From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,CTE_8BIT_MISMATCH, FREEMAIL_FROM,HELO_NO_DOMAIN,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, PP_MIME_FAKE_ASCII_TEXT,RDNS_NONE,SPOOFED_FREEMAIL_NO_RDNS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: 103376,3fb128e1ed30d99d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-25 13:34:05 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!134.222.94.5!npeer.kpnqwest.net!proxad.net!proxad.net!freenix!enst!enst.fr!not-for-mail From: "Gautier Write-only-address" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Clearscreen Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 21:33:08 +0000 Organization: ENST, France Sender: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org Message-ID: Reply-To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: marvin.enst.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-Trace: avanie.enst.fr 1009316042 88316 137.194.161.2 (25 Dec 2001 21:34:02 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@enst.fr NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2001 21:34:02 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Return-Path: X-Originating-IP: [194.153.188.3] X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Dec 2001 21:33:08.0936 (UTC) FILETIME=[BF1C5480:01C18D8B] Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: comp.lang.ada mail<->news gateway List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: comp.lang.ada-admin@ada.eu.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:18294 Date: 2001-12-25T21:33:08+00:00 Liddle Feesh: >New_Line(N) would eventually fill the screen with blank lines and >therefore reduce efficiency? Well... it depends on the nature of your project... +/- portable, +/- console, +/- DOS, +/- interactive, ... ? Maybe the ANSI solution is the tradeoff you are looking for. Just by searching the Web with "procedure gotoxy is ansi ada" I found a lot of ready-made packages. E.g. this one http://perso.club-internet.fr/ariffart/ada/ada05.html HTH ____________________________________________________________ Gautier -- http://www.mysunrise.ch/users/gdm/index.htm#Ada NB: For a direct answer, address on the Web site! _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com