I added "export CYGWIN=codepage:oem" to my /etc/profile file, restarted cygwin and it works. Thanks Didier > -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Wilson [SMTP:cwilson@ece.gatech.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 1:44 PM > To: Didier Juges > Cc: 'cygwin@cygwin.com' > Subject: Re: box() function in curses >> Add 'codepage:oem' to your CYGWIN variable. > --Chuck >>> Didier Juges wrote: >> > The box() function in curses creates an ugly looking box, where the > extended > > characters drawing the box (ACS_VLINE, ACS_HLINE) are replaced with > > characters from the lower ASCII set (3 and Ä). This code works fine > under > > VT100 terminal settings. > > > > I suppose this may be due to the TERM setting in cygwin, which is > 'cygwin' > > instead of VT100. > > > > Any idea how to fix that? > -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/