Neil, Most Text_Io implementations do this. Why? Because Control-L ASCII 12 is the Form Feed character. Most printers interpret this correctly and move to the top of the next page. For CRT screens there usually isn't the notion of a page, so using the New_Page procedure doesn't make a lot of sense. As Jacob pointed out, if you need this kind of functionality for a screen then use a different package. Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: Team Ada: Ada Advocacy Issues (83 & 95) > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of neil duffin > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 5:05 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Ada Question > > > Can anyone tell me why using procedure Text_IO.New_Page puts a symbol > on the screen instead of starting a new page. Is there an easy way to > start a new page when outputting to screen. > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks > > Neil Duffin > > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >