Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!baird From: baird@nosc.NOSC.MIL (John M. Baird) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc Subject: Re: What is Ansi.sys?? Message-ID: <3279@nosc.NOSC.MIL> Date: 20 Dec 90 20:16:26 GMT References: <8069.2770a6a0@jetson.uh.edu> Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego Lines: 35 From article <8069.2770a6a0@jetson.uh.edu>, by bchs1b@jetson.uh.edu: > What is Ansi.sys (and its workalikes, Fansi, Nansi etc)? What do they really > let you do. I am not a programmer but an application user? Is there something > useful here that I am missing? > See the attached description of ANSI.SYS. The same applies to the other xANSI device drivers, but they come from individuals rather than from Microsoft or IBM. The attached is from HELPSB, available on simtel20 in . HELPSB is an on-line help system for DOS and OS/2. John Baird, Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego, CA USA ------- : DEVICE=[d:][pathname]ANSI.SYS : [/L] [/K] [/X] [new DOS 4.0] : : ANSI.SYS is a device driver that provides enhanced control of the screen and : keyboard. It is normally on your DOS system disk, but is only used when this : line is present in the CONFIG.SYS file. If DEVICE=DISPLAY.SYS in also used, : it must appear after this line. : : Enhanced screen and keyboard control is supported by the PROMPT, ECHO, and ESC : commands, and DOS function calls from within a program. See the "PROMPT", : "ECHO", and "ESC" topics for more information. Enhancements include: : : More prompt features Erase/insert lines More screen mode control : Cursor positioning Screen color control Key (re)assignment capability : : /L ignores requests by programs to change the number of lines displayed on : the screen, and retain the value set by the MODE command. : : /K disables duplicated function keys (101-key keyboards only) : : /X allows the duplicated function keys to be differentiated (101-key keyboards : only). :