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From: buzzard@world.std.com (Sean T Barrett)
Subject: Re: an Inform tip
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Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 04:09:15 GMT
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In article <3A2ABD32.522@adamcadre.ac>, Adam Cadre  <reply@adamcadre.ac> wrote:
>It can behoove one to issue a DrawStatusLine() command before any text
>is printed.
>
>That is all.

Hmm, given that my current game contains the lines

  Replace DrawStatusLine;
  [ DrawStatusLine; ];

it would be nice to know why exactly it can behoove one, since
whatever it accomplishes for you it presumably doesn't accomplish
for me.

SeanB
