Re: Why does this input get "skipped"?

[rieachus@comcast.net]

On Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 8:36:53 PM UTC-4, John Smith wrote: 
> Adding a Get_Line right after the Integer_Text_IO.Get did get me the result that I want.  However, why does this feel like a kludge?

Because Text_IO was developed thirty years ago to deal with systems that don't exist today?

BTW, always reading a line (Get_Line) at a time into a buffer, and then reading from the line with a fairly complex scanner is the way almost all Ada compilers written in Ada work.  Why?  It allows you to do more sophisticated error recognition/correction than just throwing away the bad input.

Get_Line, Skip_Line, and Set_Col(1) should all get you to the same place. (Except for some sequences involving End_Of_Page marks.) But Get_Line into a buffer allows you to at a minimum tell the user what he did wrong:

'Pinc' is not a recognized color.

   ...is an error message that shouldn't raise the user's blood pressure.  Of course, he or she might rage at "'Puce' is not a recognized color," but at least he or she will be reacting to your taste in colors, not potential input issues. ;-)