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Description

An implementation of the CRT screen handling and optimization library.

Structures and such

Classes

Modules

Curses

The curses implementation

Curses::Key

Collection of constants for keypress events

Examples

  • hello.rb

    #!/usr/local/bin/ruby
    
    require "curses"
    include Curses
    
    def show_message(message)
      width = message.length + 6
      win = Window.new(5, width,
                   (lines - 5) / 2, (cols - width) / 2)
      win.box(?|, ?-)
      win.setpos(2, 3)
      win.addstr(message)
      win.refresh
      win.getch
      win.close
    end
    
    init_screen
    begin
      crmode
    #  show_message("Hit any key")
      setpos((lines - 5) / 2, (cols - 10) / 2)
      addstr("Hit any key")
      refresh
      getch
      show_message("Hello, World!")
      refresh
    ensure
      close_screen
    end
    
  • rain.rb

    #!/usr/local/bin/ruby
    # rain for a curses test
    
    require "curses"
    include Curses
    
    def onsig(sig)
      close_screen
      exit sig
    end
    
    def ranf
      rand(32767).to_f / 32767
    end
    
    # main #
    for i in 1 .. 15  # SIGHUP .. SIGTERM
      if trap(i, "SIG_IGN") != 0 then  # 0 for SIG_IGN
        trap(i) {|sig| onsig(sig) }
      end
    end
    
    init_screen
    nl
    noecho
    srand
    
    xpos = {}
    ypos = {}
    r = lines - 4
    c = cols - 4
    for i in 0 .. 4
      xpos[i] = (c * ranf).to_i + 2
      ypos[i] = (r * ranf).to_i + 2
    end
    
    i = 0
    while TRUE
      x = (c * ranf).to_i + 2
      y = (r * ranf).to_i + 2
    
      setpos(y, x); addstr(".")
    
      setpos(ypos[i], xpos[i]); addstr("o")
    
      i = if i == 0 then 4 else i - 1 end
      setpos(ypos[i], xpos[i]); addstr("O")
    
      i = if i == 0 then 4 else i - 1 end
      setpos(ypos[i] - 1, xpos[i]);      addstr("-")
      setpos(ypos[i],     xpos[i] - 1); addstr("|.|")
      setpos(ypos[i] + 1, xpos[i]);      addstr("-")
    
      i = if i == 0 then 4 else i - 1 end
      setpos(ypos[i] - 2, xpos[i]);       addstr("-")
      setpos(ypos[i] - 1, xpos[i] - 1);  addstr("/ \\")
      setpos(ypos[i],     xpos[i] - 2); addstr("| O |")
      setpos(ypos[i] + 1, xpos[i] - 1); addstr("\\ /")
      setpos(ypos[i] + 2, xpos[i]);       addstr("-")
    
      i = if i == 0 then 4 else i - 1 end
      setpos(ypos[i] - 2, xpos[i]);       addstr(" ")
      setpos(ypos[i] - 1, xpos[i] - 1);  addstr("   ")
      setpos(ypos[i],     xpos[i] - 2); addstr("     ")
      setpos(ypos[i] + 1, xpos[i] - 1);  addstr("   ")
      setpos(ypos[i] + 2, xpos[i]);       addstr(" ")
    
      xpos[i] = x
      ypos[i] = y
      refresh
      sleep(0.5)
    end
    
    # end of main
    

Constants

ALL_MOUSE_EVENTS

report all button state changes

See ::getmouse

A_ALTCHARSET

Alternate character set

See ::attrset

A_ATTRIBUTES

Bit-mask to extract attributes

See ::inch or Curses::Window#inch

A_BLINK

Blinking

See ::attrset

A_BOLD

Extra bright or bold

See ::attrset

A_CHARTEXT

Bit-mask to extract a character

See ::attrset

A_COLOR

Bit-mask to extract color-pair field information

See ::inch or Curses::Window#inch

A_DIM

Half bright

See ::attrset

A_HORIZONTAL

horizontal highlight

Check system curs_attr(3x) for support

A_INVIS

Invisible or blank mode

See ::attrset

A_LEFT

left highlight

Check system curs_attr(3x) for support

A_LOW

low highlight

Check system curs_attr(3x) for support

A_NORMAL

Normal display (no highlight)

See ::attrset

A_PROTECT

Protected mode

See ::attrset

A_REVERSE

Reverse video

See ::attrset

A_RIGHT

right highlight

Check system curs_attr(3x) for support

A_STANDOUT

Best highlighting mode of the terminal.

