NAME
Curses::Simp - a Simple Curses wrapper for easy application development
VERSION
This documentation refers to version 1.0.4287FJQ of Curses::Simp, which was released on Sun Feb 8 07:15:19:26 2004.
SYNOPSIS
use Curses::Simp;
my $simp = Curses::Simp->new('text' => ['1337', 'nachoz', 'w/',
'cheese' x 7]);
my $key = '';
while($key ne 'x') { # wait for 'x' to eXit
$key = $simp->GetKey(-1); # get a blocking keypress
$simp->Text('push' => $key); # push new line for new key
}DESCRIPTION
Curses::Simp provides a curt mechanism for updating a console screen with any Perl array (or two to include color codes). Most key strokes can be simply obtained and tested for interface manipulation. The goal was ease-of-use first and efficient rendering second. Of course, it could always benefit from being faster still. Many Simp functions can accept rather cryptic parameters to do fancier things but the most common case is meant to be as simple as possible (hence the name). The more I learn about Curses, the more functionality I intend to add... maybe someday Simp will be done... yet Feeping Creatures overcome.
2DO
- - store some lilo structure for keeys && kmods pressed history in obj
- - add support for new '_bcol' array to accompany colr w/ only bkgrnds
- - mk proper scrollbars for all objects && use in Brws: view
- - fix prin weirdness
- - mk ~/.Simprc to save CPik && Brws cfg, OVERMAPP, etc.
- - Brws: read ~/.LS_COLORS if -r into GLBL{OVERMAPP}
- - Brws: mk view pack files left && right
- - describe Simp objects sharing apps (pmix + ptok) mk OScr read Simp apps @_ param list && auto-handle --geom wxh+x+y
- - CPik: rewrite BildBlox to scale style to window dims if !flagshrk && mk sure no forg or bakg works for all styles
- - Prmt: mk new 'cbls' type: as a ckbx list && use in BrwsCnfg
- - Prmt: mk new 'rdls' type: as a radio list w/ auto (*) -
- - Mesg: mk new 'slid' type: params for all overlay text, chars, ticks, flags, etc.
- - Prnt: add multi-line option where text can split on /\n/ but each new line prints relative to starting xcrs
- - Prmt: add multi-line option where dtxt can split on /\n/ && ^d accepts entry instead of RETURN
- - Prnt: handle ascii chars under 32 with escapes like Draw
- - Draw: optimize rendering
- - Prnt&&Draw: handle ascii chars under 32 better than current escapes
- - mk 'ceol' && 'ceos' params to clears text[n] from cursor on
- - consider breaking sub (CPik|Brws|.+?) into own Curses::Simp::$1.pm instead of letting Simp.pm remain so cluttered
if detectable:- handle xterm resize events
- handle mouse input (study any existent Curses apps that use mouse input you can find ... probably in C), read man for gpm(1), sysmouse(4), && sb(4) && study aumix mouse source
- Learn how to read a Shift-Tab key press if in any way distinguishable from Tab/Ctrl-I
- What else does Simp need?
WHY?
Curses::Simp was created because I could hardly find dox or examples of Curses.pm usage so I fiddled until I could wrap the most important stuff (AFAIC) in names and enhanced functions which streamline what I want to do.
USAGE
new() - Curses::Simp object constructor
new() opens a new Curses screen if one does not exist already and initializes useful default screen, color, and keys settings. The created Curses screen is automagically closed on program exit.
