Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: _setcursortype problem in DOS window
From: robwg AT DELETEclara DOT co DOT uk (Robert W. Griffiths)
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Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 23:00:27 GMT
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Hi,

I'm using DJGPP (version 2.02 I think), and am trying to adapt some text
mode programs. I've come across a strange problem with the _setcursortype
function. A small test program is included below. The solid and normal
cursors are OK, but instead of the cursor disappearing after the middle
call, I get a sort of inverted normal cursor ie the flashing line is at
the top of the character cell. This only seems to happen when running in
a Win98 DOS window - full screen works fine. 

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <pc.h>

int main( void )
{
	int i;
	
	_setcursortype( _SOLIDCURSOR );
	printf( "Solid cursor\n" );
	i = getxkey();
	
	_setcursortype( _NOCURSOR );
	printf( "No cursor\n" );
	i = getxkey();
	
	_setcursortype( _NORMALCURSOR );
	printf( "Normal cursor\n" );
	i = getxkey();
	
	return 0;
}

Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
Robert.