ref: 9d431352a71d801b59a75dcf9660a96ba940a413
parent: 0652c46879f990dd88a1a0e93f7e3c75a041eeeb
author: cancel <cancel@cancel.fm>
date: Sat Nov 24 04:27:43 EST 2018
Reformat comments and add more information
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -1,11 +1,28 @@
+#include <locale.h>
#include <ncurses.h>
int main() {- initscr(); // Initialize ncurses
- raw(); // Receive keyboard input immediately
- noecho(); // Don't echo keyboard input
- keypad(stdscr, TRUE); // Also receive arrow keys, etc.
- curs_set(0); // Hide the terminal cursor
+ // Enable UTF-8 by explicitly initializing our locale before initializing
+ // ncurses.
+ setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+ // Initialize ncurses
+ initscr();
+ // Allow ncurses to control newline translation. Fine to use with any modern
+ // terminal, and will let ncurses run faster.
+ nonl();
+ // Set interrupt keys (interrupt, break, quit...) to not flush. Helps keep
+ // ncurses state consistent, at the cost of less responsive terminal
+ // interrupt. (This will rarely happen.)
+ intrflush(stdscr, FALSE);
+ // Receive keyboard input immediately, and receive shift, control, etc. as
+ // separate events, instead of combined with individual characters.
+ raw();
+ // Don't echo keyboard input
+ noecho();
+ // Also receive arrow keys, etc.
+ keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
+ // Hide the terminal cursor
+ curs_set(0);
printw("Type any character to see it in bold\n");refresh();