James wrote:
> does curses/linux support the extended ascii codes (little boxes, lines
> etc?)
Yes. The `dialog' utility makes extensive use of them.
> i want to make a text-based screensaver that has a block that moves
> around the screen (saw it once on some ancient netware server), i could
> write the program, but how would i make it run instead of the builtin
> screen blanker?
I suspect that you'll need to modify the kernel; there doesn't seem to
be any simple way to determine when the screen saver should be
activated.
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