See ::attrset

A_TOP

top highlight

Check system curs_attr(3x) for support

A_UNDERLINE

Underlining

See ::attrset

A_VERTICAL

vertical highlight

Check system curs_attr(3x) for support

BUTTON1_CLICKED

mouse button 1 clicked

See ::getmouse

BUTTON1_DOUBLE_CLICKED

mouse button 1 double clicked

See ::getmouse

BUTTON1_PRESSED

mouse button 1 down

See ::getmouse

BUTTON1_RELEASED

mouse button 1 up

See ::getmouse

BUTTON1_TRIPLE_CLICKED

mouse button 1 triple clicked

See ::getmouse

BUTTON2_CLICKED

mouse button 2 clicked

See ::getmouse

BUTTON2_DOUBLE_CLICKED

mouse button 2 double clicked

See ::getmouse

BUTTON2_PRESSED

mouse button 2 down

See ::getmouse

BUTTON2_RELEASED

mouse button 2 up

See ::getmouse

BUTTON2_TRIPLE_CLICKED

mouse button 2 triple clicked

See ::getmouse

BUTTON3_CLICKED

mouse button 3 clicked

See ::getmouse

BUTTON3_DOUBLE_CLICKED

mouse button 3 double clicked

See ::getmouse

BUTTON3_PRESSED

mouse button 3 down

See ::getmouse

BUTTON3_RELEASED

mouse button 3 up

See ::getmouse

BUTTON3_TRIPLE_CLICKED

mouse button 3 triple clicked

See ::getmouse

BUTTON4_CLICKED

mouse button 4 clicked

See ::getmouse

BUTTON4_DOUBLE_CLICKED

mouse button 4 double clicked

See ::getmouse

BUTTON4_PRESSED

mouse button 4 down

See ::getmouse

BUTTON4_RELEASED

mouse button 4 up

See ::getmouse

BUTTON4_TRIPLE_CLICKED

mouse button 4 triple clicked

See ::getmouse

BUTTON_ALT

alt was down during button state change

See ::getmouse

BUTTON_CTRL

control was down during button state change

See ::getmouse

BUTTON_SHIFT

shift was down during button state change

See ::getmouse

COLORS

Number of the colors available

COLOR_BLACK

Value of the color black

COLOR_BLUE

Value of the color blue

COLOR_CYAN

Value of the color cyan

COLOR_GREEN

Value of the color green

COLOR_MAGENTA

Value of the color magenta

COLOR_RED

Value of the color red

COLOR_WHITE

Value of the color white

COLOR_YELLOW

Value of the color yellow

KEY_A1

Upper left of keypad

KEY_A3

Upper right of keypad

KEY_B2

Center of keypad

KEY_BACKSPACE

Backspace

KEY_BEG

Beginning key

KEY_BREAK

Break key

KEY_BTAB

Back tab key

KEY_C1

Lower left of keypad

KEY_C3

Lower right of keypad

KEY_CANCEL

Cancel key

KEY_CATAB

Clear all tabs

KEY_CLEAR

Clear Screen

KEY_CLOSE

Close key

KEY_COMMAND

Cmd (command) key

KEY_COPY

Copy key

KEY_CREATE

Create key

KEY_CTAB

Clear tab

KEY_DC

Delete character

KEY_DL

Delete line

KEY_DOWN

the down arrow key

KEY_EIC

Enter insert char mode

KEY_END

End key

KEY_ENTER

Enter or send

KEY_EOL

Clear to end of line

KEY_EOS

Clear to end of screen

KEY_EXIT

Exit key

KEY_FIND

Find key

KEY_HELP

Help key

KEY_HOME

Home key (upward+left arrow)

KEY_IC

Insert char or enter insert mode

KEY_IL

Insert line

KEY_LEFT

the left arrow key

KEY_LL

Home down or bottom (lower left)

KEY_MARK

Mark key

KEY_MAX

The maximum allowed curses key value.

