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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Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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