Available object methods are described in detail below. Each of the following four letter abbreviated or verbose method names can be used as initialization parameters to new():
Key or VerboseName => Default Value
----- ------------- ---------------
'text' or 'TextData' => [ ]
'colr' or 'ColorData' => [ ]
'hite' or 'WindowHeight' => 0
'widt' or 'WindowWidth' => 0
'yoff' or 'WindowYOffset' => 0
'xoff' or 'WindowXOffset' => 0
'ycrs' or 'CursorYOffset' => 0
'xcrs' or 'CursorXOffset' => 0
'btyp' or 'WindowBorderType' => 0
'bclr' or 'WindowBorderColor' => 'wb$'
'titl' or 'WindowTitle' => ''
'tclr' or 'WindowTitleColor' => 'Wb$'
'dndx' or 'DisplayStackIndex' => 0
'flagaudr' or 'FlagAutoDraw' => 1
'flagmaxi' or 'FlagMaximize' => 1
'flagshrk' or 'FlagShrinkToFit' => 1
'flagcntr' or 'FlagCenter' => 1
'flagcvis' or 'FlagCursorVisible' => 0
'flagscrl' or 'FlagScrollbar' => 0
'flagsdlk' or 'FlagSDLKey' => 0
'flagbkgr' or 'FlagBackground' => 0
'flagfram' or 'FlagTimeFrame' => 0
'flagmili' or 'FlagMillisecond' => 0
'flagprin' or 'FlagPrintInto' => 1An example of setting and updating 'WindowHeight':
use Curses::Simp;
my $simp = Curses::Simp->new( 'WindowHeight' => 7 ); # set
$simp->WindowHeight( 15 ); # updateSee the individual sections in the "ACCESSOR AND FLAG METHODS" section for more information on how to manipulate created Curses::Simp objects.
Most other Curses::Simp methods also accept hash key => value pairs as parameters which loads the object fields the same way new() does before performing their operation. This gives you the ability to update many Simp fields with a call to any particular accessor method. The method name just designates where the lone value will be assigned and which field will be returned.
CnvAnsCC or ConvertAnsiColorCode( $AnsiColorCode )
Returns the Simp form of the ANSI color code $AnsiColorCode.
$AnsiColorCode may contain any of the typical ANSI attribute or color codes:
Attribute codes:
00=none 01=bold 04=underscore 05=blink 07=reverse 08=concealed
Foreground color codes:
30=black 31=red 32=green 33=yellow 34=blue 35=magenta 36=cyan 37=white
Background color codes:
40=black 41=red 42=green 43=yellow 44=blue 45=magenta 46=cyan 47=whiteConvertAnsiColorCode() is primarily useful as an internal function to the Curses::Simp package but I have exposed it because it could be useful elsewhere.
ExpandCC or ExpandColorCodeString( $CompressedColorCodeString )
Returns the expanded form of the compressed color code string $CompressedColorCodeString.
$CompressedColorCodeString may contain any of the special formatting characters specified in the "COLOR NOTES" ("Interpretation of Backgrounds and Repeats in Color Codes") section.
ExpandColorCodeString() is primarily useful as an internal function to the Curses::Simp package but I have exposed it because it can be useful during testing to see how a compressed color code string would be expanded (especially if expansion from PrintString() or DrawWindow() is not what you're expecting).
ShokScrn or ShockScreen( [$FlagClear] )
ShockScreen() forces the screen and all created Simp objects to be refreshed in order.
The $FlagClear (default is false) can be provided to specify that the entire screen is to be cleared before everything refreshes. Clearing the entire screen usually isn't necessary.
KNum or KeyNumbers()
Returns a hash with key numbers => "names".
CLet or ColorLetters()
Returns a hash with color "letters" => numbers.
NumC or NumColors()
Returns the number of available colors (last index: NumC() - 1)
Hite or Height
Returns the current Simp object's window height (last index: Height() - 1)
Widt or Width
Returns the current Simp object's window width (last index: Width() - 1)
Prnt or PrintString( $String )
Prints $String at current cursor position. PrintString() can also accept a hash of parameters (eg. PrintString('text' => $String)) where:
'text' => [ "String to Print" ], # or can just be string without arrayref
'colr' => [ "ColorCodes corresponding to text" ], # same just string optn
'ycrs' => 3, # Number to move the cursor's y to before printing
'xcrs' => 7, # Number to move the cursor's x to before printing
'yoff' => 15, # same as ycrs except original ycrs is restored afterwards
'xoff' => 31, # same as xcrs except original xcrs is restored afterwards
'prin' => 1, # flag to specify whether printed text should update the
# main Text() && Colr() data or just print to the screen
# temporarily. Default is true (ie. Print Into Text/Colr)The hash keys can also be the corresponding VerboseNames described in the new() section instead of these 4-letter abbreviated key names.
