TIP: Click on subject to list as thread! ANSI
echo: mystic
to: g00r00
from: Bjrn Wiberg
date: 2021-08-02 19:32:00
subject: Re: ANSI codes in file_in

Hello g00r00!

Thank you for your reply!

On 02 Aug 2021, g00r00 said the following...
 g0>  BW> On my system, when entering the (I)ndexed File Lister, hitting Ctrl+Z
 g0>  BW> for help and then any key, I get a more prompt.
 g0> 
 g0> Did you edit it or set your screen size to something smaller than 24? 
 g0> The default file has 23 lines in it but if you open it and resave it in
 g0> an editor sometimes it will save as a 25 line or larger image even when
 g0> the screen size is smaller.  Or if you are logging in with less than 24

Oops -- sorry for the false alarm!

I edited it with Emacs and for some reason a new line was added following the | PN when saving it. Removed the newline now and it works like a charm (even without the init codes that msg_index_help.ans has). :)

Thanks agin!

Best regards
Bj”rn

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