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+/*
+ * $Id: background.c,v 1.15 2014/08/09 22:31:23 tom Exp $
+ */
+
+#define NEED_COLOR_CODE 1
+#define NEED_COLOR_NAME 1
+#include <color_name.h>
+
+static int default_bg = COLOR_BLACK;
+static int default_fg = COLOR_WHITE;
+
+static void
+test_background(void)
+{
+    NCURSES_COLOR_T f, b;
+    int row;
+    int chr;
+
+    if (pair_content(0, &f, &b) == ERR) {
+	printw("pair 0 contains no data\n");
+    } else {
+	printw("pair 0 contains (%d,%d)\n", (int) f, (int) b);
+    }
+    getch();
+
+    printw("Initializing pair 1 to red/%s\n", color_name(default_bg));
+    init_pair(1, COLOR_RED, (NCURSES_COLOR_T) default_bg);
+    bkgdset((chtype) (' ' | COLOR_PAIR(1)));
+    printw("RED/BLACK\n");
+    getch();
+
+    printw("Initializing pair 2 to %s/blue\n", color_name(default_fg));
+    init_pair(2, (NCURSES_COLOR_T) default_fg, COLOR_BLUE);
+    bkgdset((chtype) (' ' | COLOR_PAIR(2)));
+    printw("This line should be %s/blue\n", color_name(default_fg));
+    getch();
+
+    printw("Initializing pair 3 to %s/cyan (ACS_HLINE)\n", color_name(default_fg));
+    init_pair(3, (NCURSES_COLOR_T) default_fg, COLOR_CYAN);
+    printw("...and drawing a box which should be followed by lines\n");
+    bkgdset(ACS_HLINE | (attr_t) COLOR_PAIR(3));
+    /*
+     * Characters from vt100 line-drawing should be mapped to line-drawing,
+     * since A_ALTCHARSET is set in the background, and the character part
+     * of the background is replaced by the nonblank characters written.
+     *
+     * Characters not in the line-drawing range are usually sent as-is.
+     *
+     * With SVr4 curses it is possible to rely on this to mix uppercase text
+     * with the (lowercase) line-drawing characters.  ncurses uses some of
+     * the uppercase characters for encoding thick- and double-lines.
+     */
+    row = 7;
+    mvprintw(row++, 10, "l");
+    for (chr = 0; chr < 32; ++chr)
+	addch(' ');
+    printw("x\n");
+    chr = 32;
+    while (chr < 128) {
+	if ((chr % 32) == 0)
+	    mvprintw(row++, 10, "x");
+	addch((chtype) ((chr == 127) ? ' ' : chr));
+	if ((++chr % 32) == 0)
+	    printw("x\n");
+    }
+    mvprintw(row++, 10, "m");
+    for (chr = 0; chr < 32; ++chr)
+	addch(' ');
+    printw("j\n");
+    getch();
+
+    bkgdset((chtype) (' ' | COLOR_PAIR(0)));
+    printw("Default Colors\n");
+    getch();
+
+    printw("Resetting colors to pair 1\n");
+    bkgdset((chtype) (' ' | COLOR_PAIR(1)));
+    printw("This line should be red/%s\n", color_name(default_bg));
+    getch();
+
+    printw("Setting screen to pair 0\n");
+    bkgd((chtype) (' ' | COLOR_PAIR(0)));
+    getch();
+
+    printw("Setting screen to pair 1\n");
+    bkgd((chtype) (' ' | COLOR_PAIR(1)));
+    getch();
+
+    printw("Setting screen to pair 2\n");
+    bkgd((chtype) (' ' | COLOR_PAIR(2)));
+    getch();
+
+    printw("Setting screen to pair 3\n");
+    bkgd((chtype) (' ' | COLOR_PAIR(3)));
+    getch();
+
+    printw("Setting screen to pair 0\n");
+    bkgd((chtype) (' ' | COLOR_PAIR(0)));
+    getch();
+}
+
+static void
+usage(void)
+{
+    static const char *msg[] =
+    {
+	"Usage: background [options]"
+	,""
+	,"Options:"
+#if HAVE_ASSUME_DEFAULT_COLORS
+	," -a       invoke assume_default_colors, repeat to use in init_pair"
+#endif
+	," -b XXX   specify background color"
+#if HAVE_USE_DEFAULT_COLORS
+	," -d       invoke use_default_colors, repeat to use in init_pair"
+#endif
+	," -f XXX   specify foreground color"
+    };
+    size_t n;
+
+    for (n = 0; n < SIZEOF(msg); n++)
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg[n]);
+
+    ExitProgram(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc GCC_UNUSED, char *argv[]GCC_UNUSED)
+{
+#if HAVE_ASSUME_DEFAULT_COLORS
+    int a_option = 0;
+#endif
+#if HAVE_USE_DEFAULT_COLORS
+    int d_option = 0;
+#endif
+    int n;
+
+    setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+
+    while ((n = getopt(argc, argv, "ab:df:")) != -1) {
+	switch (n) {
+#if HAVE_ASSUME_DEFAULT_COLORS
+	case 'a':
+	    ++a_option;
+	    break;
+#endif
+	case 'b':
+	    default_bg = color_code(optarg);
+	    break;
+#if HAVE_USE_DEFAULT_COLORS
+	case 'd':
+	    ++d_option;
+	    break;
+#endif
+	case 'f':
+	    default_fg = color_code(optarg);
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    usage();
+	}
+    }
+#if HAVE_USE_DEFAULT_COLORS && HAVE_ASSUME_DEFAULT_COLORS
+    if (a_option && d_option) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "Use either -a or -d option, but not both\n");
+	ExitProgram(EXIT_FAILURE);
+    }
+#endif
+
+    initscr();
+    cbreak();
+    noecho();
+
+    if (has_colors()) {
+	start_color();
+
+#if HAVE_USE_DEFAULT_COLORS
+	if (d_option) {
+	    printw("Using default colors...\n");
+	    use_default_colors();
+	    if (d_option > 1) {
+		default_fg = -1;
+		default_bg = -1;
+	    }
+	}
+#endif
+#if HAVE_ASSUME_DEFAULT_COLORS
+	if (a_option) {
+	    printw("Using assumed colors %s/%s...\n",
+		   color_name(default_fg),
+		   color_name(default_bg));
+	    assume_default_colors(default_fg, default_bg);
+	    if (a_option > 1) {
+		default_fg = -1;
+		default_bg = -1;
+	    }
+	}
+#endif
+
+	test_background();
+
+    } else {
+	printw("This demo requires a color terminal");
+	getch();
+    }
+    endwin();
+
+    ExitProgram(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}