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None Arguments:
SET_DISPLAY_SCROLL_REGION - Create Display Scrolling Region
Create a virtual scrolling region in a virtual display.
Explicit scrolling can be done with the
vms_smg.scroll_display_area()
routine.
None = vms_smg.set_display_scroll_region \
(display_id, [start_row], [end_row])
Returns:
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>>> import vms_smg
>>> import vms_smgdef
>>> # create a new DECwindows terminal using SMG
>>> status, pasteboard_id, number_of_pasteboard_rows, \
... number_of_pasteboard_columns, type_of_terminal, \
... device_name = vms_smg.create_pasteboard \
... (None, vms_smgdef.SMG_M_WORKSTATION)
>>>
>>> # create virtual display
>>> status, vtdpy1 = vms_smg.create_virtual_display \
... (5, 10, vms_smgdef.SMG_M_BORDER, None, None)
>>>
>>> # paste virtual display
>>> status = vms_smg.paste_virtual_display \
... (vtdpy1, pasteboard_id, 3, 5, None)
>>>
>>> # write to virtual display
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (vtdpy1, '1234567890', 1, 1)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (vtdpy1, 'ABCDEFGHIJ', 2, 1)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (vtdpy1, 'KLMNOPQRST', 3, 1)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (vtdpy1, 'abcdefghij', 4, 1)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (vtdpy1, 'klmnopqrst', 5, 1)
>>>
>>> # set a scrolling region
>>> vms_smg.set_display_scroll_region (vtdpy1, 2, 4)
>>>
>>> # change cursor position
>>> vms_smg.set_cursor_abs (vtdpy1, 3, 4)
>>>
>>> # put lines on virtual display
>>> status = vms_smg.put_line (vtdpy1, 'Line1Line1')
>>> status = vms_smg.put_line (vtdpy1, 'Line2Line2')
>>> status = vms_smg.put_line (vtdpy1, 'Line3Line3')
>>> status = vms_smg.put_line (vtdpy1, 'Line4Line4')
>>>