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+/****************************************************************************
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+/*
+ * $Id: echochar.c,v 1.6 2008/04/12 22:06:04 tom Exp $
+ *
+ * Demonstrate the echochar function (compare to dots.c).
+ * Thomas Dickey - 2006/11/4
+ */
+
+#include <test.priv.h>
+
+#include <time.h>
+
+#define valid(s) ((s != 0) && s != (char *)-1)
+
+static bool interrupted = FALSE;
+static long total_chars = 0;
+static time_t started;
+
+static void
+cleanup(void)
+{
+    endwin();
+
+    printf("\n\n%ld total chars, rate %.2f/sec\n",
+	   total_chars,
+	   ((double) (total_chars) / (time((time_t *) 0) - started)));
+}
+
+static void
+onsig(int n GCC_UNUSED)
+{
+    interrupted = TRUE;
+}
+
+static float
+ranf(void)
+{
+    long r = (rand() & 077777);
+    return ((float) r / 32768.);
+}
+
+static void
+set_color(char *my_pairs, int fg, int bg)
+{
+    int pair = (fg * COLORS) + bg;
+    if (!my_pairs[pair]) {
+	init_pair(pair, fg, bg);
+    }
+    attron(COLOR_PAIR(pair));
+}
+
+int
+main(
+	int argc GCC_UNUSED,
+	char *argv[]GCC_UNUSED)
+{
+    int ch, x, y, z, p;
+    float r;
+    float c;
+    bool use_colors;
+    bool opt_r = FALSE;
+    char *my_pairs = 0;
+    int last_fg = 0;
+    int last_bg = 0;
+
+    while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "r")) != -1) {
+	switch (ch) {
+	case 'r':
+	    opt_r = TRUE;
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    fprintf(stderr, "usage: echochar [-r]\n");
+	    ExitProgram(EXIT_FAILURE);
+	}
+    }
+
+    CATCHALL(onsig);
+    initscr();
+
+    use_colors = has_colors();
+    if (use_colors) {
+	start_color();
+	if (COLOR_PAIRS > 0) {
+	    my_pairs = typeCalloc(char, COLOR_PAIRS);
+	}
+	use_colors = (my_pairs != 0);
+    }
+
+    srand((unsigned) time(0));
+
+    curs_set(0);
+
+    r = (float) (LINES - 4);
+    c = (float) (COLS - 4);
+    started = time((time_t *) 0);
+
+    while (!interrupted) {
+	x = (int) (c * ranf()) + 2;
+	y = (int) (r * ranf()) + 2;
+	p = (ranf() > 0.9) ? '*' : ' ';
+
+	move(y, x);
+	if (use_colors > 0) {
+	    z = (int) (ranf() * COLORS);
+	    if (ranf() > 0.01) {
+		set_color(my_pairs, z, last_bg);
+		last_fg = z;
+	    } else {
+		set_color(my_pairs, last_fg, z);
+		last_bg = z;
+		napms(1);
+	    }
+	} else {
+	    if (ranf() <= 0.01) {
+		if (ranf() > 0.6)
+		    attron(A_REVERSE);
+		else
+		    attroff(A_REVERSE);
+		napms(1);
+	    }
+	}
+	if (opt_r) {
+	    addch(UChar(p));
+	    refresh();
+	} else {
+	    echochar(UChar(p));
+	}
+	++total_chars;
+    }
+    cleanup();
+    ExitProgram(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+}