PrintString() returns the number of characters printed.
Draw or DrawWindow()
Draws the current Simp object with the established TextData() and ColorData() functions.
DrawWindow() accepts a hash of parameters like new() which will update as many attributes of the Simp object as are specified by key => value pairs.
DrawWindow() returns the number of lines printed (which is normally the same as Height()).
Wait or WaitTime( $Time )
WaitTime() does nothing for $Time seconds.
$Time can be an integer or floating point number of seconds. (eg. WaitTime(1.27) does nothing for just over one second).
WaitTime() (like GetKey()) can also use alternate waiting methods. The default $Time format is integer or floating seconds. It can also be a Time::Frame object or an integer of milliseconds. These modes can be set with the FlagTimeFrame(1) and FlagMillisecond(1) methods respectively.
GetK or GetKey( [$Timeout [,$FlagSDLKey]] )
Returns a keypress if one is made or -1 after waiting $Timeout seconds.
$Timeout can be an integer or floating point number of seconds. (eg. GetKey(2.55) waits for two and one-half seconds before returning -1 if no key was pressed).
Default behavior is to not block (ie. GetKey(0)). Use GetKey(-1) for a blocking keypress (ie. to wait indefinitely).
GetKey() can use alternate waiting methods. The default is integer or floating seconds. It can also utilize Time::Frame objects or integer milliseconds if preferred. These modes can be set with the FlagTimeFrame(1) and FlagMillisecond(1) methods respectively.
Under normal mode (ie. when $FlagSDLKey is absent or false), GetKey() returns a string describing the key pressed. This will either be a single character or the Curses name for the key if a special key was pressed. The list of special key names that can be returned from normal mode are described in the "CURSES KEY NOTES" section. This means that the return value should be easy to test directly like:
use Curses::Simp;
my $simp = Curses::Simp->new();
my $key = $simp->GetKey(-1); # get a blocking keypress
if ( $key eq 'a' ) { # do 'a' stuff
} elsif( $key eq 'b' ) { # do 'b' stuff
} elsif( $key eq 'A' ) { # do 'A' stuff
} elsif( $key eq 'B' ) { # do 'B' stuff
} elsif( $key eq 'KEY_LEFT' ) { # do Left-Arrow-Key stuff
} elsif( $key eq 'KEY_NPAGE') { # do PageDown stuff
} elsif( $key eq 'KEY_F1' ) { # do F1 (Help) stuff
} elsif(ord($key) == 9 ) { # do Tab stuff
} elsif(ord($key) == 13 ) { # do Return stuff
} elsif(ord($key) == 27 ) { # do Escape stuff
}$FlagSDLKey is a flag (default is false) which tells GetKey() to return a verbose key string name from the list of SDLKeys in the "SDLKEY NOTES" section instead of the normal Curses key value or name. In SDLKey mode, GetKey() also sets flags for Shift, Control, and Alt keys which are testable through KeyMode().
The $FlagSDLKey parameter sets SDLKey mode temporarily (ie. only for a single execution of GetKey()). This mode can be turned on permanently via the FlagSDLKey(1) function.
If the $Timeout for GetKey() is reached and no keypress has occurred (in either normal mode or SDLKey mode), -1 is returned.
KMod or KeyMode( [$KeyName [,$NewValue]] )
Returns the key mode (state) of the key mode name $KeyName. $KeyName should be one of the KMOD_ names from the bottom of the "SDLKEY NOTES" section.
