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# term::ansi::send(n) 0.2 tcllib "Terminal control"

## Name

term::ansi::send - Output of ANSI control sequences to terminals

## Synopsis

- package require Tcl 8.5 9
- package require term::ansi::send ?0.2?

- ::term::ansi::send::import ?ns? ...
- ::term::ansi::send::eeol
- ::term::ansi::send::esol
- ::term::ansi::send::el
- ::term::ansi::send::ed
- ::term::ansi::send::eu
- ::term::ansi::send::es
- ::term::ansi::send::sd
- ::term::ansi::send::su
- ::term::ansi::send::ch
- ::term::ansi::send::sc
- ::term::ansi::send::rc
- ::term::ansi::send::sca
- ::term::ansi::send::rca
- ::term::ansi::send::st
- ::term::ansi::send::ct
- ::term::ansi::send::cat
- ::term::ansi::send::qdc
- ::term::ansi::send::qds
- ::term::ansi::send::qcp
- ::term::ansi::send::rd
- ::term::ansi::send::elw
- ::term::ansi::send::dlw
- ::term::ansi::send::eg
- ::term::ansi::send::lg
- ::term::ansi::send::scs0 tag
- ::term::ansi::send::scs1 tag
- ::term::ansi::send::sda arg...
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_fgblack
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_fgred
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_fggreen
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_fgyellow
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_fgblue
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_fgmagenta
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_fgcyan
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_fgwhite
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_fgdefault
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_bgblack
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_bgred
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_bggreen
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_bgyellow
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_bgblue
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_bgmagenta
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_bgcyan
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_bgwhite
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_bgdefault
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_bold
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_dim
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_italic
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_underline
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_blink
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_revers
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_hidden
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_strike
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_nobold
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_noitalic
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_nounderline
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_noblink
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_norevers
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_nohidden
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_nostrike
- ::term::ansi::send::sda_reset
- ::term::ansi::send::fcp row col
- ::term::ansi::send::cu ?n?
- ::term::ansi::send::cd ?n?
- ::term::ansi::send::cf ?n?
- ::term::ansi::send::cb ?n?
- ::term::ansi::send::ss ?s e?
- ::term::ansi::send::skd code str
- ::term::ansi::send::title str
- ::term::ansi::send::gron
- ::term::ansi::send::groff
- ::term::ansi::send::tlc
- ::term::ansi::send::trc
- ::term::ansi::send::brc
- ::term::ansi::send::blc
- ::term::ansi::send::ltj
- ::term::ansi::send::ttj
- ::term::ansi::send::rtj
- ::term::ansi::send::btj
- ::term::ansi::send::fwj
- ::term::ansi::send::hl
- ::term::ansi::send::vl
- ::term::ansi::send::groptim str
- ::term::ansi::send::clear
- ::term::ansi::send::init
- ::term::ansi::send::showat row col text

## Description

This package provides commands to send ANSI terminal control sequences to a terminal. All commands come in two variants, one for sending to any channel, the other for sending to stdout.

The commands are defined using the control sequences provided by the package term::ansi::code::ctrl. They have the same arguments as the commands they are based on, with the exception of the variant for sending to any channel. Their first argument is always a channel handle, then followed by the original arguments. Below we will list only the variant sending to stdout.

::term::ansi::send::import ?ns? ...

  Imports the commands of this package into the namespace ns. If not specified it defaults to send. Note that this default is a relative namespace name, i.e. the actual namespace will be created under the current namespace.

  By default all commands will be imported, this can however be restricted to specific commands, by listing them after the namespace to import them into.

::term::ansi::send::eeol

  Erase (to) End Of Line.

::term::ansi::send::esol

  Erase (to) Start Of Line.

::term::ansi::send::el

  Erase (current) Line.

::term::ansi::send::ed

  Erase Down (to bottom).

::term::ansi::send::eu

  Erase Up (to top).

::term::ansi::send::es

  Erase Screen.

::term::ansi::send::sd

  Scroll Down.

::term::ansi::send::su

  Scroll Up.

::term::ansi::send::ch

  Cursor Home.

::term::ansi::send::sc

  Save Cursor. Note: Only one saved position can be handled. This is no unlimited stack. Saving before restoring will overwrite the saved data.

::term::ansi::send::rc

  Restore Cursor (Unsave).

::term::ansi::send::sca

  Save Cursor + Attributes.

::term::ansi::send::rca

  Restore Cursor + Attributes.

::term::ansi::send::st

  Set Tab (@ current position).

::term::ansi::send::ct

  Clear Tab (@ current position).

::term::ansi::send::cat

  Clear All Tabs.

::term::ansi::send::qdc

  Query Device Code.

::term::ansi::send::qds

  Query Device Status.

::term::ansi::send::qcp

  Query Cursor Position.

::term::ansi::send::rd

  Reset Device.

::term::ansi::send::elw

  Enable Line Wrap.

::term::ansi::send::dlw

  Disable Line Wrap.

::term::ansi::send::eg

  Enter Graphics Mode.

::term::ansi::send::lg

  Exit Graphics Mode.

