Re: Linux command-line-oriented programs in Euphoria
Robert Craig wrote:
>
> Kenneth Rhodes wrote:
> >
> > Robert Craig wrote:
> >
> > > For the next release (3.0), I intend to create a separate version
> > > of Euphoria that does not use ncurses, just plain vanilla
> > > stdin/stdout/stderr. It won't be too difficult. It's just
> > > a bit of an extra cost in terms of building and testing
> > > multiple versions of things.
> > >
> > > Linux/FreeBSD Euphoria uses ncurses because I wanted
> > > it to be easy to port DOS Euphoria, and Windows console
> > > programs that do 2-d positioning of color text on the screen.
> > > That allows simple text editors etc. to work across all platforms.
> > >
> >
> > Will ed.ex run on the new/alternate non-ncurses Eu 3.0?
>
> No, it won't. ed.ex uses, for example, position(), which needs
> ncurses to work.
>
> Two versions of exu will be provided (as well as
> two PD Translator libraries, and two "Complete Edition" libraries).
> The ncurses-based exu will continue to run ed. The new exu will
> make some people happier, since it will do normal Linux/FreeBSD
> terminal I/O. It will also eliminate the problems that some
> people have with ncurses on their systems.
> As Derek Newhall mentioned, it will be like the situation we have
> now on Windows, where we have exw and exwc.
>
> Regards,
> Rob Craig
> Rapid Deployment Software
> <a href="http://www.RapidEuphoria.com">http://www.RapidEuphoria.com</a>
Rob Craig wrote :
No, it won't. ed.ex uses, for example, position(), which needs
ncurses to work.
Well that not true I think , have a look at PEU .
It use a routine CONHDL.C inwich are al the common routine for DOS/WINDOWS/LINUX
.
This doe not use ncurses at all . It uses standard ANSI esc code's .
Look at http://members.home.nl/m.s.ter.haseborg/peu/InstallPeu.html
or at the source http://members.home.nl/m.s.ter.haseborg/peu/peu.zip
To run in Linux the PC(850) fonts look here :
http://dotpups.de/menno/HOWTOIbmFonts.htm
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