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From: bombadil@diku.dk (Kristian Nielsen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: Needed Routines
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Date: 23 Jan 91 16:52:05 GMT
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pm0@springs.cis.ufl.edu (Patrick Martin) writes:


>This may be a trivial question but so far for me it has not
>been trivial.  I need the following routines for the Amiga.
>(In C of course)

>Up()      /* Moves the cursor up 1 position */
>Down()    /*                  down          */
>Right()   /*                  right         */
>Left()    /*                  left          */

>Clear()   /* Clears the screen and moves cursor to screen location 0,0 */
>Home()    /* Moves the cursor to 0,0 without clearing the screen */

>Cursor(x,y) /* Moves the cursor to location x,y */

>If I get a routine Cursor(x,y) then that would also handle the Home()
>function as well...

>Is there simple way to do this say by sending ascii codes to a printf
>statement or something?  I am a newcomer to the Amiga scene and have

If you have the AmigaDOS manual handy, try looking up the info on the CON:
handler - there you should find the nessesary ascii sequences. Otherwise,
these should be easy to find elsewhere too - I don't know if you will find 
them in the RMK's, though.

>not bothered with any of the Intuition stuff as of yet so if use of
>Intuition can be avoided then that would be great.  If not then I
>guess I'll have to put my nose in the Rom Kernel manual and grind
>away.

>-- The C64 days were so much simpler :)

>Thanks,

>Pat Martin

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