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┌───────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ · ∙ · │ │ . . : . │ │ · : │ │ . | │ │ │ │ │ ·· ─ ── ──┼── ── ─ ··│ │ . │ │ │ | │ │ . : . │ │ · ∙ │ │ · . · │ │ · │ │ · . │ │ /\ . · │ │ . /^ ^\ │ Erebus Development │ █▄█▄█▄█/^\ ^\ /\ │ Revision 951001 │ ▄ ▄ ▄ ^\ ^\ /^ ^\ │ (c) 1995 David J. Pinch │ /▄▄ ▄▄ /^ │ │ /^ ▄ ▄ ▄ \ /^ │ │ ^\ /^ ▄▄ ▄▄ ^\ /^ /\ │ │ ^\/^ ▄ ▄ ▄ /^ /^ ^\ │ │ ^\ ▄▄ ▄▄ /^ ^ │ │ ▄ ▄ ▄ \ /^ │ │ /^\ ▄▄ ▄▄ ^\ /^ │ │ /^ ^\ ▄ ▄ │ │ /^ ^\ ▄ /\ /\ │ │ /^ ^\ /^ ^\ /^ ^\ │ │ ^ ^\ ^\ │ │ /\ │ │ /^ ^\ /\ │ │ /^ \ /^ ^\ │ │ /^ /^ │ │ /^ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └───────────────────────────────────────┘ ─────────────────────────────────── Copyright (c) 1995 David J. Pinch ─────────────────────────────────── This document is included with every Erebus product. It may or may not contain information relevant to the software you have downloaded. At this time you should refer to the documentation specific to that software before reading this file. Please refer to your MS-DOS manual if you are not familiar with the usage of paths, enviroment variables and command-line parameters. This document assumes that you are an experienced MS-DOS user. Chapter Search Keyword ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Hardware and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEEDED General Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INSTALL The Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INIFILE Configuration Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMMANDS Command-Line Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PARAMS Sysop Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SYSKEYS Formatting Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FCODES Color Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COLORSYS Descriptive Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MACROS The Menu Definition File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MENUS Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ERRORS Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEEDHELP Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CREDITS Appendix 1: ANSI Escape Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AP1 Appendix 2: AVATAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AP2 Appendix 3: Character Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AP3 ─────────────────── LICENSE AGREEMENT ─────────────────── ■ The author has taken every precaution to insure that no harm or damage will occur to computer systems operating this software. ■ The author shall not be held liable for any damages resulting from the use, misuse, or inability to use the software. ■ No warranties are offered, implied, or expressly stated. ■ All files, including the software and documentation, are copyrighted products of the author. ■ Altering the contents of the software package is prohibited. You may not decompile or disassemble any executable file in the package. ■ No fee may be charged for the distribution of this package without the written permission of the author. ■ This package is distributed under the Shareware concept. You are allowed to use this package for a trial period of thirty (30) days. After the trial period, you must register the software or discontinue its usage. DO NOT USE THIS SOFTWARE IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ALL OF THESE TERMS. Hardware and Software Requirements Keyword: NEEDED ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── a. An 8088/80x86 IBM-compatible computer This software does not use 286- or 386-specific instructions. It will work on any IBM-compatible computer using an Intel 8088/80x86 CPU. b. Minimum 256K RAM (Conventional Memory) EMS and XMS memory will be used if available. c. MS-DOS 3.3 or equivilant The software will automatically detect and release time slices to Desqview, Windows/286, Windows/386, Windows NT, and OS/2. d. A FOSSIL driver [Fido/Opus/Seadog Standard Interface Layer] A FOSSIL driver provides a device-independent interface to the communications hardware. You are expected to load a FOSSIL driver specific to your hardware or