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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2006,2008 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            *
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+ * distribute, distribute with modifications, sublicense, and/or sell       *
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+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:                 *
+ *                                                                          *
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+ * 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    *
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+ * 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: Zeyd M. Ben-Halim <zmbenhal@netcom.com> 1992,1995               *
+ *     and: Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>                         *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+**	lib_getstr.c
+**
+**	The routine wgetstr().
+**
+*/
+
+#include <curses.priv.h>
+#include <term.h>
+
+MODULE_ID("$Id: lib_getstr.c,v 1.27 2008/08/16 19:20:04 tom Exp $")
+
+/*
+ * This wipes out the last character, no matter whether it was a tab, control
+ * or other character, and handles reverse wraparound.
+ */
+static char *
+WipeOut(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *first, char *last, bool echoed)
+{
+    if (last > first) {
+	*--last = '\0';
+	if (echoed) {
+	    int y1 = win->_cury;
+	    int x1 = win->_curx;
+
+	    wmove(win, y, x);
+	    waddstr(win, first);
+	    getyx(win, y, x);
+	    while (win->_cury < y1
+		   || (win->_cury == y1 && win->_curx < x1))
+		waddch(win, (chtype) ' ');
+
+	    wmove(win, y, x);
+	}
+    }
+    return last;
+}
+
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+wgetnstr_events(WINDOW *win,
+		char *str,
+		int maxlen,
+		EVENTLIST_1st(_nc_eventlist * evl))
+{
+    SCREEN *sp = _nc_screen_of(win);
+    TTY buf;
+    bool oldnl, oldecho, oldraw, oldcbreak;
+    char erasec;
+    char killc;
+    char *oldstr;
+    int ch;
+    int y, x;
+
+    T((T_CALLED("wgetnstr(%p,%p, %d)"), win, str, maxlen));
+
+    if (!win)
+	returnCode(ERR);
+
+    _nc_get_tty_mode(&buf);
+
+    oldnl = sp->_nl;
+    oldecho = sp->_echo;
+    oldraw = sp->_raw;
+    oldcbreak = sp->_cbreak;
+    nl();
+    noecho();
+    noraw();
+    cbreak();
+
+    erasec = erasechar();
+    killc = killchar();
+
+    oldstr = str;
+    getyx(win, y, x);
+
+    if (is_wintouched(win) || (win->_flags & _HASMOVED))
+	wrefresh(win);
+
+    while ((ch = wgetch_events(win, evl)) != ERR) {
+	/*
+	 * Some terminals (the Wyse-50 is the most common) generate
+	 * a \n from the down-arrow key.  With this logic, it's the
+	 * user's choice whether to set kcud=\n for wgetch();
+	 * terminating *getstr() with \n should work either way.
+	 */
+	if (ch == '\n'
+	    || ch == '\r'
+	    || ch == KEY_DOWN
+	    || ch == KEY_ENTER) {
+	    if (oldecho == TRUE
+		&& win->_cury == win->_maxy
+		&& win->_scroll)
+		wechochar(win, (chtype) '\n');
+	    break;
+	}
+#ifdef KEY_EVENT
+	if (ch == KEY_EVENT)
+	    break;
+#endif
+#ifdef KEY_RESIZE
+	if (ch == KEY_RESIZE)
+	    break;
+#endif
+	if (ch == erasec || ch == KEY_LEFT || ch == KEY_BACKSPACE) {
+	    if (str > oldstr) {
+		str = WipeOut(win, y, x, oldstr, str, oldecho);
+	    }
+	} else if (ch == killc) {
+	    while (str > oldstr) {
+		str = WipeOut(win, y, x, oldstr, str, oldecho);
+	    }
+	} else if (ch >= KEY_MIN
+		   || (maxlen >= 0 && str - oldstr >= maxlen)) {
+	    beep();
+	} else {
+	    *str++ = (char) ch;
+	    if (oldecho == TRUE) {
+		int oldy = win->_cury;
+		if (waddch(win, (chtype) ch) == ERR) {
+		    /*
+		     * We can't really use the lower-right
+		     * corner for input, since it'll mess
+		     * up bookkeeping for erases.
+		     */
+		    win->_flags &= ~_WRAPPED;
+		    waddch(win, (chtype) ' ');
+		    str = WipeOut(win, y, x, oldstr, str, oldecho);
+		    continue;
+		} else if (win->_flags & _WRAPPED) {
+		    /*
+		     * If the last waddch forced a wrap &
+		     * scroll, adjust our reference point
+		     * for erasures.
+		     */
+		    if (win->_scroll
+			&& oldy == win->_maxy
+			&& win->_cury == win->_maxy) {
+			if (--y <= 0) {
+			    y = 0;
+			}
+		    }
+		    win->_flags &= ~_WRAPPED;
+		}
+		wrefresh(win);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+    win->_curx = 0;
+    win->_flags &= ~_WRAPPED;
+    if (win->_cury < win->_maxy)
+	win->_cury++;
+    wrefresh(win);
+
+    /* Restore with a single I/O call, to fix minor asymmetry between
+     * raw/noraw, etc.
+     */
+    sp->_nl = oldnl;
+    sp->_echo = oldecho;
+    sp->_raw = oldraw;
+    sp->_cbreak = oldcbreak;
+
+    _nc_set_tty_mode(&buf);
+
+    *str = '\0';
+    if (ch == ERR)
+	returnCode(ch);
+
+    T(("wgetnstr returns %s", _nc_visbuf(oldstr)));
+
+#ifdef KEY_EVENT
+    if (ch == KEY_EVENT)
+	returnCode(ch);
+#endif
+#ifdef KEY_RESIZE
+    if (ch == KEY_RESIZE)
+	returnCode(ch);
+#endif
+
+    returnCode(OK);
+}
+
+#ifdef NCURSES_WGETCH_EVENTS
+NCURSES_EXPORT(int)
+wgetnstr(WINDOW *win, char *str, int maxlen)
+{
+    returnCode(wgetnstr_events(win,
+			       str,
+			       maxlen,
+			       EVENTLIST_1st((_nc_eventlist *) 0)));
+}
+#endif