Thread: Output Help. Buffer Size Maybe?

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    Output Help. Buffer Size Maybe?

    In the snippet of code below i have it output lines to form a box around the console window. But in the very last sqaure on row 26 column 80 when i place a sqaure it pushes
    the text down to the next row. As in.
    What i want:
    ▓------▓
    |------|
    |------|
    |------|
    |------|
    ▓------▓
    What the console window looks like:
    |------|
    |------|
    |------|
    |------|
    ▓------▓

    Im wondering what the problem is. And the ReadString Function is not the source of the problem. I have set the buffer size to X 80 Y 26 and window size to 800 350.

    The objective would be to place a ascii character in that sqaure without it in a way "Pushing the screen down 1 row".

    Code:
    void LoadGwindow()
    {
        int LeftSide = 0;
        int RightSide = 79;
        int TopSide = 0;
        int BottomSide = 25;
        string HLine = "-";
        string VLine = "|";
        char Sqaure = char(178);
        string Corner(&Sqaure, 1);
        //Loading Frame//
         //Top//
         ReadString(HLine,0,78,LeftSide+1,TopSide,2);
         //Bottom//
         ReadString(HLine,0,78,LeftSide+1,BottomSide,2);
         //Left//
         ReadString(VLine,0,24,LeftSide,TopSide+1,1);
         //Right//
         ReadString(VLine,0,24,RightSide,TopSide+1,1);
         //LeftTopCorner//
         ReadString(Corner,0,1,LeftSide,TopSide,1);
         //RightTopCorner
         ReadString(Corner,0,1,RightSide,TopSide,1);
         //LeftBottomCorner
         ReadString(Corner,0,1,LeftSide,BottomSide,1);
         //RightBottomCorner
         ReadString(Corner,0,1,RightSide,BottomSide,1);
    }
    Last edited by Nathan the noob; 10-09-2010 at 09:38 PM.
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    Why did you cross-post this in C++ and C? This appears to be C++ based on the use of string. And you're complaining about output, but that appears to be strictly an input function.

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    It's got nothing to do with your code.

    When you put a character in (or beyond) the last display position in a text console the system scrolls the screen up one line for you... perfectly normal and expected behavior.

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    Yes, And im asking if their is a way to change it.

    Also, This is infact a strictly output function.
    Last edited by Nathan the noob; 10-10-2010 at 04:33 PM.
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    On text terminals you have to accept that's how they work. When you put in that last character at the bottom right they're going to scroll, it's right in the terminal program.

    Best I can suggest is to leave a border... One or two characters in on each side, one blank line top and bottom.

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    Thats too bad, Well thanks for taking time to respond .
    And yes i will resort to that.
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