Source Code File 10-01_sub1
10-01_sub1.c
#include <ncurses.h> int main() { WINDOW *sub; initscr(); /* create subwindow on stdscr */ sub = subwin(stdscr,LINES-2,COLS-2,1,1); if( sub==NULL) { endwin(); puts("Unable to create subwindow"); return(1); } /* draw a box around stdscr */ box(stdscr,0,0); /* put text to the subwindow */ waddstr(sub,"I'm in a subwindow.\n"); refresh(); getch(); endwin(); return(0); }
Output Screenshot
Notes
* This output shows a benefit of subwindows I describe in the book: Subwindow sub provides for a one-character offset inside the box around the standard screen. This way you can write text to the subwindow without clobbering the box around the parent window.
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