SHORTIES\CURSOR.DOC ·
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1988-06-27 ·
from PCPlus_Issue-24_Sep-1988
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│ Cursor redefiner │
│ A valuable utility by Adam Moss │
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Have you ever turned on your portable PC and found you can't really see
the cursor.Have you ever wanted a different cursor that would make your
wordprocessing tasks a lot easier.This program is a solution to these problems.
If you're an absolute novice,but aren't afraid of the A> prompt then sit back
and type CURSOR.You will get a very friendly help message telling you how to use
the program.But for some more help,read on!
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│Built in cursors│
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These are the standard cursors built-into the program for special purposes.
Type: CURSOR /B to get a block , or CURSOR /U to get the normal cursor
CURSOR /S to get a split cursor , or CURSOR /O to turn off the cursor
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│User defined Cursors│
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0 ██████████ This is the purpose of the other half of the cursor command.
1 ██████████
2 ██████████ The cursor is made up of eight scanlines numbered 0 to 7
3 ██████████ By specifying a number between 0 and 7 as the first number
4 ██████████ and another number between 0 and 7 as the ending number a
5 ██████████ cursor of any thickness can be made,or perhaps more usefully
6 ██████████ split cursors can be made,by giving a starting value greater
7 ██████████ than the ending value.If you're still stuck,have a look at the
examples given below:
CURSOR 00 CURSOR 25 CURSOR 07 CURSOR 70 CURSOR 61 CURSOR 51 CURSOR 45
P.S: if you're irritated by the 'Cursor redefined' message when you use CURSOR,
BATch programmers may know that adding >NUL to the end of the command will
suppress the message.
P.P.S: Type COPY CURSOR.DOC PRN: to get a printed copy.
Hope you find this one useful!