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diff --git a/ncurses-5.3/c++/README-first b/ncurses-5.3/c++/README-first deleted file mode 100644 index 747fb1e..0000000 --- a/ncurses-5.3/c++/README-first +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ - C++ interface to ncurses routines ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - -This directory contains the source code for several C++ classes which -ease the use of writing ncurses-based programs. The code is derived -from the libg++ CursesWindow class but enhanced for ncurses. - -The classes simplify the use of window specific functions by -encapsulating them in the window object. Function overloading is -used in order to narrow the interface. E.g. you don't have the -distinction between `printw' and `mvprintw' anymore. - -A second benefit is the removal of all #defines which are included in -the curses.h file. This is a steady cause of trouble because many -common identifiers are used. Instead now all #defines are inline -functions which also allows strict type checking of arguments. - -The next enhancement is color support. It was originally provided by a -derived class. This caused some trouble if you think about Panels or -Menus and Forms with colors. We decided to put color support into the -base class so that any derived class may use color support also. -The implementation chosen here is directed to unrestricted use -of mixes of color and monochrome windows. The original NCursesColorWindow -class is maintained for compatibility reasons. - -The last point to mention is the support of other packages that are -distributed with the ncurses package: the panels library, the menu library -and the form library. This support is provided by the NCursesPanel class, -which is also derived from the NCursesWindow class and the NCursesMenu -and NCursesForm classes which are derived from NCursesPanel. This allows -building interfaces with windows. - -Please see the example program for a quick introduction. - -Note that at this point, there is no documentation for these classes. -Hopefully some will be written in the not too distant future. For now, -to find out how to use the classes, read the code and the example program. - -Suggestions for enhancements and contributions of code (and docs) are -welcome. Please let us know which functionality you miss. - - ATTENTION LINUX USERS: There is currently some discussion of - replacing the BSD curses in the Linux libc with ncurses. If - this is done we could perhaps include these classes in the Linux - libg++ replacing the original CursesWindow class (and renaming it - to CursesWindow). This could be done because NCursesWindow can - be made easily to a superset of the CursesWindow class. - - -Original author: - Eric Newton <newton@rocky.oswego.edu> for FSF's libg++ - -Authors of first ncurses based release (NCursesWindow, NCursesPanel): - Ulrich Drepper <drepper@ira.uka.de> - and Anatoly Ivasyuk <anatoly@nick.csh.rit.edu> - -Author of this release: - Juergen Pfeifer http://www.familiepfeifer.de/Contact.aspx?Lang=en |