operating system. For technical information, please refer to: Fundamentals of FOSSIL Implementation and Use, v5 (c) 1987 VEP Software, Naugatuck, CT (c) 1988 Rick Moore, Homewood, IL FREQ : Request "FOSSIL" (sans quotes) from 1:282/4078 FTP : ftp.fidonet.org Download : Erebus BBS; 1-612-439-7808; Logon as GUEST (no password). e. SHARE.EXE A file-sharing driver is required if you are operating under a multi-tasking or networked enviroment. SHARE.EXE manages conflicts when two or more instances of the program try to access the same file. Type HELP SHARE at your MS-DOS prompt for more information. f. EGA/VGA Video Card (optional) Several purely aesthetic effects are available if an EGA or VGA graphics card is detected. These special effects include text fading and intense backgrounds. General Installation Instructions Keyword: INSTALL ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 1. Copy the program files to any directory. For obvious safety reasons, you should not use the root directory or any directory containing sensitive or secret files. 2. If you are not using a drop file, you will want to browse through DOOR.INI and make any neccessary changes. The sample DOOR.INI is heavily documented. You will need to add the following lines to the file: ComPort = <communications port> Locked = <locked baud rate> Refer to the chapter below for more information on these and other settings in the configuration file. 3. Use the /I switch if you want to use a configuration file other than DOOR.INI: Example: \DOORS\EREBUS.EXE /IC:\DOORS\ALLDOORS.INI Example: \DOORS\EREBUS.EXE /INODE1.INI 4. Use the /P switch to point to a drop file (DOOR.SYS or DORINFOx.DEF). You may also use the DropFile command in DOOR.INI (see below). Example: \DOORS\EREBUS.EXE /PC:\RA\DOOR.SYS Example: \DOORS\EREBUS.EXE /PD:\BBS\NODE1\DORINFO1.DEF Although using a drop file is optional, using one will ensure the most up-to-date information when passing control to the software. 5. Test the program. Please make sure that the program works both locally and remotely before making it available to the public. The Configuration File Keyword: INIFILE ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The format of the configuration file is VARIABLE=VALUE. ■ Variable names are not case-sensitive. ■ Text after a semi-colon is ignored. ■ Literal text should be enclosed within quotation marks. Boolean Values: You may enter a TRUE value as "1", "Yes", or "True". You may enter a FALSE value as "0", "No", or "False". Abbreviations are accepted (Y, N, T, etc). Blank entries default to TRUE. Character Values: There are several ways of specifying a character: a. Normal VARIABLE = c b. Literal VARIABLE = "c" c. Decimal VARIABLE = #99 The hash mark indicates that you are specifying the ASCII value of the character (decimal notation). FileSpec/FileName Values: ■ Slashes are automatically appended to directory names. ■ You do not have to specify the extension of an external display file (.ASC, .ANS, .AVT). The most appropriate file will be loaded at run-time. String Values: Enclose the string in quotation marks if you wish to retain its capitalization and spacing. Otherwise, all characters between the equal sign and the terminating CR/LF sequence are considered part of the string. Configuration Commands Keyword: COMMANDS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AutoDetect = BOOLEAN If TRUE, the software will try to detect ANSI or AVATAR on the remote system. This setting has no affect on local sessions. ChatGreeting = STRING The initial string sent to the remote caller when you press ALT-C to break into chat mode. A carriage-return/line-feed sequence is not appended to the string. ChatHelp = FILESPEC The file displayed when you type /? in chat-mode. ChatSysopDigit = COLOR ChatUserDigit = COLOR ChatSysopHiBit = COLOR ChatUserHiBit = COLOR ChatSysopLower = COLOR ChatUserLower = COLOR ChatSysopPunct = COLOR ChatUserPunct = COLOR ChatSysopUpper = COLOR ChatUserUpper = COLOR These settings allow you to configure the color of any text written in chat-mode. The default colors are the "Ice" colors used in the popular IceChat program by Jeremey Landvoigt. ...Digit = Numbers ...HiBit = IBM