[fpc-pascal]New to the list/question

[James Mills]

On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 03:22:47PM -0500, Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> Alan,
> 
> Text based - something that would run on a Linux text console, old dumb
> terminal, DOS in the days before Windows, etc.

I would suggest using nCurses, there is a pascal unit available for this
in the FCL I believe.

cheers
James

> 
> 
> Kevin
> 
> On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Alan Mead wrote:
> 
> > Kevin,
> >
> > Welcome!  What do you mean by a "text-based interface"?
> >
> > -Alan
> >
> > --- Kevin Monceaux <OwnedByDogs at grandecom.net> wrote:
> > > Pascal enthusiasts,
> > >
> > > I'm new to the list and just wanted to introduce myself.  I got my
> > > first
> > > tast of Pascal in college on a VAX 11/750 under the VMS operating
> > > system.
> > > Nowdays Linux is my preferred platform.  I was thrilled to discover
> > > Free
> > > Pascal.  It's like becoming reacquanted with an old friend.  I have
> > > one
> > > question.  Are there any modules available to easily create text
> > > based
> > > user interfaces?  I know now days everyone prefers GUI interfaces.
> > > For
> > > quick data entry one can't beat a good old text based user
> > > interface.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Kevin
> > >
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