aa_gotoxy(3)
β¨ aa_gotoxy β¨
okay bestie, welcome to aa_gotoxy(3) from the Library Functions Manual π this one is short and sweet and it does exactly one (1) thing, and honestly? we respect a function that knows its lane π
π NAME π
aa_gotoxy β move the hardware cursor (if any) to specified position.
πΈ SYNOPSIS πΈ
#include <aalib.h>
void aa_gotoxy
(
aa_context *c,
int x,
int y
);
π¦ PARAMETERS π¦
aa_context *cβ the AA-lib context you're operating on, bestie. this is the context. the main character. π«Άint xβ X coordinate of the new position β¨int yβ Y coordinate of the position π
π DESCRIPTION π
Move the hardware cursor (if any) to specified position.
that's it. that's the whole function. lowkey iconic for how unbothered it is π
but listen β to see the effect you need to call aa_flush too. fr fr. aa_gotoxy sets the vibe, aa_flush is what actually makes it show up on screen. no aa_flush, no visible cursor movement, and you'll be sitting there like π wondering why nothing happened. so don't forget it, okay? π
π SEE ALSO π
save_d(3), mem_d(3), aa_help(3), aa_formats(3), aa_fonts(3), aa_dithernames(3), aa_drivers(3), aa_kbddrivers(3), aa_mousedrivers(3), aa_kbdrecommended(3), aa_mouserecommended(3), aa_displayrecommended(3), aa_defparams(3), aa_defrenderparams(3), aa_scrwidth(3), aa_scrheight(3), aa_mmwidth(3), aa_mmheight(3), aa_imgwidth(3), aa_imgheight(3), aa_image(3), aa_text(3), aa_attrs(3), aa_currentfont(3), aa_autoinit(3), aa_autoinitkbd(3), aa_autoinitmouse(3), aa_recommendhi(3), aa_recommendlow(3), aa_init(3), aa_initkbd(3), aa_initmouse(3), aa_close(3), aa_uninitkbd(3), aa_uninitmouse(3), aa_fastrender(3), aa_render(3), aa_puts(3), aa_printf(3), aa_hidecursor(3), aa_showcursor(3), aa_getmouse(3), aa_hidemouse(3), aa_showmouse(3), aa_registerfont(3), aa_setsupported(3), aa_setfont(3), aa_getevent(3), aa_getkey(3), aa_resize(3), aa_resizehandler(3), aa_parseoptions(3), aa_edit(3), aa_createedit(3), aa_editkey(3), aa_putpixel(3), aa_recommendhikbd(3), aa_recommendlowkbd(3), aa_recommendhimouse(3), aa_recommendlowmouse(3), aa_recommendhidisplay(3), aa_recommendlowdisplay(3)
heads up: that list is long. go grab a snack, hydrate, and come back π
and that's the whole page!! this one was generated by c2man from aalib.h, dated 8 September 1999 β yes bestie, 1999, it's giving vintage and we're obsessed π§β¨ mwah, go move that cursor (if any) π
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- debian bookworm: libaa1-dev 1.4p5-50
- debian trixie: libaa1-dev 1.4p5-51.1+b1
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- ubuntu jammy: libaa1-dev 1.4p5-50build1
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