extended ASCII characters ...Lower = Lower-case letters ...Punct = Punctuation and misc. characters ...Upper = Upper-case letters CheckBreak = BOOLEAN If TRUE, pressing Control-Break will terminate the program. Otherwise Control-Break has no effect. CheckSnow = BOOLEAN Set this value to TRUE if you see any flickering during a screen update. This will force the software to slow down all video output. Most computers can safely set this value to FALSE. ClrScr = BOOLEAN If TRUE, the screen will be cleared during the initialization of the door. Normally your BBS software will clear the screen automatically; however, local sessions started from the command-prompt may look nicer if this value is FALSE. ComPort = 1, 2, 3 or 4 The communications port. DBS = BOOLEAN Destructive Backspaces. You must set this value to TRUE if any remote terminals erase the character to the left of the cursor when the backspace key is received. Certain features are disabled when DBS is TRUE, since the software does not have full control of the caller's screen. DirectVideo = BOOLEAN If TRUE, the software will write directory to video memory when updating the screen. Both monochrome and color monitors are supported. If you are using a multi-tasker and notice text "bleeding", try changing this value to FALSE. DropFile = <PATH><NAME> The full path and name of the drop file created by your BBS. Currently DOOR.SYS and DORINFOx.DEF are supported. Fading = BOOLEAN If TRUE, certain control codes will invoke a text fade. This is purely an aesthetic feature and does not affect the remote screen. A VGA video card is required. FadeDelay = NUMBER The delay factor when fading and restoring the screen during text fades. Faster computers should use a smaller number. The default value is 10. FancyPrompt = BOOLEAN If TRUE, a fancy prompt will be generated if ANSI.SYS is detected when you shell to MS-DOS (either by pressing ALT-J or typing /D in chat-mode). The new prompt requires approx. 80 bytes of enviroment space and is not permanent. FlagFalse = CHARACTER FlagTrue = CHARACTER The two characters used to represent a binary string (i.e. 10100101). The default values are "0" and "1". Locked = BAUDRATE The computer<->modem locked baud rate, if applicable. A locked baud rate will increase through-put on most systems. MacroFiller = CHARACTER The default character used to fill-out an expanded macro. The designer of an external screen may over-ride the default character with the ~M control code. MenuDir = DIRECTORY The directory containing any menu files (*.MNU). The default location is the program directory. Node = NUMBER The current node number. This information is required for certain inter-program communications. You may also use the -N command-line parameter. The default node is 1. NoiseBlink = BOOLEAN If TRUE, all generated line noise will blink. This, of course, is statistically impossible, but it is also quite annoying. NoiseColor = NUMBER NoiseColor = x means that 1 out of x strings of generated line-noise will be a random color. A value of 0 or 1 means that every string will be a different color. The default value is 30. Overscan = NUMBER The overscan box is the box surrounding the text window. This setting allows you to change the color of the box. VGA required. TextDir = DIRECTORY The location of any external ASCII, ANSI and AVATAR files. The default directory is the program directory. You should not specify any directory with secret or sensitive files. Command Line Parameters Keyword: PARAMS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── You may start a parameter with a slash (/) or a dash (-). Do not place a space between the parameter and its value (i.e. /C1 is correct, /C 1 is incorrect). /B<baud> Connection Rate This information is also passed in the drop file. /C<port> Communications Port The information can also be specified in the configuration file with the COMPORT command. /I<filespec> Configuration File This switch allows you to use a configuration file other than DOOR.INI. Normally the program will look for DOOR.INI in the program directory (the directory containing the EXE). However, if you are using a global configuration file, or you are using a