a
> way as to mess output up very badly.  Specifically the screen output
> sounds jumbled.
>
> --------------------
>
> jude <jdashiel AT clark DOT net>