Ncurses Terminal Screen Control

• Introduction
• Installing/Configuring
  • Requirements
  • Installation
  • Runtime Configuration
  • Resource Types
• Predefined Constants
  • Error codes
  • Colors
  • Keys
  • Mouse
• Ncurses Functions
  • ncurses_addch ⬠Add character at current position and advance cursor
  • ncurses_addchnstr ⬠Add attributed string with specified length at current position
  • ncurses_addchstr ⬠Add attributed string at current position
  • ncurses_addnstr ⬠Add string with specified length at current position
  • ncurses_addstr ⬠Output text at current position
  • ncurses_assume_default_colors ⬠Define default colors for color 0
  • ncurses_attroff ⬠Turn off the given attributes
  • ncurses_attron ⬠Turn on the given attributes
  • ncurses_attrset ⬠Set given attributes
  • ncurses_baudrate ⬠Returns baudrate of terminal
  • ncurses_beep ⬠Let the terminal beep
  • ncurses_bkgd ⬠Set background property for terminal screen
  • ncurses_bkgdset ⬠Control screen background
  • ncurses_border ⬠Draw a border around the screen using attributed characters
  • ncurses_bottom_panel ⬠Moves a visible panel to the bottom of the stack
  • ncurses_can_change_color ⬠Check if we can change terminals colors
  • ncurses_cbreak ⬠Switch of input buffering
  • ncurses_clear ⬠Clear screen
  • ncurses_clrtobot ⬠Clear screen from current position to bottom
  • ncurses_clrtoeol ⬠Clear screen from current position to end of line
  • ncurses_color_content ⬠Gets the RGB value for color
  • ncurses_color_set ⬠Set fore- and background color
  • ncurses_curs_set ⬠Set cursor state
  • ncurses_def_prog_mode ⬠Saves terminals (program) mode
  • ncurses_def_shell_mode ⬠Saves terminals (shell) mode
  • ncurses_define_key ⬠Define a keycode
  • ncurses_del_panel ⬠Remove panel from the stack and delete it (but not the associated window)
  • ncurses_delay_output ⬠Delay output on terminal using padding characters
  • ncurses_flash ⬠Flash terminal screen (visual bell)
  • ncurses_flushinp ⬠Flush keyboard input buffer
  • ncurses_getch ⬠Read a character from keyboard
  • ncurses_getmaxyx ⬠Returns the size of a window
  • ncurses_getmouse ⬠Reads mouse event
  • ncurses_getyx ⬠Returns the current cursor position for a window
  • ncurses_halfdelay ⬠Put terminal into halfdelay mode
  • ncurses_has_colors ⬠Check if terminal has colors
  • ncurses_has_ic ⬠Check for insert- and delete-capabilities
  • ncurses_has_il ⬠Check for line insert- and delete-capabilities
  • ncurses_has_key ⬠Check for presence of a function key on terminal keyboard
  • ncurses_hide_panel ⬠Remove panel from the stack, making it invisible
  • ncurses_hline ⬠Draw a horizontal line at current position using an attributed character and max. n characters long
  • ncurses_inch ⬠Get character and attribute at current position
  • ncurses_init_color ⬠Set new RGB value for color
  • ncurses_init_pair ⬠Allocate a color pair
  • ncurses_init ⬠Initialize ncurses
  • ncurses_insch ⬠Insert character moving rest of line including character at current position
  • ncurses_insdelln ⬠Insert lines before current line scrolling down (negative numbers delete and scroll up)
  • ncurses_insertln ⬠Insert a line, move rest of screen down
  • ncurses_insstr ⬠Insert string at current position, moving rest of line right
  • ncurses_instr ⬠Reads string from terminal screen
  • ncurses_isendwin ⬠Ncurses is in endwin mode, normal screen output may be performed
  • ncurses_keyok ⬠Enable or disable a keycode
  • ncurses_keypad ⬠Turns keypad on or off
  • ncurses_killchar ⬠Returns current line kill character
  • ncurses_longname ⬠Returns terminals description
  • ncurses_meta ⬠Enables/Disable 8-bit meta key information
  • ncurses_mouse_trafo ⬠Transforms coordinates
  • ncurses_mouseinterval ⬠Set timeout for mouse button clicks
  • ncurses_mousemask ⬠Sets mouse options
  • ncurses_move_panel ⬠Moves a panel so that its upper-left corner is at [startx, starty]
  • ncurses_move ⬠Move output position
  • ncurses_mvaddch ⬠Move current position and add character
  • ncurses_mvaddchnstr ⬠Move position and add attributed string with specified length
  • ncurses_mvwaddstr ⬠Add string at new position in window
  • ncurses_napms ⬠Sleep
  • ncurses_new_panel ⬠Create a new panel and associate it with window
