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Subject: Re: Cursor control question - ncurses and alternatives
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Dr. Adrian Wrigley wrote:
> 
> What Ada library is likely to be easiest to use for cursor
> control?  I hear there is an ncurses binding, but this seems
> to have hundreds of calls.

For an X-term, I'd also suggest ANSI escape sequences, accessed through 
PragmARC.ANSI_TTY_Control, part of the PragmAda Reusable Components.

http://pragmada.home.mchsi.com/

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Jeff Carter
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