Brief editor in DOSBox 0.72 \ VOGONS

Brief editor in DOSBox 0.72

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First post, by clray

Posted on 2008-05-24, 19:38

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I'm trying to run the "Brief" editor in DOSBox 0.72 on Linux. It works, but the text cursor is invisible. Interestingly, there is a slight hint in the setup program that certain TSR programs might cause the cursor not to appear.

Any hints how I could diagnose this problem further?

Reply 1 of 3, by wd

Posted on 2008-05-24, 19:57

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Is some demo/shareware version of this program available?
Does it exhibit the same flaw?

Reply 2 of 3, by ripsaw8080

Posted on 2008-05-24, 20:23

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It might be related to video pages. In the setup: Main Menu > Display > Video Page Test, try setting the first option to "No" (DO you see the cursor moving in the box?) This option corresponds to the "p" switch in the BFLAGS environment variable.

OT: I always thought the name of the developer, UnderWare, was funny given the name of their product.

Reply 3 of 3, by clray

Posted on 2008-05-24, 21:03

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wd: I don't think there is a shareware version of Brief... but:

Thanks to ripsaw8080! Setting BFLAGS=p helped - the cursor now appears correctly!

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