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author | Jack Jansen <jack.jansen@cwi.nl> | 1995-02-28 15:46:09 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/Doc/libmacconsole.tex b/Doc/libmacconsole.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1a09e6b --- /dev/null +++ b/Doc/libmacconsole.tex @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +\section{Built-in module \sectcode{macconsole}} +\bimodindex{macconsole} + +This module is available on the Macintosh, provided Python has been +built using the Think C compiler. It provides an interface to the +Think console package, with which basic text windows can be created. + +\begin{datadesc}{options} +An object allowing you to set various options when creating windows, +see below. +\end{datadesc} + +\begin{datadesc}{C_ECHO} +\dataline{C_NOECHO} +\dataline{C_CBREAK} +\dataline{C_RAW} +Options for the \code{setmode} method. \var{C_ECHO} and \var{C_CBREAK} +enable character echo, the other two disable it, \var{C_ECHO} and +\var{C_NOECHO} enable line-oriented input (erase/kill processing, +etc). +\end{datadesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{copen}{} +Open a new console window. Returns a console window object. +\end{funcdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{fopen}{fp} +Return the console window object corresponding with the given file +object. \var{Fp} should be one of \var{sys.stdin}, \var{sys.stdout} or +\var{sys.stderr}. +\end{funcdesc} + +\subsection{macconsole options object} +These options are examined when a window is created: + +\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(macconsole option)} +\begin{datadesc}{top} +\dataline{left} +The origin of the window. +\end{datadesc} + +\begin{datadesc}{nrows} +\dataline{ncols} +The size of the window. +\end{datadesc} + +\begin{datadesc}{txFont} +\dataline{txSize} +\dataline{txStyle} +The font, fontsize and fontstyle to be used in the window. +\end{datadesc} + +\begin{datadesc}{title} +The title of the window. +\end{datadesc} + +\begin{datadesc}{pause_atexit} +If set non-zero, the window will wait for user action before closing +the window. +\end{datadesc} + +\subsection{console window object} + +\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(console window method)} + +\begin{datadesc}{file} +The file object corresponding to this console window. If the file is +buffered, you should call \code{file.flush()} between \code{write()} +and \code{read()} calls. +\end{datadesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{setmode}{mode} +Set the input mode of the console to \var{C_ECHO}, etc. +\end{funcdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{settabs}{n} +Set the tabsize to \var{n} spaces. +\end{funcdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{cleos}{} +Clear to end-of-screen. +\end{funcdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{cleol}{} +Clear to end-of-line. +\end{funcdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{inverse}{onoff} +Enable inverse-video mode: characters with the high bit set are +displayed in inverse video (this disables the upper half of a +non-ascii character set). +\end{funcdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{gotoxy}{x\, y} +Set the cursor to position \code{(x, y)}. +\end{funcdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{hide}{} +Hide the window, remembering the contents. +\end{funcdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{show}{} +Show the window again. +\end{funcdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{echo2printer}{} +Copy everything written to the window to the printer as well. +\end{funcdesc} |