diff --git a/test_curses.c b/test_curses.c new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a0ba7f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/test_curses.c @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ + +#include +#include + +#define WIDTH 30 +#define HEIGHT 10 + +int startx = 0; +int starty = 0; + +char *choices[] = { + "Ehab the java Programmer", + "Ehab the Developer", + "Ehab The Senior Developer", + "Exit", + }; +int n_choices = sizeof(choices) / sizeof(char *); +void print_menu(WINDOW *menu_win, int highlight); + +int main() +{ WINDOW *menu_win; + int highlight = 1; + int choice = 0; + int c; + + initscr(); + clear(); + noecho(); + cbreak(); /* Line buffering disabled. pass on everything */ + startx = (80 - WIDTH) / 2; + starty = (24 - HEIGHT) / 2; + + menu_win = newwin(HEIGHT, WIDTH, starty, startx); + keypad(menu_win, TRUE); + mvprintw(0, 0, "Use arrow keys to go up and down, Press enter to select a choice"); + refresh(); + print_menu(menu_win, highlight); + while(1) + { c = wgetch(menu_win); + switch(c) + { case KEY_UP: + if(highlight == 1) + highlight = n_choices; + else + --highlight; + break; + case KEY_DOWN: + if(highlight == n_choices) + highlight = 1; + else + ++highlight; + break; + case 10: + choice = highlight; + break; + default: + mvprintw(24, 0, "Charcter pressed is = %3d Hopefully it can be printed as '%c'", c, c); + refresh(); + break; + } + print_menu(menu_win, highlight); + if(choice != 0) /* User did a choice come out of the infinite loop */ + break; + } + mvprintw(23, 0, "You chose choice %d with choice string %s\n", choice, choices[choice - 1]); + clrtoeol(); + refresh(); + endwin(); + return 0; +} + + +void print_menu(WINDOW *menu_win, int highlight) +{ + int x, y, i; + + x = 2; + y = 2; + box(menu_win, 0, 0); + for(i = 0; i < n_choices; ++i) + { if(highlight == i + 1) /* High light the present choice */ + { wattron(menu_win, A_REVERSE); + mvwprintw(menu_win, y, x, "%s", choices[i]); + wattroff(menu_win, A_REVERSE); + } + else + mvwprintw(menu_win, y, x, "%s", choices[i]); + ++y; + } + wrefresh(menu_win); +}