--- lbbs/src/screen.c	2005/03/22 08:19:11	1.13
+++ lbbs/src/screen.c	2005/05/06 16:57:58	1.18
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ clrline (int line_begin, int line_end)
 }
 
 void
+clrtobot (int line_begin)
+{
+  clrline (line_begin, screen_lines);
+  moveto (line_begin, 0);
+}
+
+void
 clearscr ()
 {
   prints ("\33[2J");
@@ -100,17 +107,20 @@ set_input_echo (int echo)
 }
 
 int
-str_input (char *buffer, int buffer_length, int echo_mode)
+_str_input (char *buffer, int buffer_length, int echo_mode)
 {
   char buf[256], ch;
   int c, offset = 0, len, loop = 1, i, hz = 0;
 
-  memset (buffer, '\0', buffer_length);
+  for (i=0; i<buffer_length && buffer[i] != '\0'; i++)
+    {
+  	  offset++;
+    }
 
   while (c = igetch_t (60))
     {
       if (c == KEY_NULL || c == KEY_TIMEOUT || c == CR)
-        break;
+	break;
       if (c == LF)
 	continue;
       if (c == BACKSPACE)
@@ -141,10 +151,10 @@ str_input (char *buffer, int buffer_leng
       buffer[offset] = '\0';
       switch (echo_mode)
 	{
-	case 0:
+	case DOECHO:
 	  outc ((char) c);
 	  break;
-	case 1:
+	case NOECHO:
 	  outc ('*');
 	  break;
 	}
@@ -161,6 +171,34 @@ str_input (char *buffer, int buffer_leng
 }
 
 int
+str_input (char *buffer, int buffer_length, int echo_mode)
+{
+  int offset;
+  
+  memset (buffer, '\0', buffer_length);
+  
+  offset = str_input (buffer, buffer_length, echo_mode);
+  
+  return offset;
+};
+
+int
+get_data (int row, int col, char *prompt, char *buffer, int buffer_length, int echo_mode)
+{
+  int len;
+
+  moveto (row, col);
+  iflush ();
+  prints (prompt);
+  prints (buffer);
+  iflush ();
+
+  len = _str_input (buffer, buffer_length, echo_mode);
+  
+  return len;
+}
+
+int
 display_file (const char *filename)
 {
   char buffer[260];