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Convergent S-640 (MightyFrame II)
CTIX 5.2.22


I have 2 problems. Both using the curses library. When I want to print
one line 0, ( the top line on a GT,PT screen ), about half the time I can print
something on the top line. How do I force a clear screen so that I can access
all lines available on a PT/GT screen? This happens when I run UNIFY/ACCELL or
any of the WGS office software.

The second problem has to do with speed. I have a program that looks into
a users directory and puts the filenames up on the terminal screen. I then
highlight the first name on the screen. They can select a filename by using
the arrow keys, which moves the highlight bar up and down the screen. The
problem is that there seems to be a pause of a 1/2" second or so, every time
they use the arrow keys. What exactly should I be using to get the selection
of files, using the arrow keys, to be faster? All I use is getch() and
key_init() to poll for the arrow keys. The WGS Office software has a
windowing system that selects the files relatively fast, which I want
to emulate, but CTAM just hogs too much memory.


Any ideas or hints? I'm game for anything.

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