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From: bob@eecs.nwu.edu (Bob Hablutzel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Buffering in MPW stdio
Message-ID: <10050010@eecs.nwu.edu>
Date: 30 Aug 88 18:19:38 GMT
References: <340@apexepa.UUCP>
Organization: Northwestern U, Evanston IL, USA
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> Unfortunately, "buf" contains the prompt string as well as the user's
> response (unlike any UNIX or DOS implementation of stdio that I've seen).
>                                ...
> Has anyone figured out a way to make stdio behave properly?


From my understanding of what was said at MacWorld, this is not a bug, but
a feature. It has to do with the fact that you can edit command lines, 
and hit enter anywhere on the line for the line to take affect. To
change the behavior of stdio would require much work on the interface of
MPW itself, which is not deemed worthwhile.

Bob Hablutzel		BOB@NUACC.ACNS.NWU.EDU