(LOGO.JPG) Python for OpenVMS

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HOME_CURSOR - Home Cursor

Move the virtual cursor to the specified corner of a virtual display.

Format:

    None = vms_smg.home_cursor (display_id, position_code)
Returns:

None

Arguments:

display_id
Virtual display in which to move the cursor.
position_code
The point to which the virtual cursor moves. Constants like SMG_C_UPPER_LEFT are in module 'vms_smgdef'.
Examples:
>>> import vms_smg
>>> import vms_smgdef

>>> # create a new DECwindows terminal using SMG
>>> status, pasteboard_id, number_of_pasteboard_rows, \
... number_of_pasteboard_columns, type_of_terminal,   \
... device_name = vms_smg.create_pasteboard           \
...   (None, vms_smgdef.SMG_M_WORKSTATION)
>>>

>>> # create a virtual display
>>> status, display_id = vms_smg.create_virtual_display \
...         (5, 10, vms_smgdef.SMG_M_BORDER, None, None)
>>>

>>> # paste the virtual display
>>> status = vms_smg.paste_virtual_display \
...          (display_id, pasteboard_id, 3, 5, None)
>>>

>>> # put some text in the display
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (display_id, 'Line1Line1Line1', 1, 1)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (display_id, 'Line2Line2Line2', 2, 2)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (display_id, 'Line3Line3Line3', 3, 3)
>>>

Screen layout, file: VMS_SMG_015.JPG

(picture VMS_SMG_015.JPG)

>>> # move cursor to the lower right cursor
>>> vms_smg.home_cursor (display_id, vms_smgdef.SMG_C_LOWER_LEFT)
>>>

Screen layout, file: VMS_SMG_025.JPG

(picture VMS_SMG_025.JPG)


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10-SEP-2000 ZE.