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Article #65Re: Console Cursor Question
From: Nicholas J. Simicich
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1989 05:20
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1989 05:20
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In article <12245@well.UUCP> gors@well.UUCP (Gordon Stewart) writes: >Does anyone know how to get a block or blinking cursor on the RT console >running vi? The console defaults to a underscore-like character which >is virtually impossible to find in a cluttered screen. I call this file "blob", and mark it executable, usually storing it in my path somewhere. Legal values are "blob 0" through "blob 5". You probably want to run "blob 3" or "blob 5" before starting vi. #!/bin/sh foo=`stty -g` stty raw echo \\033[x\\000\\000\\000\\012\\002\\010\\002\\000\\000\\00$1 stty $foo This script presumes you are running AIX. -- Nick Simicich --- uunet!bywater!scifi!njs --- njs@ibm.com (Internet)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!bywater!scifi!njs From: njs@scifi.UUCP (Nicholas J. Simicich) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt Subject: Re: Console Cursor Question Message-ID: <636@scifi.UUCP> Date: 18 Jun 89 05:20:37 GMT References: <12245@well.UUCP> Reply-To: njs@scifi.UUCP (Nicholas J. Simicich) Organization: Nick Simicich, Peekskill, NY Lines: 19