KEY_MESSAGE

Message key

KEY_MIN

The minimum allowed curses key value.

KEY_MOUSE

Mouse event read

KEY_MOVE

Move key

KEY_NEXT

Next object key

KEY_NPAGE

Next page

KEY_OPEN

Open key

KEY_OPTIONS

Options key

KEY_PPAGE

Previous page

KEY_PREVIOUS

Previous object key

KEY_PRINT

Print or copy

KEY_REDO

Redo key

KEY_REFERENCE

Reference key

KEY_REFRESH

Refresh key

KEY_REPLACE

Replace key

KEY_RESET

Reset or hard reset

KEY_RESIZE

Screen Resized

KEY_RESTART

Restart key

KEY_RESUME

Resume key

KEY_RIGHT

the right arrow key

KEY_SAVE

Save key

KEY_SBEG

Shifted beginning key

KEY_SCANCEL

Shifted cancel key

KEY_SCOMMAND

Shifted command key

KEY_SCOPY

Shifted copy key

KEY_SCREATE

Shifted create key

KEY_SDC

Shifted delete char key

KEY_SDL

Shifted delete line key

KEY_SELECT

Select key

KEY_SEND

Shifted end key

KEY_SEOL

Shifted clear line key

KEY_SEXIT

Shifted exit key

KEY_SF

Scroll 1 line forward

KEY_SFIND

Shifted find key

KEY_SHELP

Shifted help key

KEY_SHOME

Shifted home key

KEY_SIC

Shifted input key

KEY_SLEFT

Shifted left arrow key

KEY_SMESSAGE

Shifted message key

KEY_SMOVE

Shifted move key

KEY_SNEXT

Shifted next key

KEY_SOPTIONS

Shifted options key

KEY_SPREVIOUS

Shifted previous key

KEY_SPRINT

Shifted print key

KEY_SR

Scroll 1 line backware (reverse)

KEY_SREDO

Shifted redo key

KEY_SREPLACE

Shifted replace key

KEY_SRESET

Soft (partial) reset

KEY_SRIGHT

Shifted right arrow key

KEY_SRSUME

Shifted resume key

KEY_SSAVE

Shifted save key

KEY_SSUSPEND

Shifted suspend key

KEY_STAB

Set tab

KEY_SUNDO

Shifted undo key

KEY_SUSPEND

Suspend key

KEY_UNDO

Undo key

KEY_UP

the up arrow key

REPORT_MOUSE_POSITION

report mouse movement

See ::getmouse

Public Class Methods

ESCDELAY() click to toggle source

Returns the total time, in milliseconds, for which curses will await a character sequence, e.g., a function key

 
               static VALUE
curses_escdelay_get(VALUE obj)
{
    return INT2NUM(ESCDELAY);
}
            
ESCDELAY=(value) click to toggle source

Sets the ::ESCDELAY to Integer value

 
               static VALUE
curses_escdelay_set(VALUE obj, VALUE val)
{
    ESCDELAY = NUM2INT(val);
    return INT2NUM(ESCDELAY);
}
            
TABSIZE() click to toggle source

Returns the number of positions in a tab.

 
               static VALUE
curses_tabsize_get(VALUE ojb)
{
    return INT2NUM(TABSIZE);
}
            
TABSIZE=(value) click to toggle source

Sets the ::TABSIZE to Integer value

 
               static VALUE
curses_tabsize_set(VALUE obj, VALUE val)
{
    TABSIZE = NUM2INT(val);
    return INT2NUM(TABSIZE);
}
            
addch(ch) click to toggle source

Add a character ch, with attributes, then advance the cursor.

see also the system manual for curs_addch(3)

 
               static VALUE
curses_addch(VALUE obj, VALUE ch)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    addch(NUM2CH(ch));
    return Qnil;
}
            
addstr(str) click to toggle source

add a string of characters str, to the window and advance cursor

 
               static VALUE
curses_addstr(VALUE obj, VALUE str)
{
    StringValue(str);
    str = rb_str_export_locale(str);
    curses_stdscr();
    if (!NIL_P(str)) {
        addstr(StringValueCStr(str));
    }
    return Qnil;
}
            
attroff(attrs) click to toggle source

Turns on the named attributes attrs without affecting any others.

