\B...No Front??

I realize that "\b" will get me back a space, but is there any way possible to space forward without erasing the current characters that are already there?

Code:

a=Percent[b]

if (p>=0)  {
     
     while(c>d)  {
          printf(i need to forward space x amount of times here);
                       }

     printf("%c",a);

     while(e>f)  {
          printf("\b");
                       }

                }

That is pretty much the code where I need the forward spaces....I need to space forward without erasing what is already there, then space back to the original position. Anything?

\t is tab

Yes....but will Tab erase the characters already there or just tab the cursor over? Isn't tab 5 or 6 spaces? No way to just go one space?

i dont think it erases characters, there may be a way to print a non-breaking space

It actually does move the characters with the tab....but....there is a bunch of escape sequences that ANSI C uses to hold a cursors position....for example:

Code:

printf("Come Back Now \033[S");
printf("\b\b\b\b");
printf("C\033[U or else);

The 4 \b's go back and put the cursor on the N which is changed to C...then the cursor is shifted forward to where the drop off point was so the final output would be "Come Back Cow or else"....excellent.