::term::ansi::send::scs0 tag
::term::ansi::send::scs1 tag

  Select Character Set.

  Choose which character set is used for default (scs0) and alternate font (scs1). This does not change whether default or alternate font are used, just their definitions.

  The legal tags, and their meanings, are:

  A

    United Kingdom Set

  B

    ASCII Set

  0

    Special Graphics

  1

    Alternate Character ROM Standard Character Set

  2

    Alternate Character ROM Special Graphics

::term::ansi::send::sda arg...

  Set Display Attributes. The arguments are the code sequences for the possible attributes, as provided by the package term::ansi::code::attr. For convenience this package also provides additional commands each setting a single specific attribute.

::term::ansi::send::sda_fgblack

  Set text color to Black.

::term::ansi::send::sda_fgred

  Set text color to Red.

::term::ansi::send::sda_fggreen

  Set text color to Green.

::term::ansi::send::sda_fgyellow

  Set text color to Yellow.

::term::ansi::send::sda_fgblue

  Set text color to Blue.

::term::ansi::send::sda_fgmagenta

  Set text color to Magenta.

::term::ansi::send::sda_fgcyan

  Set text color to Cyan.

::term::ansi::send::sda_fgwhite

  Set text color to White.

::term::ansi::send::sda_fgdefault

  Set default text color (Black).

::term::ansi::send::sda_bgblack

  Set background to Black.

::term::ansi::send::sda_bgred

  Set background to Red.

::term::ansi::send::sda_bggreen

  Set background to Green.

::term::ansi::send::sda_bgyellow

  Set background to Yellow.

::term::ansi::send::sda_bgblue

  Set background to Blue.

::term::ansi::send::sda_bgmagenta

  Set background to Magenta.

::term::ansi::send::sda_bgcyan

  Set background to Cyan.

::term::ansi::send::sda_bgwhite

  Set background to White.

::term::ansi::send::sda_bgdefault

  Set default background (Transparent).

::term::ansi::send::sda_bold

  Bold on.

::term::ansi::send::sda_dim

  Dim on.

::term::ansi::send::sda_italic

  Italics on.

::term::ansi::send::sda_underline

  Underscore on.

::term::ansi::send::sda_blink

  Blink on.

::term::ansi::send::sda_revers

  Reverse on.

::term::ansi::send::sda_hidden

  Hidden on.

::term::ansi::send::sda_strike

  Strike-through on.

::term::ansi::send::sda_nobold

  Bold off.

::term::ansi::send::sda_noitalic

  Italics off.

::term::ansi::send::sda_nounderline

  Underscore off.

::term::ansi::send::sda_noblink

  Blink off.

::term::ansi::send::sda_norevers

  Reverse off.

::term::ansi::send::sda_nohidden

  Hidden off.

::term::ansi::send::sda_nostrike

  Strike-through off.

::term::ansi::send::sda_reset

  Reset all attributes to their default values.

::term::ansi::send::fcp row col

  Force Cursor Position (aka Go To).

::term::ansi::send::cu ?n?

  Cursor Up. n defaults to 1.

::term::ansi::send::cd ?n?

  Cursor Down. n defaults to 1.

::term::ansi::send::cf ?n?

  Cursor Forward. n defaults to 1.

::term::ansi::send::cb ?n?

  Cursor Backward. n defaults to 1.

::term::ansi::send::ss ?s e?

  Scroll Screen (entire display, or between rows start end, inclusive).

::term::ansi::send::skd code str

  Set Key Definition.

::term::ansi::send::title str

  Set the terminal title.

::term::ansi::send::gron

  Switch to character/box graphics. I.e. switch to the alternate font.

::term::ansi::send::groff

  Switch to regular characters. I.e. switch to the default font.

::term::ansi::send::tlc

  Character graphics, Top Left Corner.

::term::ansi::send::trc

  Character graphics, Top Right Corner.

::term::ansi::send::brc

  Character graphics, Bottom Right Corner.

::term::ansi::send::blc

  Character graphics, Bottom Left Corner.

::term::ansi::send::ltj

  Character graphics, Left T Junction.

::term::ansi::send::ttj

  Character graphics, Top T Junction.

::term::ansi::send::rtj

  Character graphics, Right T Junction.

::term::ansi::send::btj

  Character graphics, Bottom T Junction.

::term::ansi::send::fwj

  Character graphics, Four-Way Junction.

::term::ansi::send::hl

  Character graphics, Horizontal Line.

::term::ansi::send::vl

  Character graphics, Vertical Line.

::term::ansi::send::groptim str

  Optimize character graphics. The generator commands above create way to many superfluous commands shifting into and out of the graphics mode. This command removes all shifts which are not needed. To this end it also knows which characters will look the same in both modes, to handle strings created outside of this package.

::term::ansi::send::clear

  Clear screen. In essence a sequence of CursorHome + EraseDown.

::term::ansi::send::init

  Initialize default and alternate fonts to ASCII and box graphics.

::term::ansi::send::showat row col text

  Show the block of text at the specified location.

## 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 Trackers. Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

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## Keywords

character output, control, terminal

## Category

Terminal control

## Copyright

Copyright © 2006 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>