C programming/ncurses

Ncurses window example

• from [https://tldp.org/HOWTO/NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO/windows.html#LETBEWINDOW tldp Ncurses programming.
• compile with: gcc -lncurses filename.c -o filename

#include <ncurses.h>


WINDOW *create_newwin(int height, int width, int starty, int startx);
void destroy_win(WINDOW *local_win);

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{	WINDOW *my_win;
	int startx, starty, width, height;
	int ch;

	initscr();			/* Start curses mode 		*/
	cbreak();			/* Line buffering disabled, Pass on
					 * everty thing to me 		*/
	keypad(stdscr, TRUE);		/* I need that nifty F1 	*/

	height = 3;
	width = 10;
	starty = (LINES - height) / 2;	/* Calculating for a center placement */
	startx = (COLS - width) / 2;	/* of the window		*/
	printw("Press F1 to exit");
	refresh();
	my_win = create_newwin(height, width, starty, startx);

	while((ch = getch()) != KEY_F(1))
	{	switch(ch)
		{	case KEY_LEFT:
				destroy_win(my_win);
				my_win = create_newwin(height, width, starty,--startx);
				break;
			case KEY_RIGHT:
				destroy_win(my_win);
				my_win = create_newwin(height, width, starty,++startx);
				break;
			case KEY_UP:
				destroy_win(my_win);
				my_win = create_newwin(height, width, --starty,startx);
				break;
			case KEY_DOWN:
				destroy_win(my_win);
				my_win = create_newwin(height, width, ++starty,startx);
				break;	
		}
	}
		
	endwin();			/* End curses mode		  */
	return 0;
}

WINDOW *create_newwin(int height, int width, int starty, int startx)
{	WINDOW *local_win;

	local_win = newwin(height, width, starty, startx);
	box(local_win, 0 , 0);		/* 0, 0 gives default characters 
					 * for the vertical and horizontal
					 * lines			*/
	wrefresh(local_win);		/* Show that box 		*/

	return local_win;
}

void destroy_win(WINDOW *local_win)
{	
	/* box(local_win, ' ', ' '); : This won't produce the desired
	 * result of erasing the window. It will leave it's four corners 
	 * and so an ugly remnant of window. 
	 */
	wborder(local_win, ' ', ' ', ' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ');
	/* The parameters taken are 
	 * 1. win: the window on which to operate
	 * 2. ls: character to be used for the left side of the window 
	 * 3. rs: character to be used for the right side of the window 
	 * 4. ts: character to be used for the top side of the window 
	 * 5. bs: character to be used for the bottom side of the window 
	 * 6. tl: character to be used for the top left corner of the window 
	 * 7. tr: character to be used for the top right corner of the window 
	 * 8. bl: character to be used for the bottom left corner of the window 
	 * 9. br: character to be used for the bottom right corner of the window
	 */
	wrefresh(local_win);
	delwin(local_win);
}

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