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Top Forums Programming Masking Password with *'s Post 302481045 by Driver on Thursday 16th of December 2010 01:06:49 PM
Old 12-16-2010
I haven't tried your code, but this line bothers me:

Code:
term.c_cc[VMIN]=0;

Isn't that supposed to be 1 for what you're looking to do? Maybe your OS handles the 0 case differently from those systems that jim_mcnamara tested it with.

There is also no need for select().

Last edited by Driver; 12-16-2010 at 02:40 PM..
 

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term::ansi::code(3tcl)						 Terminal control					    term::ansi::code(3tcl)

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NAME
term::ansi::code - Helper for control sequences SYNOPSIS
package require Tcl 8.4 package require term::ansi::code ?0.1? ::term::ansi::code::esc str ::term::ansi::code::escb str ::term::ansi::code::define name escape code ::term::ansi::code::const name code _________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION
This package provides commands enabling the definition of control sequences in an easy manner. ::term::ansi::code::esc str This command returns the argument string, prefixed with the ANSI escape character, "33." ::term::ansi::code::escb str This command returns the argument string, prefixed with a common ANSI escape sequence, "33[". ::term::ansi::code::define name escape code This command defines a procedure name which returns the control sequence code, beginning with the specified escape sequence, either esc, or escb. ::term::ansi::code::const name code This command defines a procedure name which returns the control sequence code. BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category term of the Tcllib SF Trackers [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883]. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation. KEYWORDS
control, declare, define, terminal CATEGORY
Terminal control COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2006 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net> term 0.1 term::ansi::code(3tcl)
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