Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!columbia!rutgers!sri-spam!nike!ll-xn!mit-amt!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!mcnc!rti-sel!dg_rtp!meissner
From: meissner@dg_rtp.UUCP (Michael Meissner)
Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: boxes in curses
Message-ID: <640@dg_rtp.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 15-Oct-86 09:58:27 EDT
Article-I.D.: dg_rtp.640
Posted: Wed Oct 15 09:58:27 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 16-Oct-86 22:08:24 EDT
References: <2245@elroy.UUCP>
Reply-To: meissner@dg_rtp.UUCP (Michael Meissner)
Distribution: net
Organization: Data General (Languages @ Research Triangle Park, NC.)
Lines: 21
Keywords: A nifty solution
Xref: mnetor net.unix:5880 net.unix-wizards:8266

In article <2245@elroy.UUCP>  alan@elroy.UUCP (Alan S. Mazer) writes:
> Brian Raymor gave me a good solution to my earlier posting about drawing
> decent boxes, and since several people expressed interest, here is what he
> suggested.
> 
> Basically what you need to do is to skip using box() and define your own
> function which draws a box (or border) using highlighted spaces.  This should
> look pretty clean and curses will maintain it should it be clobbered.
> 
> If you want actual code and he doesn't mind my distributing it, send mail and
> I'll forward it.
> 
> -- Alan

    I have one minor nit about highlighted spaces -- it would only work on
terminals which highlight with reverse video (as opposed to highlighting with
dim, bold, or underlines).  But given that caveat, it sounds like a nifty
solution.

	Michael Meissner, Data General
	...{ decvax, ucbvax, ihnp4 }!mcnc!rti-sel!dg_rtp!meissner