See also Curses::Window#attrset for additional information.

 
               static VALUE
curses_attroff(VALUE obj, VALUE attrs)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    return window_attroff(rb_stdscr,attrs);
    /* return INT2FIX(attroff(NUM2INT(attrs))); */
}
            
attron(attrs) click to toggle source

Turns off the named attributes attrs without turning any other attributes on or off.

See also Curses::Window#attrset for additional information.

 
               static VALUE
curses_attron(VALUE obj, VALUE attrs)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    return window_attron(rb_stdscr,attrs);
    /* return INT2FIX(attroff(NUM2INT(attrs))); */
}
            
attrset(attrs) click to toggle source

Sets the current attributes of the given window to attrs.

see also Curses::Window#attrset

 
               static VALUE
curses_attrset(VALUE obj, VALUE attrs)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    return window_attrset(rb_stdscr,attrs);
    /* return INT2FIX(attroff(NUM2INT(attrs))); */
}
            
beep() click to toggle source

Sounds an audible alarm on the terminal, if possible; otherwise it flashes the screen (visual bell).

see also ::flash

 
               static VALUE
curses_beep(VALUE obj)
{
#ifdef HAVE_BEEP
    curses_stdscr();
    beep();
#endif
    return Qnil;
}
            
bkgd(ch) click to toggle source

Window background manipulation routines.

Set the background property of the current and then apply the character Integer ch setting to every character position in that window.

see also the system manual for curs_bkgd(3)

 
               static VALUE
curses_bkgd(VALUE obj, VALUE ch)
{
#ifdef HAVE_BKGD
    curses_stdscr();
    return (bkgd(NUM2CH(ch)) == OK) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
#else
    return Qfalse;
#endif
}
            
bkgdset(ch) click to toggle source

Manipulate the background of the named window with character Integer ch

The background becomes a property of the character and moves with the character through any scrolling and insert/delete line/character operations.

see also the system manual for curs_bkgd(3)

 
               static VALUE
curses_bkgdset(VALUE obj, VALUE ch)
{
#ifdef HAVE_BKGDSET
    curses_stdscr();
    bkgdset(NUM2CH(ch));
#endif
    return Qnil;
}
            
can_change_color?() click to toggle source

Returns true or false depending on whether the terminal can change color attributes

 
               static VALUE
curses_can_change_color(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    return can_change_color() ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
            
cbreak() click to toggle source

Put the terminal into cbreak mode.

Normally, the tty driver buffers typed characters until a newline or carriage return is typed. The ::cbreak routine disables line buffering and erase/kill character-processing (interrupt and flow control characters are unaffected), making characters typed by the user immediately available to the program.

The ::nocbreak routine returns the terminal to normal (cooked) mode.

Initially the terminal may or may not be in cbreak mode, as the mode is inherited; therefore, a program should call ::cbreak or ::nocbreak explicitly. Most interactive programs using curses set the cbreak mode. Note that ::cbreak overrides ::raw.

see also ::raw

 
               static VALUE
curses_cbreak(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    cbreak();
    return Qnil;
}
            
clear() click to toggle source

Clears every position on the screen completely, so that a subsequent call by ::refresh for the screen/window will be repainted from scratch.

 
               static VALUE
curses_clear(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    wclear(stdscr);
    return Qnil;
}
            
close_screen() click to toggle source

A program should always call ::close_screen before exiting or escaping from curses mode temporarily. This routine restores tty modes, moves the cursor to the lower left-hand corner of the screen and resets the terminal into the proper non-visual mode.

