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+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2003,2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.                   *
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+ ****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * $Id: background.c,v 1.3 2006/06/03 16:43:08 tom Exp $
+ */
+
+#include <test.priv.h>
+
+int
+main(int argc GCC_UNUSED, char *argv[]GCC_UNUSED)
+{
+    short f, b;
+
+    initscr();
+    cbreak();
+    noecho();
+
+    if (has_colors()) {
+	start_color();
+
+	pair_content(0, &f, &b);
+	printw("pair 0 contains (%d,%d)\n", f, b);
+	getch();
+
+	printw("Initializing pair 1 to red/black\n");
+	init_pair(1, COLOR_RED, COLOR_BLACK);
+	bkgdset(' ' | COLOR_PAIR(1));
+	printw("RED/BLACK\n");
+	getch();
+
+	printw("Initializing pair 2 to white/blue\n");
+	init_pair(2, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLUE);
+	bkgdset(' ' | COLOR_PAIR(2));
+	printw("WHITE/BLUE\n");
+	getch();
+
+	printw("Resetting colors to pair 0\n");
+	bkgdset(' ' | COLOR_PAIR(0));
+	printw("Default Colors\n");
+	getch();
+
+	printw("Resetting colors to pair 1\n");
+	bkgdset(' ' | COLOR_PAIR(1));
+	printw("RED/BLACK\n");
+	getch();
+
+	printw("Setting screen to pair 0\n");
+	bkgd(' ' | COLOR_PAIR(0));
+	getch();
+
+	printw("Setting screen to pair 1\n");
+	bkgd(' ' | COLOR_PAIR(1));
+	getch();
+
+	printw("Setting screen to pair 2\n");
+	bkgd(' ' | COLOR_PAIR(2));
+	getch();
+
+	printw("Setting screen to pair 0\n");
+	bkgd(' ' | COLOR_PAIR(0));
+	getch();
+
+    } else {
+	printw("This demo requires a color terminal");
+	getch();
+    }
+    endwin();
+
+    ExitProgram(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}