Writing a text editor in TURBO C - need help - puttext()

[Loyde W Hales]

In article <14609 at well.UUCP> rchao at well.UUCP (Robert Chao) writes:

>I am writing a C program which is going to have a simple text editor
>like you'd see in SideKick, etc. Does anyone have any suggestions as
>how to write the code? I am using Turbo C with its video features
>such as puttext(). I want the thing to have simple word wrapping when
>you insert text, and very basic cursor movements. My main decision
>is what kind of data structures to use - just the big array used
>by puttext()K

I don't want to comment on ``best'' or ``better'' solution, but I will give
you one avenue to explore.  If you need a specialized editor that you want to
look ``Turbo-ish,'' you can actually license the turbo skeleton for their
editors.  This might same you mucho time.

Contact Borland for details.

Disclaimer:

	I neither work for Borland nor am in any way connected to Borland.
	The Ohio State University is not connect to Borland.
	I make no claims/guarentees, direct or implied.
	etc.


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