Calling ::refresh or ::doupdate after a temporary escape causes the program to resume visual mode.

 
               static VALUE
curses_close_screen(void)
{
    curses_stdscr();
#ifdef HAVE_ISENDWIN
    if (!isendwin())
#endif
        endwin();
    rb_stdscr = 0;
    return Qnil;
}
            
closed?() click to toggle source

Returns true if the window/screen has been closed, without any subsequent ::refresh calls, returns false otherwise.

 
               static VALUE
curses_closed(void)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    if (isendwin()) {
        return Qtrue;
    }
    return Qfalse;
}
            
clrtoeol() click to toggle source

Clears to the end of line, that the cursor is currently on.

 
               static VALUE
curses_clrtoeol(void)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    clrtoeol();
    return Qnil;
}
            
color_content(color) click to toggle source

Returns an 3 item Array of the RGB values in color

 
               static VALUE
curses_color_content(VALUE obj, VALUE color)
{
    short r,g,b;

    curses_stdscr();
    color_content(NUM2INT(color),&r,&g,&b);
    return rb_ary_new3(3,INT2FIX(r),INT2FIX(g),INT2FIX(b));
}
            
color_pair(attrs) click to toggle source

Sets the color pair attributes to attrs.

This should be equivalent to ::attrset(COLOR_PAIR(attrs))

TODO: validate that equivalency

 
               static VALUE
curses_color_pair(VALUE obj, VALUE attrs)
{
    return INT2FIX(COLOR_PAIR(NUM2INT(attrs)));
}
            
color_pairs() click to toggle source

Returns the COLOR_PAIRS available, if the curses library supports it.

 
               static VALUE
curses_color_pairs(VALUE obj)
{
    return INT2FIX(COLOR_PAIRS);
}
            
colors() click to toggle source

returns COLORS

 
               static VALUE
curses_colors(VALUE obj)
{
    return INT2FIX(COLORS);
}
            
cols() click to toggle source

Returns the number of columns on the screen

 
               static VALUE
curses_cols(void)
{
    return INT2FIX(COLS);
}
            
crmode() click to toggle source

Put the terminal into normal mode (out of cbreak mode).

See ::cbreak for more detail.

 
               static VALUE
curses_nocbreak(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    nocbreak();
    return Qnil;
}
            
curs_set(visibility) click to toggle source

Sets Cursor Visibility. 0: invisible 1: visible 2: very visible

 
               static VALUE
curses_curs_set(VALUE obj, VALUE visibility)
{
#ifdef HAVE_CURS_SET
    int n;
    curses_stdscr();
    return (n = curs_set(NUM2INT(visibility)) != ERR) ? INT2FIX(n) : Qnil;
#else
    return Qnil;
#endif
}
            
def_prog_mode() click to toggle source

Save the current terminal modes as the “program” state for use by the ::reset_prog_mode

This is done automatically by ::init_screen

 
               static VALUE
curses_def_prog_mode(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    return def_prog_mode() == OK ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
            
delch() click to toggle source

Delete the character under the cursor

 
               static VALUE
curses_delch(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    delch();
    return Qnil;
}
            
deleteln() click to toggle source

Delete the line under the cursor.

 
               static VALUE
curses_deleteln(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
#if defined(HAVE_DELETELN) || defined(deleteln)
    deleteln();
#endif
    return Qnil;
}
            
doupdate() click to toggle source

Refreshes the windows and lines.

::doupdate allows multiple updates with more efficiency than ::refresh alone.

 
               static VALUE
curses_doupdate(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
#ifdef HAVE_DOUPDATE
    doupdate();
#else
    refresh();
#endif
    return Qnil;
}
            
echo() click to toggle source

Enables characters typed by the user to be echoed by ::getch as they are typed.

 
               static VALUE
curses_echo(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    echo();
    return Qnil;
}
            
flash() click to toggle source

Flashs the screen, for visual alarm on the terminal, if possible; otherwise it sounds the alert.

see also ::beep

 
               static VALUE
curses_flash(VALUE obj)
{
#ifdef HAVE_FLASH
    curses_stdscr();
    flash();
#endif
    return Qnil;
}
            
getch() click to toggle source

Read and returns a character from the window.

See Curses::Key to all the function KEY_* available

 
               static VALUE
curses_getch(VALUE obj)
{
    int c;

    curses_stdscr();
    rb_thread_blocking_region(getch_func, (void *)&c, RUBY_UBF_IO, 0);
    if (c == EOF) return Qnil;
    if (rb_isprint(c)) {
        char ch = (char)c;

        return rb_locale_str_new(&ch, 1);
    }
    return UINT2NUM(c);
}
            
getmouse() click to toggle source

Returns coordinates of the mouse.

