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CLS Command ?! (Users)

posted by GizMo79, 13.09.2020, 15:22

> > cls on freedos does not clean the screen but only moves the prompt up
> why?
>
> Not sure, haven't looked. Is it trying ANSI escapes or doing something
> video-card specific?
>
> IIRC, years ago, Mateusz patched it for his CGA/8086 machine (for Svarog86
> ??). Re-reading some old 2015 email implies yes, see SF.net
> here.
> Also, there I mentioned some other CLS
> patches.
>
> But also make sure (if you can) to also try the latest prerelease
> (0.84-pre7 from Dec. 2019) on
> Github.


I created my own custom clear.exe.

Complete thread:

• CLS Command ?! - GizMo79, 13.09.2020, 03:40 (Users)
  • CLS Command ?! - Rugxulo, 13.09.2020, 05:08
    • CLS Command ?! - GizMo79, 13.09.2020, 15:22