Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer
Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!mks.com!ant
From: ant@mks.com (Anthony Howe)
Subject: CURSES: use of overlay()/overwrite()
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 91 17:08:34 GMT
Message-ID: <1991Jun20.170834.8080@mks.com>
Organization: Mortice Kern Systems, Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
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Sender: ant@mks.com (Anthony Howe)


What is the correct way to use overlay() and overwrite().  Are they what
I need?  I want to display a dialogue box, then later remove it from the
screen restoring whatever was covered.  The catch is that I want the
dialogue box to do the refresh and maintain independence by not having
any knowledge of other windows other than curscr.

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ant@mks.com                                                   Anthony C Howe 
Mortice Kern Systems Inc. 35 King St. N., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2J 6W9
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