Re: Cursor control in Xedit profile screen

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From: Melvin Klassen
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1993 21:14

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Barry Walton <bwalton@mu2.millersv.edu> writes:
> I am trying to write an XEDIT profile (called CTEXT XEDIT) to simply display
> a help file for users in a pleasing format.  I want to have a command line,
> as well as define some PF keys.  I have been able to do this, but with one
> problem.  When a user types something in the command line area, the cursor
> flies over the the far right end of the screen (on the same line).  Does
> anybody know how to prevent that from happening ?
>Here is the profile file :
>
>SET ENTER SOS TABF
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Omit this line from your file, and your problem vanishes!  :-)

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Subject:      Re: Cursor control in Xedit profile screen
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