different configuration file for each node, then you should use this switch. /L Local Mode This switch forces local mode. /N<node> Node Number This information is required for multi-line systems. Otherwise, the program defaults to Node 1. /O<locked> Locked-baud rate Use this switch if you have locked your comport to a specific speed. This may increase the data throughput on some high-speed modems. Refer to your FOSSIL driver for more information. /P<filespec> Path to Drop File You must specify the full path and name of the drop file. You may use either DOOR.SYS or DORINFOx.DEF. The "x" section of the DORINFO file is ignored. Sysop Keys Keyword: SYSKEYS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── F1 Toggles the visibility of the status line. NOTE: The software will scroll the local screen if you activate the status line while the cursor is on the bottom line of the screen. This stops the status line from covering any text. The remote caller will not receive a CR/LF sequence. Alt-C Enters Chat Mode. The color settings are defined in DOOR.INI. Words are properly wrapped if you or the caller type beyond the right margin of the screen. Press ESC to return to the main program. /? Displays a help screen. /C Clears the screen. /D Drops to MS-DOS. /F<file> Displays the specified file. The file must exist in the text-files directory. /G Goodbye (terminates the call). /Q Returns to the main program. The slash ("/") must be the first character on the line. Alt-H Terminates the call. Alt-J Drops to MS-DOS. Alt-L Generates fake line noise. Formatting Codes Keyword: FCODES ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── A formatting code begins with a tilde character (~), followed by one or more parameters. A formatting code affects the output in some way. NOTE: Formatting codes are CaSe SeNseTiVe! ~~ Displays a single tilde character (~). ~| Expands into a carriage return/line feed (CR/LF) sequence. ~#xx Repeats the last printed character XX times. XX is in decimal notation and must be two digits. ~v Text fade to black (VGA). ~^ Restore text from fade (VGA). ~C Clears the screen. ~E Clears to the end of the current line. ~F<file>| Displays the specified file. The filename can be terminated with any invalid filename character. Most BBS packages use the pipe character. ~H Positions the cursor in the upper-left corner (ANS/AVT). ~Kc Stuffs the keyboard with the specified character. ~Mx Redefines the macro filler character, where X is the character or one of two special values: D Uses the default filler character. S Uses the space character. ~P Pauses ~R Restores a saved cursor position. ~S Saves the current cursor position. Color Systems Keyword: COLORSYS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── You may change the text color in a variety of ways. The software will automatically convert any color code or sequence into the format required by the caller. o Redundant codes are not processed. o ANSI sequences are optimized for size. o It is possible to use a single text file for all emulations, since any color codes in that file are converted and optimized at run-time. Refer to appendices I and II if you wish to directly use ANSI and AVATAR codes in a display string. Otherwise, we suggest using the HexPipe or Control-K systems, both of which use hex notation to specify the color. HexPipe A pipe character (|) followed by the hex value of the color. ^K A Control-K (ASCII #11), followed by a left bracket, followed by the hex value of the color. To write a hex color in a string: a. Type a pipe character (|) or a control-k/left bracket. b. Use the table below to find the hex value of the background color. Per IBM limitations, you can use only colors 0 to 7 as a background color. b. Use the table below to find the hex value of the foreground color. You may any of the colors (0 to F). c. Add 8 to the background color if you want the foreground blink. (1+8=9, 7+8=F, etc). Examples: 1C Light Red on a Blue Background 01 Blue on a Black Background 81 Blinking Blue on a Black Background CF Blinking Bright White on a Red Background Bits Hex Dec Description Bits Hex Dec Description ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 