This will read and pop the mouse event data off the queue

See the BUTTON*, ALL_MOUSE_EVENTS and REPORT_MOUSE_POSITION constants, to examine the mask of the event

 
               static VALUE
curses_getmouse(VALUE obj)
{
    struct mousedata *mdata;
    VALUE val;

    curses_stdscr();
    val = Data_Make_Struct(cMouseEvent,struct mousedata,
                           0,curses_mousedata_free,mdata);
    mdata->mevent = (MEVENT*)xmalloc(sizeof(MEVENT));
    return (getmouse(mdata->mevent) == OK) ? val : Qnil;
}
            
getstr() click to toggle source

This is equivalent to a series f Curses::Window#getch calls

 
               static VALUE
curses_getstr(VALUE obj)
{
    char rtn[GETSTR_BUF_SIZE];

    curses_stdscr();
    rb_thread_blocking_region(getstr_func, (void *)rtn, RUBY_UBF_IO, 0);
    return rb_locale_str_new_cstr(rtn);
}
            
has_colors?() click to toggle source

Returns true or false depending on whether the terminal has color capbilities.

 
               static VALUE
curses_has_colors(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    return has_colors() ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
            
inch() click to toggle source

Returns the character at the current position.

 
               static VALUE
curses_inch(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    return CH2FIX(inch());
}
            
init_color(color, r, g, b) click to toggle source

Changes the definition of a color. It takes four arguments:

  • the number of the color to be changed, color

  • the amount of red, r

  • the amount of green, g

  • the amount of blue, b

The value of the first argument must be between 0 and COLORS. (See the section Colors for the default color index.) Each of the last three arguments must be a value between 0 and 1000. When ::init_color is used, all occurrences of that color on the screen immediately change to the new definition.

 
               static VALUE
curses_init_color(VALUE obj, VALUE color, VALUE r, VALUE g, VALUE b)
{
    /* may have to raise exception on ERR */
    curses_stdscr();
    return (init_color(NUM2INT(color),NUM2INT(r),
                       NUM2INT(g),NUM2INT(b)) == OK) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
            
init_pair(pair, f, b) click to toggle source

Changes the definition of a color-pair.

It takes three arguments: the number of the color-pair to be changed pair, the foreground color number f, and the background color number b.

If the color-pair was previously initialized, the screen is refreshed and all occurrences of that color-pair are changed to the new definition.

 
               static VALUE
curses_init_pair(VALUE obj, VALUE pair, VALUE f, VALUE b)
{
    /* may have to raise exception on ERR */
    curses_stdscr();
    return (init_pair(NUM2INT(pair),NUM2INT(f),NUM2INT(b)) == OK) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
            
init_screen() click to toggle source

Initialize a standard screen

see also ::stdscr

 
               static VALUE
curses_init_screen(void)
{
    rb_secure(4);
    if (rb_stdscr) return rb_stdscr;
    initscr();
    if (stdscr == 0) {
        rb_raise(rb_eRuntimeError, "can't initialize curses");
    }
    clear();
    rb_stdscr = prep_window(cWindow, stdscr);
    return rb_stdscr;
}
            
insch(ch) click to toggle source

Insert a character ch, before the cursor.

 
               static VALUE
curses_insch(VALUE obj, VALUE ch)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    insch(NUM2CH(ch));
    return Qnil;
}
            
insertln() click to toggle source

Inserts a line above the cursor, and the bottom line is lost

 
               static VALUE
curses_insertln(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
#if defined(HAVE_INSERTLN) || defined(insertln)
    insertln();
#endif
    return Qnil;
}
            
keyname(c) click to toggle source

Returns the character string corresponding to key c

 
               static VALUE
curses_keyname(VALUE obj, VALUE c)
{
#ifdef HAVE_KEYNAME
    int cc = curses_char(c);
    const char *name;

    curses_stdscr();
    name = keyname(cc);
    if (name) {
        return rb_str_new_cstr(name);
    }
    else {
        return Qnil;
    }
#else
    return Qnil;
#endif
}
            
lines() click to toggle source

Returns the number of lines on the screen

 
               static VALUE
curses_lines(void)
{
    return INT2FIX(LINES);
}
            
mouseinterval(interval) click to toggle source

The ::mouseinterval function sets the maximum time (in thousands of a second) that can elapse between press and release events for them to be recognized as a click.

