Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

2654.0. "8-bit characters and ansi-colours in decterm" by KIPPIS::LINNA_ALHO () Wed Apr 25 1990 09:48

Hi,

	the customer found a problem in decwindows with multinational
	8-bit characters.
	
	The program changes colours in decterm-window using ansi esc's
    	and displays  the characters it received as an input .	

	Problem occurs in printf without '\n' so that the  8-bit characters
	are displayed only in the first 'cell' on the row .

	However , the missing 8-bit characters will become visible 
	after an EXPOSE to the decterm-window occurs.
	
	With '\n' the program works ok.

	We have found the problem in decwindows/vms FT 5.4 and also in
	ultrix 4.0   

	-martti	

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#include <stdio.h>

main ()

{
	int i;
	int j;
	char buff[1024];

	gets (buff);

/* */

	for (j = 30; j < 38; j++)
	for (i = 30; i < 38; i++)

/*	this printf doesn't work !!!
*/

		printf ("\033[3%ld;%ldm%s", j, i, buff);


/*	this printf works
*/

/*		printf ("\033[3%ld;%ldm%s\n", j, i, buff);
*/

	exit (0);
}