$box-chars - Characters used to draw lines
$box-chars "string"; Default is "|+++++++++-"
$box-chars is a fixed length string that defines the set of characters used to render lines to the screen. Osd(2), directory-tree(2), list-registry(2) and many macros use these characters as a platform independent method of drawing lines. The characters have fixed indices defined as follows:-
Index 0
Index 1
Index 2
Index 3
Index 4
Index 5
Index 6
Index 7
Index 8
Index 9
Index 10
The $box-chars is typically platform dependent, it's setting is determined by the characters available in character set of the hosting platform. MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows environments might use a string such as:-
"\0b3\0da\0bf\0c0\0d9\0c2\0c3\0c5\0b4\0c1\0c4"
X-Windows environments might use a string such as:-
"\019\00d\00c\00e\00b\018\015\00f\016\017\012"
Both utilize platform specific characters.
(c) Copyright JASSPA 1999
Last Modified: 1998/09/02
Generated On: 1999/07/16