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+/*
+ * $Id: test_vidputs.c,v 1.5 2014/07/19 23:09:58 tom Exp $
+ *
+ * Demonstrate the vidputs and vidattr functions.
+ * Thomas Dickey - 2013/01/12
+ */
+
+#define USE_TINFO
+#include <test.priv.h>
+
+#if HAVE_SETUPTERM && HAVE_VIDPUTS
+
+#define valid(s) ((s != 0) && s != (char *)-1)
+
+static FILE *my_fp;
+static bool p_opt = FALSE;
+
+static
+TPUTS_PROTO(outc, c)
+{
+    int rc = c;
+
+    rc = putc(c, my_fp);
+    TPUTS_RETURN(rc);
+}
+
+static bool
+outs(const char *s)
+{
+    if (valid(s)) {
+	tputs(s, 1, outc);
+	return TRUE;
+    }
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
+static void
+cleanup(void)
+{
+    outs(exit_attribute_mode);
+    if (!outs(orig_colors))
+	outs(orig_pair);
+    outs(cursor_normal);
+}
+
+static void
+change_attr(chtype attr)
+{
+    if (p_opt) {
+	vidputs(attr, outc);
+    } else {
+	vidattr(attr);
+    }
+}
+
+static void
+test_vidputs(void)
+{
+    fprintf(my_fp, "Name: ");
+    change_attr(A_BOLD);
+    fputs("Bold", my_fp);
+    change_attr(A_REVERSE);
+    fputs(" Reverse", my_fp);
+    change_attr(A_NORMAL);
+    fputs("\n", my_fp);
+}
+
+static void
+usage(void)
+{
+    static const char *tbl[] =
+    {
+	"Usage: test_vidputs [options]"
+	,""
+	,"Options:"
+	,"  -e      use stderr (default stdout)"
+	,"  -p      use vidputs (default vidattr)"
+    };
+    unsigned n;
+    for (n = 0; n < SIZEOF(tbl); ++n)
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", tbl[n]);
+    ExitProgram(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc GCC_UNUSED, char *argv[]GCC_UNUSED)
+{
+    int ch;
+
+    my_fp = stdout;
+
+    while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "ep")) != -1) {
+	switch (ch) {
+	case 'e':
+	    my_fp = stderr;
+	    break;
+	case 'p':
+	    p_opt = TRUE;
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    usage();
+	    break;
+	}
+    }
+    if (optind < argc)
+	usage();
+
+    setupterm((char *) 0, 1, (int *) 0);
+    test_vidputs();
+    cleanup();
+    ExitProgram(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}
+#else
+int
+main(int argc GCC_UNUSED,
+     char *argv[]GCC_UNUSED)
+{
+    fprintf(stderr, "This program requires terminfo\n");
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+#endif