Use ::mouseinterval to disable click resolution. This function returns the previous interval value.

Use ::mouseinterval to obtain the interval without altering it.

The default is one sixth of a second.

 
               static VALUE
curses_mouseinterval(VALUE obj, VALUE interval)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    return mouseinterval(NUM2INT(interval)) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
            
mousemask(mask) click to toggle source

Returns the mask of the reportable events

 
               static VALUE
curses_mousemask(VALUE obj, VALUE mask)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    return INT2NUM(mousemask(NUM2UINT(mask),NULL));
}
            
nl() click to toggle source

Enable the underlying display device to translate the return key into newline on input, and whether it translates newline into return and line-feed on output (in either case, the call ::addch(‘n’) does the equivalent of return and line feed on the virtual screen).

Initially, these translations do occur. If you disable them using ::nonl, curses will be able to make better use of the line-feed capability, resulting in faster cursor motion. Also, curses will then be able to detect the return key.

 
               static VALUE
curses_nl(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    nl();
    return Qnil;
}
            
nocbreak() click to toggle source

Put the terminal into normal mode (out of cbreak mode).

See ::cbreak for more detail.

 
               static VALUE
curses_nocbreak(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    nocbreak();
    return Qnil;
}
            
nocrmode() click to toggle source

Put the terminal into normal mode (out of cbreak mode).

See ::cbreak for more detail.

 
               static VALUE
curses_nocbreak(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    nocbreak();
    return Qnil;
}
            
noecho() click to toggle source

Disables characters typed by the user to be echoed by ::getch as they are typed.

 
               static VALUE
curses_noecho(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    noecho();
    return Qnil;
}
            
nonl() click to toggle source

Disable the underlying display device to translate the return key into newline on input

See ::nl for more detail

 
               static VALUE
curses_nonl(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    nonl();
    return Qnil;
}
            
noraw() click to toggle source

Put the terminal out of raw mode.

see ::raw for more detail

 
               static VALUE
curses_noraw(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    noraw();
    return Qnil;
}
            
pair_content(pair) click to toggle source

Returns a 2 item Array, with the foreground and background color, in pair

 
               static VALUE
curses_pair_content(VALUE obj, VALUE pair)
{
    short f,b;

    curses_stdscr();
    pair_content(NUM2INT(pair),&f,&b);
    return rb_ary_new3(2,INT2FIX(f),INT2FIX(b));
}
            
pair_number(attrs) click to toggle source

Returns the Fixnum color pair number of attributes attrs.

 
               static VALUE
curses_pair_number(VALUE obj, VALUE attrs)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    return INT2FIX(PAIR_NUMBER(NUM2INT(attrs)));
}
            
raw() click to toggle source

Put the terminal into raw mode.

Raw mode is similar to ::cbreak mode, in that characters typed are immediately passed through to the user program.

The differences are that in raw mode, the interrupt, quit, suspend, and flow control characters are all passed through uninterpreted, instead of generating a signal. The behavior of the BREAK key depends on other bits in the tty driver that are not set by curses.

 
               static VALUE
curses_raw(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    raw();
    return Qnil;
}
            
refresh() click to toggle source

Refreshes the windows and lines.

 
               static VALUE
curses_refresh(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    refresh();
    return Qnil;
}
            
reset_prog_mode() click to toggle source

Reset the current terminal modes to the saved state by the ::def_prog_mode

This is done automatically by ::close_screen

 
               static VALUE
curses_reset_prog_mode(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    return reset_prog_mode() == OK ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
            
resizeterm(lines, cols) click to toggle source

Resize the current term to Fixnum lines and Fixnum cols

 
               static VALUE
curses_resizeterm(VALUE obj, VALUE lin, VALUE col)
{
#if defined(HAVE_RESIZETERM)
    curses_stdscr();
    return (resizeterm(NUM2INT(lin),NUM2INT(col)) == OK) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
#else
    return Qnil;
#endif
}
            
resizeterm(lines, cols) click to toggle source

Resize the current term to Fixnum lines and Fixnum cols

 
               static VALUE
curses_resizeterm(VALUE obj, VALUE lin, VALUE col)
{
#if defined(HAVE_RESIZETERM)
    curses_stdscr();
    return (resizeterm(NUM2INT(lin),NUM2INT(col)) == OK) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
#else
    return Qnil;
#endif
}
            
scrl(num) click to toggle source

Scrolls the current window Fixnum num lines. The current cursor position is not changed.

