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- From: mjb@netcom.com (Martin Brown)
- Subject: ANSI ESC sequence, how??
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.195236.28511@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 19:52:36 GMT
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- I have ansi.sys installed, and have received some ansi msg's that seem to be
- working. Now that I want to do some ansi coding, I can't figure out how to
- actually enter (which keys to push) the 'esc' part of the sequence. I'm trying
- to do this at the command prompt.
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- Take for instance changing the screen background to blue. The manual shows:
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- ESC[44m
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- What keys do I actually hit to get the ESC (or is it ESC[ ?) part of the line.
- If I hit the Esc key, I get a \ followed by a cr/lf, so that the 44m comes on
- the next line. I hit return, and DOS says command not recognized.
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- I believe I've tried all permutations ctrl,alt,shift,-Esc with no joy.
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- Any help would be appreciated!
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- Thanx!
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- Have a HAPPY HOLIDAY!!
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