Source Code File 15-07_wgetfile

15-07_wgetfile.c

#include <ncurses.h>
    
int main()
{       
    FILE *wfile;
    WINDOW *win;
    
    initscr();
    start_color();
    init_pair(1,COLOR_WHITE,COLOR_RED);
    refresh();
    
/* open file */
    wfile = fopen("window.win","r");
    if( wfile==NULL )
    {
        endwin();
        puts("Error reading file");
        return(1);
    }

/* read window's data */
    win = getwin(wfile);
    fclose(wfile);
    wrefresh(win);
    getch();

    endwin();
    return(0);
}

Output Screenshot

Notes

* As I wrote in the book, the window's color changes because the COLOR_PAIR(1) attribute is defined differently in this code.

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