_CONSOLECURSOR

The _CONSOLECURSOR statement is used to switch the text cursor in Console Windows off/on or change its size.

Syntax

_CONSOLECURSOR {_HIDE}[, size%]

Parameters

• _HIDE or _SHOW switch the text cursor off or on respectively, the default at program start is on.
• The optional size% is specified as percentage value (0-100) of the console line height.

Description

• Keyword not supported in Linux or macOS versions

Availability

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  v1.4

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  all

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  yes

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  no

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  no

Examples

Example 1

Simple usage example how to use the _CONSOLECURSOR statement.

$CONSOLE:ONLY _CONSOLECURSOR _HIDE LINE INPUT "Input without cursor: ", a$ PRINT _CONSOLECURSOR _SHOW , 50 LINE INPUT "Input with half line height cursor: ", a$ PRINT _CONSOLECURSOR , 10 PRINT "press any key...";: SLEEP SYSTEM

See also

• _CONSOLE
• _CONSOLETITLE, _CONSOLEFONT
• _CONSOLEINPUT, _CINP
• Metacommands

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