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+// * this is for making emacs happy: -*-Mode: C++;-*-
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2003,2005 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, 1993, 1997                                    *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "cursesp.h"
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: cursesp.cc,v 1.25 2005/08/06 22:12:36 tom Exp $")
+
+NCursesPanel* NCursesPanel::dummy = static_cast<NCursesPanel*>(0);
+
+void NCursesPanel::init()
+{
+  p = ::new_panel(w);
+  if (!p)
+    OnError(ERR);
+
+  UserHook* hook = new UserHook;
+  hook->m_user  = NULL;
+  hook->m_back  = this;
+  hook->m_owner = p;
+  ::set_panel_userptr(p, reinterpret_cast<void *>(hook));
+}
+
+NCursesPanel::~NCursesPanel()
+{
+  UserHook* hook = UserPointer();
+  assert(hook != 0 && hook->m_back==this && hook->m_owner==p);
+  delete hook;
+  ::del_panel(p);
+  ::update_panels();
+}
+
+void
+NCursesPanel::redraw()
+{
+  PANEL *pan;
+
+  pan = ::panel_above(NULL);
+  while (pan) {
+    ::touchwin(panel_window(pan));
+    pan = ::panel_above(pan);
+  }
+  ::update_panels();
+  ::doupdate();
+}
+
+int
+NCursesPanel::refresh()
+{
+  ::update_panels();
+  return ::doupdate();
+}
+
+int
+NCursesPanel::noutrefresh()
+{
+  ::update_panels();
+  return OK;
+}
+
+void
+NCursesPanel::boldframe(const char *title, const char* btitle)
+{
+  standout();
+  frame(title, btitle);
+  standend();
+}
+
+void
+NCursesPanel::frame(const char *title,const char *btitle)
+{
+  int err = OK;
+  if (!title && !btitle) {
+    err = box();
+  }
+  else {
+    err = box();
+    if (err==OK)
+      label(title,btitle);
+  }
+  OnError(err);
+}
+
+void
+NCursesPanel::label(const char *tLabel, const char *bLabel)
+{
+  if (tLabel)
+    centertext(0,tLabel);
+  if (bLabel)
+    centertext(maxy(),bLabel);
+}
+
+void
+NCursesPanel::centertext(int row,const char *labelText)
+{
+  if (labelText) {
+    int x = (maxx() - ::strlen(labelText)) / 2;
+    if (x<0)
+      x=0;
+    OnError(addstr(row, x, labelText, width()));
+  }
+}
+
+int
+NCursesPanel::getKey(void)
+{
+  return getch();
+}