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copied!<p>I started work on a test program to show how you could divide the console into an output area and an input area, where the input area is moved down as the output area expands with more output. It's not perfect yet, but you may be able to develop it into the answer you're looking for:</p> <pre><code> static int outCol, outRow, outHeight = 10; static void Main(string[] args) { bool quit = false; System.DateTime dt = DateTime.Now; do { if (Console.KeyAvailable) { if (Console.ReadKey(false).Key == ConsoleKey.Escape) quit = true; } System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(0); if (DateTime.Now.Subtract(dt).TotalSeconds > .1) { dt = DateTime.Now; WriteOut(dt.ToString(" ss.ff"), false); } } while (!quit); } static void WriteOut(string msg, bool appendNewLine) { int inCol, inRow; inCol = Console.CursorLeft; inRow = Console.CursorTop; int outLines = getMsgRowCount(outCol, msg) + (appendNewLine?1:0); int outBottom = outRow + outLines; if (outBottom > outHeight) outBottom = outHeight; if (inRow <= outBottom) { int scrollCount = outBottom - inRow + 1; Console.MoveBufferArea(0, inRow, Console.BufferWidth, 1, 0, inRow + scrollCount); inRow += scrollCount; } if (outRow + outLines > outHeight) { int scrollCount = outRow + outLines - outHeight; Console.MoveBufferArea(0, scrollCount, Console.BufferWidth, outHeight - scrollCount, 0, 0); outRow -= scrollCount; Console.SetCursorPosition(outCol, outRow); } Console.SetCursorPosition(outCol, outRow); if (appendNewLine) Console.WriteLine(msg); else Console.Write(msg); outCol = Console.CursorLeft; outRow = Console.CursorTop; Console.SetCursorPosition(inCol, inRow); } static int getMsgRowCount(int startCol, string msg) { string[] lines = msg.Split('\n'); int result = 0; foreach (string line in lines) { result += (startCol + line.Length) / Console.BufferWidth; startCol = 0; } return result + lines.Length - 1; } </code></pre>

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