0000 · 0 · 0 · Black 1000 · 8 · 8 · Dark Gray 0001 · 1 · 1 · Blue 1001 · 9 · 9 · Light Blue 0010 · 2 · 2 · Green 1010 · A · 10 · Light Green 0011 · 3 · 3 · Cyan 1011 · B · 11 · Light Cyan 0100 · 4 · 4 · Red 1100 · C · 12 · Light Red 0101 · 5 · 5 · Magenta 1101 · D · 13 · Light Magenta 0110 · 6 · 6 · Brown 1110 · E · 14 · Yellow 0111 · 7 · 7 · Light-Gray 1111 · F · 15 · Bright White Descriptive Macros Keyword: MACROS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── A macro is a keyword that is expanded or converted to a different string. A macro is in the format {NAME:SIZE}, where NAME is the name of the macro, and SIZE is the length of the resulting string (optional). If SIZE is specified, then the result will be clipped or augmented to a length of SIZE characters. The MacroFiller variable in the configuration file specifies the character to use when filling out the string. The ~M formatting code can be used to redefine the filler character. If SIZE is positive, the macro is left-justified. If SIZE is negative, the macro is right-justified. The Menu Definition File Keyword: MENUS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── A menu file is human-readable and can be editted with any ASCII editor. The format of a menu file is VARIABLE=VALUE. The file begins with several commands to define the general behavior of the menu: ClrScr = BOOLEAN Clears the screen before displaying the menu. The default value is FALSE. Columns = NUMBER Specifies the number of columns of the internal menu. The default value is 2. Current = NUMBER The current item shown in the lightbar when the menu is activated. The default value is 1 (the first item defined in the menu file). Display = FILESPEC An external ASCII, ANSI or AVATAR file to display if the External variable is TRUE. The file must exist in the text files directory. Erase = BOOLEAN If TRUE, the prompt will be erased when the menu terminates. External = BOOLEAN If TRUE, the file specified in the Display variable will be shown when the menu is activated. Format = STRING The format of the internal display. You may use any color codes and formatting codes. The {Key} macro expands into the hotkey needed to activate the item and the {Text} macro expands into the description of the item. Internal = BOOLEAN If TRUE, the internal display will be shown. The format of the display is defined in the Format variable. LightBar = BOOLEAN If TRUE, a lightbar will be shown next to the menu prompt. The use can browse through the items by pressing Space or Backspace. Prompt = STRING The text shown on the bottom of the menu. The next section defines each item in the menu. The definition begins with the keyword "Item", followed by one or more commands: Bar = STRING The text shown in the lightbar if the LIGHTBAR variable is TRUE. The {BAR} macro will expand into this string (refer to FORMAT above). Command = STRING A command string (software specific). Key = CHAR The hotkey needed to activate the item. The {KEY} macro will expand into this character (refer to the FORMAT command above). Text = STRING A description of the item. This string is used when generating the internal display. The {TEXT} macro expands into this string (refer to the FORMAT command above). Errors Keyword: ERRORS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── You will see a message if the software cannot recover from an error: ■ Runtime Error <XXX>: <description> ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ Please check your setup or contact David Pinch: │ │ │ │ P.O. Box 175 10633 N. Stonebridge Tr. Erebus BBS │ │ Stillwater, MN or Stillwater Township, MN or 1 612 439 7808 │ │ 55082-0175 55082 1:282/4078 │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ The specific runtime error will be identified. Please write it down for future reference, then check your setup. Here are the most common errors: 2 : File not found 3 : Path not found 5 : File access denied You are specifying a non-existant configuration file, or a valid DOS file but not a valid configuration file (i.e. LPT3). The following file names are reserved by MS-DOS: AUX Auxiliary Device CLOCK$ System Clock COM1 Communications Port 1 COM2 Communications Port 2 COM3 Communications Port 3 COM4 Communications Port 4 CON Console EMMXXXX0 Expanded Memory Manager LPT1 Parallel Port 1 LPT2 Parallel Port 2 LPT3 Parallel Port 3 NUL Nul Output Device PRN Printer XMSXXXX0 Extended Memory Manager 8 : Insufficient memory Try using the memory-swapping feature of your BBS software before executing the program. Technical Support Keyword: NEEDHELP ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 1. U.S. Mail (Snail Mail) David Pinch David Pinch P.O. Box 175 or 10633 N. Stonebridge Tr. Stillwater, MN 55082-0175 Stillwater, MN 55082 2. World Support BBS Erebus BBS 1-612-439-7808 ∙ 6:00AM to 3:00AM Central ∙ 2400 to 14.4. FidoNet 1:282/4078 Logon as "GUEST" (no password) to download the latest version of this software. FREQ "EREBUS" (sans quotes) for a short (under 1K) info packet on the latest software available from Erebus Development. 3. Voice Call 1-612-430-0496, Ext #2, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Central Time. Due to my operating expenses, I will return voice calls COLLECT. Please leave proper instructions. 4. Echomail Conferences (FidoNet) COMM DOORGAMES ON_LINE_GAMES RA_UTIL RGS_DOORS (Moderator) I will dutifully ignore off-topic messages. Showing disrespect to a conference moderator is NOT the way to get my attention. Credits Keyword: CREDITS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── DESQview is a registered trademark of Quarterdeck Office Systems. Fido and FidoNet are registered trademarks of Tom Jennings. IBM is a registered trademark of the International Business Machines Corporation. IceChat is (c) 1993-1995 by Jeremy Landvoigt. List is (c) 1983-1993 Vernon D. Buerg Microsoft, MS, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Micrsoft Corp. Notepad (c) 1985-1993 Microsoft Corp. OS/2 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp. RemoteAccess is (c) 1989-1994 Wantree Development & Andrew Milner Ripscript & Ripterm are registered trademarks of TeleGrafix Communications. TheDraw is (c) 1986-1993 by TheSoft Programming Services and Ian E. Davis TurboPascal is a registered trademark of Borland International, Inc. Win, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Micrsoft Corp. WordStar is a registered trademark of MicroPro International Corporation. Appendix I: ANSI Escape Sequences Keyword: AP1 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ESC[xA Cursor Up ESC[xB Cursor Down ESC[xC Cursor Right ESC[xD Cursor Left These four sequences provide simple cursor positioning. The one parameter specifies the number of columns or rows to change -- it is not an absolute coordinate. The cursor will not move outside of the boundries of the video screen. If you do not use a parameter, it defaults to 1. See: ESC[xf ESC[y;xf Position Cursor ESC[y;xH Position Cursor (alternate sequence) Moves the cursor to the specified position, where Y is the vertical row and X is the horizontal column. The upper-left corner of the screen is (0,0). If you do not specify a position, it defaults to (0,0) (home position). See: ESC[xA, ESC[xB, ESC[xC, ESC[xD ESC[xJ Clear Screen If x is 2, the entire video screen is cleared. See: ESC[K ESC[K Clear to End of Line Erases all characters from the cursor position to the right-most column of the screen. ESC[x;y;...m Change Color Attribute 0 00000111 Turns off all attributes; resets the color to 7. 1 ----1--- Turns on Bold (the IBM-color high-intensity bit). 5 1------- Turns on Blinking (the IBM-color blinking bit). 30 -----000 Foreground Black (IBM Color 0) 31 -----100 Foreground Red (IBM Color 4) 32 -----010 Foreground Green (IBM Color 2) 33 -----110 Foreground Yellow (IBM Color 6) 34 -----001 Foreground Blue (IBM Color 1) 35 -----101 Foreground Magenta (IBM Color 5) 36 -----011 Foreground Cyan (IBM Color 3) 37 -----111 Foreground White (IBM Color 7) 40 -000---- Background Black (IBM Color 0) 41 -100---- Background Red (IBM Color 4) 42 -010---- Background Green (IBM Color 2) 43 -110---- Background Yellow (IBM Color 6) 44 -001---- Background Blue (IBM Color 1) 45 -101---- Background Magenta (IBM Color 5) 46 -011---- Background Cyan (IBM Color 3) 47 -111---- Background White (IBM Color 7) ESC[s Save Cursor Position