For positive num, it scrolls up.

For negative num, it scrolls down.

 
               static VALUE
curses_scrl(VALUE obj, VALUE n)
{
    /* may have to raise exception on ERR */
#ifdef HAVE_SCRL
    curses_stdscr();
    return (scrl(NUM2INT(n)) == OK) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
#else
    return Qfalse;
#endif
}
            
setpos(y, x) click to toggle source

A setter for the position of the cursor, using coordinates x and y

 
               static VALUE
curses_setpos(VALUE obj, VALUE y, VALUE x)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    move(NUM2INT(y), NUM2INT(x));
    return Qnil;
}
            
setscrreg(top, bottom) click to toggle source

Set a software scrolling region in a window. top and bottom are lines numbers of the margin.

If this option and Curses.scrollok are enabled, an attempt to move off the bottom margin line causes all lines in the scrolling region to scroll one line in the direction of the first line. Only the text of the window is scrolled.

 
               static VALUE
curses_setscrreg(VALUE obj, VALUE top, VALUE bottom)
{
    /* may have to raise exception on ERR */
#ifdef HAVE_SETSCRREG
    curses_stdscr();
    return (setscrreg(NUM2INT(top), NUM2INT(bottom)) == OK) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
#else
    return Qfalse;
#endif
}
            
standend() click to toggle source

Enables the Normal display (no highlight)

This is equivalent to ::attron

see also Curses::Window#attrset for additional information.

 
               static VALUE
curses_standend(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    standend();
    return Qnil;
}
            
standout() click to toggle source

Enables the best highlighting mode of the terminal.

This is equivalent to Curses:Window.attron(A_STANDOUT)

see also Curses::Window#attrset additional information

 
               static VALUE
curses_standout(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    standout();
    return Qnil;
}
            
start_color() click to toggle source

Initializes the color attributes, for terminals that support it.

This must be called, in order to use color attributes. It is good practice to call it just after ::init_screen

 
               static VALUE
curses_start_color(VALUE obj)
{
    /* may have to raise exception on ERR */
    curses_stdscr();
    return (start_color() == OK) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
            
stdscr() click to toggle source

The Standard Screen.

Upon initializing curses, a default window called stdscr, which is the size of the terminal screen, is created.

Many curses functions use this window.

 
               #define curses_stdscr curses_init_screen
            
timeout=(delay) click to toggle source

Sets block and non-blocking reads for the window.

  • If delay is negative, blocking read is used (i.e., waits indefinitely for input).

  • If delay is zero, then non-blocking read is used (i.e., read returns ERR if no input is waiting).

  • If delay is positive, then read blocks for delay milliseconds, and returns ERR if there is still no input.

 
               static VALUE
curses_timeout(VALUE obj, VALUE delay)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    timeout(NUM2INT(delay));
    return Qnil;
}
            
ungetch(ch) click to toggle source

Places ch back onto the input queue to be returned by the next call to ::getch.

There is just one input queue for all windows.

 
               static VALUE
curses_ungetch(VALUE obj, VALUE ch)
{
    int c = curses_char(ch);
    curses_stdscr();
    ungetch(c);
    return Qnil;
}
            
ungetmouse(p1) click to toggle source

It pushes a KEY_MOUSE event onto the input queue, and associates with that event the given state data and screen-relative character-cell coordinates.

The ::ungetmouse function behaves analogously to ::ungetch.

 
               static VALUE
curses_ungetmouse(VALUE obj, VALUE mevent)
{
    struct mousedata *mdata;

    curses_stdscr();
    GetMOUSE(mevent,mdata);
    return (ungetmouse(mdata->mevent) == OK) ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
            
use_default_colors() click to toggle source

tells the curses library to use terminal’s default colors.

see also the system manual for default_colors(3)

 
               static VALUE
curses_use_default_colors(VALUE obj)
{
    curses_stdscr();
    use_default_colors();
    return Qnil;
}
            

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