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RE: KEYWORDS: DECFORMS, WYSIWYG, VIDEO EFFECTS, LINE-DRAWING

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From: franco
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:51
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>Original_From: W_COSTA@UNHH.UNH.EDU (Bill Costa - University of NH
>      [+1-603-862-3056])
>Subject: Keywords: DECforms, WYSIWYG, video effects, line-drawing
>
>[...]
>       Using a TPU window, has anyone created a procedure that allows the
>       escape sequences, embedded in a text file, to be sent directly to
>       the display instead of being interpreted? I know this can be very
>       dangerous.  But the reason I would like to do this is to use EVE in
>       READONLY mode on a file that contains flat text with the occasional
>       ANSI video special effect.  An example of such a file would be
>       `terminal' output from VAX Document.  This style of output uses ANSI
>       escape codes to accomplish things like underlining.
>[...]
>
>                         Bill Costa
>

Bill, standard TPU will do it!    8-)

Following TPU command:

SET(TEXT,Current_Window,NO_TRANSLATE)

should do what you want.

Bye
                                                Franco

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