ESC[u Restore Cursor Position Saves the current position of the cursor. You can later restore the cursor position with the ESC[u sequence. Appendix II: Advanced Video Attribute Terminal Assembler and Recreator AP2 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The following information is based on FSC-0025.TXT (23 Aug 1988). AVATAR was developed by Wynn Wagner II and George A. Stansilav. There are two forms of AVATAR: Full Session o Exchange of caller and system information o Text windows with scrolling o Line-noise elimination o Cursor positioning o Color Basic Session o Cursor positioning o Color Only basic AVATAR commands are supported. The control caret(^) indicates a control character (i.e. ^V indicates CONTROL-V, or ASCII #22). ^L Clears the screen. ^V^Aa Changes to the specified attribute. Note: The hi-bit (blinking bit) of the attribute is stripped. If you want blinking text, you must use the ^V^B code. ^V^B Activates blinking text. ^V^C Moves the cursor up. ^V^D Moves the cursor down. ^V^E Moves the cursor left. ^V^F Moves the cursor right. ^V^G Clears any text from the cursor to the rightmost column of the screen. ^V^Hxy Moves the cursor to the specified position. ^Ycx Writes the specifed character X number of times. Appendix III: Character Sets Keyword: AP3 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Dec Hx Abr Dec Hx Abr Dec Hx Abr Dec Hx Abr ------------------------------------------------------------ 00 00 nul 08 08 bs 16 10 dle 24 18 can 01 01 soh 09 09 tab 17 11 dc1 25 19 em 02 02 stx 10 0A lf 18 12 dc2 26 1A eof 03 03 etx 11 0B vt 19 13 dc3 27 1B esc 04 04 eot 12 0C np 20 14 dc4 28 1C fs 05 05 enq 13 0D cr 21 15 nak 29 1D gs 06 06 ack 14 0E so 22 16 syn 30 1E rs 07 07 bel 15 0F si 23 17 etb 31 1F us Dec Hx C Dec Hx C Dec Hx C Dec Hx Abr ------------------------------------------------------------ 32 20 sp 56 38 8 80 50 P 104 68 h 33 21 ! 57 39 9 81 51 Q 105 69 i 34 22 " 58 3A : 82 52 R 106 6A j 35 23 # 59 3B ; 83 53 S 107 6B k 36 24 $ 60 3C < 84 54 T 108 6C l 37 25 % 61 3D = 85 55 U 109 6D m 38 26 & 62 3E > 86 56 V 110 6E n 39 27 ' 63 3F ? 87 57 W 111 6F o 40 28 ( 64 40 @ 88 58 X 112 70 p 41 29 ) 65 41 A 89 59 Y 113 71 q 42 2A * 66 42 B 90 5A Z 114 72 r 43 2B + 67 43 C 91 5B [ 115 73 s 44 2C , 68 44 D 92 5C \ 116 74 t 45 2D - 69 45 E 93 5D ] 117 75 u 46 2E . 70 46 F 94 5E ^ 118 76 v 47 2F / 71 47 G 95 5F _ 119 77 w 48 30 0 72 48 H 96 60 ` 120 78 x 49 31 1 73 49 I 97 61 a 121 79 y 50 32 2 74 4A J 98 62 b 122 7A z 51 33 3 75 4B K 99 63 c 123 7B { 52 34 4 76 4C L 100 64 d 124 7C | 53 35 5 77 4D M 101 65 e 125 7D } 54 36 6 78 4E N 102 66 f 126 7E ~ 55 37 7 79 4F O 103 67 g 127 7F IBM Extended Characters Non-IBM/DOS terminals may not correctly display the following characters. You may wish to instruct your users to switch to a font supporting the IBM Extended Character Set. This is required in Microsoft Terminal for Windows 3.1x and many other terminals using a graphical enviroment. Dec Hx C Dec Hx C Dec Hx C Dec Hx Abr ------------------------------------------------------------ 128 80 Ç 160 A0 á 192 C0 └ 224 E0 α 129 81 ü 161 A1 í 193 C1 ┴ 225 E1 ß 130 82 é 162 A2 ó 194 C2 ┬ 226 E2 Γ 131 83 â 163 A3 ú 195 C3 ├ 227 E3 π 132 84 ä 164 A4 ñ 196 C4 ─ 228 E4 Σ 133 85 à 165 A5 Ñ 197 C5 ┼ 229 E5 σ 134 86 å 166 A6 ª 198 C6 ╞ 230 E6 µ 135 87 ç 167 A7 º 199 C7 ╟ 231 E7 τ 136 88 ê 168 A8 ¿ 200 C8 ╚ 232 E8 Φ 137 89 ë 169 A9 ⌐ 201 C9 ╔ 233 E9 Θ 138 8A è 170 AA ¬ 202 CA ╩ 234 EA Ω 139 8B ï 171 AB ½ 203 CB ╦ 235 EB δ 140 8C î 172 AC ¼ 204 CC ╠ 236 EC ∞ 141 8D ì 173 AD ¡ 205 CD ═ 237 ED φ 142 8E Ä 174 AE « 206 CE ╬ 238 EE ε 143 8F Å 175 AF » 207 CF ╧ 239 EF ∩ 144 90 É 176 B0 ░ 208 D0 ╨ 240 F0 ≡ 145 91 æ 177 B1 ▒ 209 D1 ╤ 241 F1 ± 146 92 Æ 178 B2 ▓ 210 D2 ╥ 242 F2 ≥ 147 93 ô 179 B3 │ 211 D3 ╙ 243 F3 ≤ 148 94 ö 180 B4 ┤ 212 D4 ╘ 244 F4 ⌠ 149 95 ò 181 B5 ╡ 213 D5 ╒ 245 F5 ⌡ 150 96 û 182 B6 ╢ 214 D6 ╓ 246 F6 ÷ 151 97 ù 183 B7 ╖ 215 D7 ╫ 247 F7 ≈ 152 98 ÿ 184 B8 ╕ 216 D8 ╪ 248 F8 ° 153 99 Ö 185 B9 ╣ 217 D9 ┘ 249 F9 ∙ 154 9A Ü 186 BA ║ 218 DA ┌ 250 FA · 155 9B ¢ 187 BB ╗ 219 DB █ 251 FB √ 156 9C £ 188 BC ╝ 220 DC ▄ 252 FC ⁿ 157 9D ¥ 189 BD ╜ 221 DD ▌ 253 FD ² 158 9E ₧ 190 BE ╛ 222 DE ▐ 254 FE ■ 159 9F ƒ 191 BF ┐ 223 DF ▀ 255 FF