  • ncurses_newpad ⬠Creates a new pad (window)
  • ncurses_newwin ⬠Create a new window
  • ncurses_nl ⬠Translate newline and carriage return / line feed
  • ncurses_nocbreak ⬠Switch terminal to cooked mode
  • ncurses_noecho ⬠Switch off keyboard input echo
  • ncurses_nonl ⬠Do not translate newline and carriage return / line feed
  • ncurses_noqiflush ⬠Do not flush on signal characters
  • ncurses_noraw ⬠Switch terminal out of raw mode
  • ncurses_pair_content ⬠Gets the RGB value for color
  • ncurses_panel_above ⬠Returns the panel above panel
  • ncurses_panel_below ⬠Returns the panel below panel
  • ncurses_panel_window ⬠Returns the window associated with panel
  • ncurses_pnoutrefresh ⬠Copies a region from a pad into the virtual screen
  • ncurses_prefresh ⬠Copies a region from a pad into the virtual screen
  • ncurses_putp ⬠Apply padding information to the string and output it
  • ncurses_qiflush ⬠Flush on signal characters
  • ncurses_raw ⬠Switch terminal into raw mode
  • ncurses_refresh ⬠Refresh screen
  • ncurses_replace_panel ⬠Replaces the window associated with panel
  • ncurses_reset_prog_mode ⬠Resets the prog mode saved by def_prog_mode
  • ncurses_reset_shell_mode ⬠Resets the shell mode saved by def_shell_mode
  • ncurses_resetty ⬠Restores saved terminal state
  • ncurses_savetty ⬠Saves terminal state
  • ncurses_scr_dump ⬠Dump screen content to file
  • ncurses_scr_init ⬠Initialize screen from file dump
  • ncurses_scr_restore ⬠Restore screen from file dump
  • ncurses_scr_set ⬠Inherit screen from file dump
  • ncurses_scrl ⬠Scroll window content up or down without changing current position
  • ncurses_show_panel ⬠Places an invisible panel on top of the stack, making it visible
  • ncurses_slk_attr ⬠Returns current soft label key attribute
  • ncurses_slk_attroff ⬠Turn off the given attributes for soft function-key labels
  • ncurses_slk_attron ⬠Turn on the given attributes for soft function-key labels
  • ncurses_slk_attrset ⬠S 'standout' attribute
  • ncurses_standout ⬠Start using 'standout' attribute
  • ncurses_start_color ⬠Start using colors
  • ncurses_termattrs ⬠Returns a logical OR of all attribute flags supported by terminal
  • ncurses_termname ⬠Returns terminals (short)-name
  • ncurses_timeout ⬠Set timeout for special key sequences
  • ncurses_top_panel ⬠Moves a visible panel to the top of the stack
  • ncurses_typeahead ⬠Specify different filedescriptor for typeahead checking
  • ncurses_ungetch ⬠Put a character back into the input stream
  • ncurses_ungetmouse ⬠Pushes mouse event to queue
  • ncurses_update_panels ⬠Refreshes the virtual screen to reflect the relations between panels in the stack
  • ncurses_use_default_colors ⬠Assign terminal default colors to color id -1
  • ncurses_use_env ⬠Control use of environment information about terminal size
  • ncurses_use_extended_names ⬠Control use of extended names in terminfo descriptions
  • ncurses_vidattr ⬠Display the string on the terminal in the video attribute mode
  • ncurses_vline ⬠Draw a vertical line at current position using an attributed character and max. n characters long
  • ncurses_waddch ⬠Adds character at current position in a window and advance cursor
  • ncurses_waddstr ⬠Outputs text at current postion in window
  • ncurses_wattroff ⬠Turns off attributes for a window
  • ncurses_wattron ⬠Turns on attributes for a window
  • ncurses_wattrset ⬠Set the attributes for a window
  • ncurses_wborder ⬠Draws a border around the window using attributed characters
  • ncurses_wclear ⬠Clears window
  • ncurses_wcolor_set ⬠Sets windows color pairings
  • ncurses_werase ⬠Erase window contents
  • ncurses_wgetch ⬠Reads a character from keyboard (window)
  • ncurses_whline ⬠Draws a horizontal line in a window at current position using an attributed character and max. n characters long
  • ncurses_wmouse_trafo ⬠Transforms window/stdscr coordinates
  • ncurses_wmove ⬠Moves windows output position
  • ncurses_wnoutrefresh ⬠Copies window to virtual screen
  • ncurses_wrefresh ⬠Refresh window on terminal screen
  • ncurses_wstandend ⬠End standout mode for a window
  • ncurses_wstandout ⬠Enter standout mode for a window
  • ncurses_wvline ⬠Draws a vertical line in a window at current position using an attributed character and max. n characters long