Ncurses Functions

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• 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_delch ⬠Delete character at current position, move rest of line left
• ncurses_deleteln ⬠Delete line at current position, move rest of screen up
• ncurses_delwin ⬠Delete a ncurses window
• ncurses_doupdate ⬠Write all prepared refreshes to terminal
• ncurses_echo ⬠Activate keyboard input echo
• ncurses_echochar ⬠Single character output including refresh
• ncurses_end ⬠Stop using ncurses, clean up the screen
• ncurses_erase ⬠Erase terminal screen 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_mvaddchstr ⬠Move position and add attributed string
• ncurses_mvaddnstr ⬠Move position and add string with specified length
• ncurses_mvaddstr ⬠Move position and add string
• ncurses_mvcur ⬠Move cursor immediately
• ncurses_mvdelch ⬠Move position and delete character, shift rest of line left
• ncurses_mvgetch ⬠Move position and get character at new position
• ncurses_mvhline ⬠Set new position and draw a horizontal line using an attributed character and max. n characters long
• 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 ⬠Set given attributes for soft function-key labels
• ncurses_slk_clear ⬠Clears soft labels from screen
• ncurses_slk_color ⬠Sets color for soft label keys
• ncurses_slk_init ⬠Initializes soft label key functions
• ncurses_slk_noutrefresh ⬠Copies soft label keys to virtual screen
• ncurses_slk_refresh ⬠Copies soft label keys to screen
• ncurses_slk_restore ⬠Restores soft label keys
• ncurses_slk_set ⬠Sets function key labels
• 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