vt$get (6) --- get and edit a single line from input     07/11/84


          | _C_a_l_l_i_n_g _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n

                 integer function vt$get (row, col, start, len)
                 integer row, col, start, len

          |      Library: vswtlb (standard Subsystem library)


            _F_u_n_c_t_i_o_n

                 'Vt$get'  is  responsible  for  reading  characters from the
                 terminal and interpreting the special characters.  The first
                 two arguments are the 'row' and 'column' at which  to  start
                 accepting  input.   The  third  argument is the start of the
                 input area on the current row, and the  fourth  argument  is
                 the  length of the input area.  'Vt$get' will continue read-
                 ing from the terminal until a line termination character  is
                 input    (RETURN,    KILL_RIGHT_AND_RETURN,    MOVE_UP,   or
                 MOVE_DOWN).  The function return is  the  termination  code.
                 Any macros are expanded by a call to 'vt$idf'.


            _C_a_l_l_s

                 vt$def,  vt$err,  vt$idf,  vt$ndf,  vt$out,  vt$put, vtmove,
                 vtmsg, vtupd, Primos c1in


            _B_u_g_s

                 Not meant to be called by the normal user.


            _S_e_e _A_l_s_o

                 other  vt?*  routines  (2)  and  (6),  se   (1),   and   the
                 _I_n_t_r_o_d_u_c_t_i_o_n  _t_o _t_h_e _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _T_o_o_l_s _T_e_x_t _E_d_i_t_o_r (Se section)
                 for a list of available special characters.




















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