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+// * this is for making emacs happy: -*-Mode: C++;-*-
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2007,2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.              *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a  *
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the            *
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including      *
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,      *
+ * distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell       *
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is    *
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:                 *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included  *
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.                   *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS  *
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF               *
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.   *
+ * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,   *
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR    *
+ * OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR    *
+ * THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                               *
+ *                                                                          *
+ * Except as contained in this notice, the name(s) of the above copyright   *
+ * holders shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the     *
+ * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written       *
+ * authorization.                                                           *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ *   Author: Juergen Pfeifer, 1997                                          *
+ *      and: Thomas E. Dickey                                               *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "cursesapp.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: cursesapp.cc,v 1.15 2008/08/16 17:15:35 tom Exp $")
+
+void
+NCursesApplication::init(bool bColors)
+{
+  if (bColors)
+    NCursesWindow::useColors();
+
+  if (Root_Window->colors() > 1) {
+    b_Colors = TRUE;
+    Root_Window->setcolor(1);
+    Root_Window->setpalette(COLOR_YELLOW,COLOR_BLUE);
+    Root_Window->setcolor(2);
+    Root_Window->setpalette(COLOR_CYAN,COLOR_BLUE);
+    Root_Window->setcolor(3);
+    Root_Window->setpalette(COLOR_BLACK,COLOR_BLUE);
+    Root_Window->setcolor(4);
+    Root_Window->setpalette(COLOR_BLACK,COLOR_CYAN);
+    Root_Window->setcolor(5);
+    Root_Window->setpalette(COLOR_BLUE,COLOR_YELLOW);
+    Root_Window->setcolor(6);
+    Root_Window->setpalette(COLOR_BLACK,COLOR_GREEN);
+  }
+  else
+    b_Colors = FALSE;
+
+  Root_Window->bkgd(' '|window_backgrounds());
+}
+
+NCursesApplication* NCursesApplication::theApp = 0;
+NCursesWindow* NCursesApplication::titleWindow = 0;
+NCursesApplication::SLK_Link* NCursesApplication::slk_stack = 0;
+
+NCursesApplication::~NCursesApplication()
+{
+  Soft_Label_Key_Set* S;
+
+  delete titleWindow;
+  titleWindow = 0;
+
+  while( (S=top()) ) {
+    pop();
+    delete S;
+  }
+
+  delete Root_Window;
+  Root_Window = 0;
+
+  ::endwin();
+}
+
+int NCursesApplication::rinit(NCursesWindow& w)
+{
+  titleWindow = &w;
+  return OK;
+}
+
+void NCursesApplication::push(Soft_Label_Key_Set& S)
+{
+  SLK_Link* L = new SLK_Link;
+  assert(L != 0);
+  L->prev = slk_stack;
+  L->SLKs = &S;
+  slk_stack = L;
+  if (Root_Window)
+    S.show();
+}
+
+bool NCursesApplication::pop()
+{
+  if (slk_stack) {
+    SLK_Link* L = slk_stack;
+    slk_stack = slk_stack->prev;
+    delete L;
+    if (Root_Window) {
+      Soft_Label_Key_Set* xx = top();
+      if (xx != 0)
+        xx->show();
+    }
+  }
+  return (slk_stack ? FALSE : TRUE);
+}
+
+Soft_Label_Key_Set* NCursesApplication::top() const
+{
+  if (slk_stack)
+    return slk_stack->SLKs;
+  else
+    return static_cast<Soft_Label_Key_Set*>(0);
+}
+
+int NCursesApplication::operator()(void)
+{
+  bool bColors = b_Colors;
+  Soft_Label_Key_Set* S = 0;
+
+  int ts = titlesize();
+  if (ts>0)
+    NCursesWindow::ripoffline(ts,rinit);
+  Soft_Label_Key_Set::Label_Layout fmt = useSLKs();
+  if (fmt!=Soft_Label_Key_Set::None) {
+    S = new Soft_Label_Key_Set(fmt);
+    assert(S != 0);
+    init_labels(*S);
+  }
+
+  Root_Window = new NCursesWindow(::stdscr);
+  init(bColors);
+
+  if (ts>0)
+    title();
+  if (fmt!=Soft_Label_Key_Set::None) {
+    push(*S);
+  }
+
+  return run();
+}
+
+NCursesApplication::NCursesApplication(bool bColors)
+  : b_Colors(bColors),
+    Root_Window(NULL)
+{
+  if (theApp)
+    THROW(new NCursesException("Application object already created."));
+  else
+    theApp = this;
+}