Re: Can I echo a header to the top of my console ?

bsh_at_iname.com
Date: 07/13/04 

Date: 12 Jul 2004 18:24:24 -0700

Bill Marcum <bmarcum@iglou.com.urgent> wrote in message news:<4bnqr1-m5e.ln1@don.localnet>...
> On Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:27:02 +1200, vviirruuss<remove the echo>
> <vviirruuss<remove the echo>@clear.net.nz> wrote:
> > It's easier to do there (or on any xterm).
> > xtitle () {
> > echo -e -n "\033]0;$@\07"
> > }
> > xtitle "Hello!"

I believe he's referring to setting a title on a menu screen, not on
the xterm window itself, which really is something quite different.

ANSI terminals have control sequences which set a "status line",
or you may instead use a scriptable menu shell, or else you may
use a script library that emulates curses.

The best of the best for the last two alternatives are:

F,"xenmenu.c",0.8b,http://www.xenos.net/software/xenmenu/;ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/misc/,$0,"configurable
text menus","Karyl F. Stein" <xenon@xenos.net>

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=Brian