Programmer's Guide to NCurses

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John Wiley & Sons, 2007 M02 26 - 576 páginas
Programming the console in UNIX?

Here's just what you need.

First, you'll get a no-nonsense tutorial guide to the nCurses version 5.5 library, taking you from basic to advanced functions step by step. Then you'll find an A-to-Z reference of more than 175 nCurses functions, cross-referenced and illustrated with examples. With this all-purpose nCurses reference, you?ll:

  • Learn techniques that can be used to program Linux®, FreeBSD®, Mac OS® X, or any other UNIX-based OS.
  • Program, control, and manipulate text on the terminal screen.
  • Control interactive I/O, organize content into windows on the screen, and use color to highlight text and organize information.
  • Use a mouse to further refine input.
  • Create nCurses programs using your choice of editors.
  • Find hundreds of quick, easy-to-understand programming examples.

Author Dan Gookin is known for making technology make sense. Buy this book and you'll see why.

 

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Chapter 1 The Setup
1
Chapter 2 Basic IO the NCurses Way
15
Chapter 3 Formatting Text
31
Chapter 4 Around the Window
47
Chapter 5 More Text Manipulation
57
Chapter 6 Clearing and Zapping
69
Chapter 7 Keyboard Madness
75
Chapter 8 Windows Windows Everywhere
89
Chapter 12 The Joy of Soft Labels
147
Chapter 13 Messing Mit der Mouse
157
Chapter 14 A Mixture of Stuff
167
Appendix A NCurses Library Reference
185
Appendix B The Alternative Character Set
523
Appendix C The chtype
525
Appendix D Keypad Character Codes
527
Index
533

Chapter 9 Subwindows
105
Chapter 10 More Window Tricks
115
Chapter 11 Dig My Pad Man
131

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DAN GOOKIN began his career as a computer columnist and magazine editor. Then in 1991, he wrote DOS For Dummies and launched a juggernaut. Among his many titles in that popular series are PCs For Dummies, Word For Dummies, and C All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. Thanks to his unique style and dry wit, Dan's books are always informative and never boring.

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