If no parameters are provided, the state of KMOD_NONE is returned.
If $NewValue is provided, the state of $KeyName is set to $NewValue.
Move or MoveCursor( [$YCursor, $XCursor] )
MoveCursor() updates the current Simp object's cursor position to the newly specified $YCursor, $XCursor.
By default, the cursor is not visible but this can be changed through the FlagCursorVisible(1) function.
Returns ($YCursor, $XCursor) as the coordinates of the cursor.
Rsiz or ResizeWindow( $Height, $Width )
ResizeWindow() updates the current Simp object's window dimensions to the newly specified $Height, $Width.
Think of ResizeWindow() as an easy way to call both Height() and Width() at once.
Returns ($Height, $Width) as the dimensions of the window.
Mesg or MessageWindow( $Message )
MessageWindow() draws a Message Window in the center of the screen to display $Message. MessageWindow() can also accept a hash of parameters (eg. MessageWindow('mesg' => $Message)) where:
'mesg' => "Message to Print",
'text' => [ "same as new \@text" ],
'colr' => [ "ColorCodes corresponding to mesg or text" ],
'titl' => "MessageWindow Title string",
'tclr' => "ColorCodes corresponding to titl",
'flagpres' => 1, # a flag specifying whether to "Press A Key"
'pres' => "Press A Key...", # string to append if flagpres is true
'pclr' => "ColorCodes corresponding to pres",
'wait' => 1.0, # floating number of seconds to wait
# if flagpres is true, MessageWindow() waits this
# long for a keypress before quitting
# if flagpres is false, MessageWindow() waits this
# long regardless of whether keys are pressedThe hash keys can also be the corresponding VerboseNames described in the new() section instead of these 4-letter abbreviated key names.
Returns the value of the pressed key (if the "Press A Key" flag was true). This can be used to make simple one-character prompt windows. For example:
use Curses::Simp;
my $simp = Curses::Simp->new();
my $answer = $simp->MessageWindow('titl' => 'Is Simp useful?',
'pres' => '(Yes/No)');
$simp->MessageWindow('titl' => 'Answer:', $answer);Prmt or PromptWindow( \$DefaultRef )
PromptWindow() draws a Prompt Window in the center of the screen to display and update the value of $DefaultRef. \$DefaultRef should be a reference to a variable containing a string you want edited or replaced. PromptWindow() can also accept a hash of parameters (eg. PromptWindow('dref' => \$DefaultRef)) where:
'dref' => \$dref, # Default Reference to variable to be read && edited
'dtxt' => "Default Text string in place of dref",
'dclr' => "ColorCodes corresponding to dref/dtxt",
'hclr' => "ColorCodes corresponding to the highlighted (unedited) dref/dtxt",
'text' => [ "same as new \@text" ],
'colr' => [ "ColorCodes corresponding to mesg or text" ],
'hite' => 3, # height of the prompt window (including borders)
'widt' => 63, # width of the prompt window (including borders)
'titl' => "MessageWindow Title string",
'tclr' => "ColorCodes corresponding to titl",
'flagcvis' => 1, # a flag specifying whether the cursor should be displayedThe hash keys can also be the corresponding VerboseNames described in the new() section instead of these 4-letter abbreviated key names.
CPik or ColorPickWindow()
ColorPickWindow() is a simple Color Picker window.
It accepts arrow keys to highlight a particular color and enter to select. The letter corresponding to the color or the number of the index can also be pressed instead.
Returns the letter (ie. the Color Code) of the picked color.
DESTROY or DelW or DeleteWindow()
DeleteWindow() deletes all the components of the created Simp object and calls ShockScreen() to cause the screen and all other created objects to be redrawn.
ACCESSOR AND FLAG METHODS
Simp accessor and flag object methods have related interfaces as they each access and update a single component field of Curses::Simp objects. Each one always returns the value of the field they access. Thus if you want to obtain a certain value from a Simp object, just call the accessor method with no parameters. If you provide parameters, the field will be updated and will return its new value.
