-- eLua reference manual - term module data_en = { -- Title title = "eLua reference manual - term module", -- Menu name menu_name = "term", -- Overview overview = [[This module contains functions for accessing ANSI-compatible terminals (and terminal emulators) from Lua.]], -- Functions funcs = { { sig = "#term.clrscr#()", desc = "Clear the screen", }, { sig = "#term.clreol#()", desc = "Clear from the current cursor position to the end of the line", }, { sig = "#term.moveto#( x, y )", desc = "Move the cursor to the specified coordinates", args= { "$x$ - the column (starting with 1)", "$y$ - the line (starting with 1)" } }, { sig = "#term.moveup#( delta )", desc = "Move the cursor up", args = "$delta$ - number of lines to move the cursor up" }, { sig = "#term.movedown#( delta )", desc = "Move the cursor down", args = "$delta$ - number of lines to move the cursor down", }, { sig = "#term.moveleft#( delta )", desc = "Move the cursor left", args = "$delta$ - number of columns to move the cursor left", }, { sig = "#term.moveright#( delta )", desc = "Move the cursor right", args = "$delta$ - number of columns to move the cursor right", }, { sig = "numlines = #term.getlines#()", desc = "Get the number of lines in the terminal", ret = "The number of lines in the terminal", }, { sig = "numcols = #term.getcols#()", desc = "Get the number of columns in the terminal", ret = "The number of columns in the terminal", }, { sig = "#term.print#( [ x, y ], str1, [ str2, ..., strn ] )", desc = "Write one or more strings in the terminal", args = { "$x (optional)$ - write the string at this column. If $x$ is specified, $y$ must also be specified", "$y (optional)$ - write the string at this line. If $y$ is specified, $x$ must also be specified", "$str1$ - the first string to write", "$str2 (optional)$ - the second string to write", "$strn (optional)$ - the nth string to write" } }, { sig = "cx = #term.getcx#()", desc = "Get the current column of the cursor", ret = "The column of the cursor" }, { sig = "cy = #term.getcy#()", desc = "Get the current line of the cursor", ret = "The line of the cursor" }, { sig = "ch = #term.getchar#( [ mode ] )", desc = "Read a char (a key press) from the terminal", args = [[$mode (optional)$ - terminal input mode. It can be either:
]], ret = [[The char read from a terminal or -1 if no char is available. The 'char' can be an actual ASCII char, or a 'pseudo-char' which encodes special keys on the keyboard. The list of the special chars and their meaning is given in the table below:
Key code | Meaning |
---|---|
$term.KC_UP$ | the UP key on the terminal |
$term.KC_DOWN$ | the DOWN key on the terminal |
$term.KC_LEFT$ | the LEFT key on the terminal |
$term.KC_RIGHT$ | the RIGHT key on the terminal |
$term.KC_HOME$ | the HOME key on the terminal |
$term.KC_END$ | the END key on the terminal |
$term.KC_PAGEUP$ | the PAGE UP key on the terminal |
$term.KC_PAGEDOWN$ | the PAGE DOWN key on the terminal |
$term.KC_ENTER$ | the ENTER (CR) key on the terminal |
$term.KC_TAB$ | the TAB key on the terminal |
$term.KC_BACKSPACE$ | the BACKSPACE key on the terminal |
$term.KC_ESC$ | the ESC (escape) key on the terminal |
]] }, }, } data_pt = data_en