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Chad R. Meiners wrote:
> "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" <warren@ve3wwg.tk> wrote in message
> news:FYwSb.43814$mf4.1513524@news20.bellglobal.com...
> 
>>That is probably true, at least until you need the blinking
>>attribute. The problem is sufficiently difficult that the
>>blink attribute does not exist in PDcurses (yet), where it
>>can be used in win32 environments.
> 
> You *could* fake the blink attribute on win32 with a task that updates the
> screen regularly, but I don't care too much for blinking text so I never
> missed it.
> 
> -CRM

This is precisely what I suggested to the PDcurses
maintainer some time ago. But to date this hasn't
been included AFAIK, leaving me to conclude that
it must be sufficiently messy that he's not been
inclined to bother with it.

The Blinking attribute is clearly one that should not
be abused. Yet there are times when you want it, for
things like "DANGER Will Robinson... do you really
want to delete that file? (I would only blink the
"DANGER" part, BTW).

A "web parallel" to the blink attribute
are those stupid animated graphics
that spin and fuss around beside the
news article text. It becomes hard to
ignore, when the text wraps around these
stupid animated images.
-- 
Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
http://ve3wwg.tk