All of these methods accept a default parameter of their own type or a hash of operations to perform on their field.
Some operations are only applicable to a subset of the methods as dictated by the field type. The available operations are:
Key => Value Type
NormalName (if different) ... # Purpose
----- ------------
'asin' => $scalar (number|string|arrayref)
'assign' # asin is context-sensitive assignment to load the field
'blnk' => $ignored # blanks a string value
'blank'
'togl' => $ignored # toggles a flag value
'toggle'
'true' => $ignored # trues a flag value
'fals' => $ignored # falsifies a flag value
'false'
'incr' => $numeric_amount
'increase' # increments if no $num is provided or increases by $num
'decr' => $numeric_amount
'decrease' # decrements if no $num is provided or decreases by $num
'nmrc' => $string
'numeric'
# instead of an explicit 'nmrc' hash key, this means the
# key is an entirely numeric string like '1023'
# so the value gets assigned to that indexed element when
# the field is an array. The key is assigned directly if
# the field is numeric or a string.
# ARRAY-SPECIFIC operations:
'size' => $ignored # return the array size
'push' => $scalar (number|string) # push new value
'popp' => $ignored # pop last value
'pop'
'apnd' => $scalar (number|string) # append to last element
'append'
'dupl' => $number # duplicate last line or
'duplicate' # $num line if provided
'data' => $arrayref # assigns the array if
# $arrayref provided &&
# returns ALL array data
# LOOP-SPECIFIC operations:
'next' => $ignored # assign to next in loop
'prev' => $ignored # assign to previous in loop
'previous'Array Accessors
Text or TextData # update the text array
Colr or ColorData # update the color arrayLoop Accessors
BTyp or WindowBorderType # loop through border typesNormal Accessors
Name or VerboseName # Description
---- ----------- -------------
Hite or WindowHeight # window height
Widt or WindowWidth # window width
YOff or WindowYOffset # window y-offset position
XOff or WindowXOffset # window x-offset position
YCrs or CursorYOffset # window y-cursor position
XCrs or CursorXOffset # window x-cursor position
BClr or WindowBorderColor # border color code string
Titl or WindowTitle # title string
TClr or WindowTitleColor # title color code string
DNdx or DisplayStackIndex # global display indexFlag Accessors
FlagName or VerboseFlagName Default # Description
-------- --------------- ------- -------------
FlagAuDr or FlagAutoDraw 1 # Automatic DrawWindow() call whenever
# TextData or ColorData are updated
FlagMaxi or FlagMaximize 1 # Maximize window
FlagShrk or FlagShrinkToFit 1 # Shrink window to fit TextData
FlagCntr or FlagCenter 1 # Center window within entire screen
FlagCVis or FlagCursorVisible 0 # Cursor Visible
FlagScrl or FlagScrollbar 0 # use Scrollbars
FlagSDLK or FlagSDLKey 0 # use advanced SDLKey mode in GetKey()
FlagBkgr or FlagBackground 0 # always expect background colors to be
# present in color codes
FlagFram or FlagTimeFrame 0 # use Time::Frame objects instead of
# float seconds for timing
FlagMili or FlagMillisecond 0 # use integer milliseconds instead of
# float seconds for timing
FlagPrin or FlagPrintInto 1 # PrintString() prints Into TextData
# array. If FlagPrintInto is false, then each call to PrintString()
# only writes to the screen temporarily and will be wiped the next time
# the window behind it is updated.Accessor and Flag Method Usage Examples
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use Curses::Simp;
# create new object which gets auto-drawn with init params
my $simp = Curses::Simp->new('text' => [ 'hmmm', 'haha', 'whoa', 'yeah' ],
'colr' => [ 'bbbB', 'bBBw', 'BwrR', 'ROYW' ],
'btyp' => 1,
'maxi' => 0);
$simp->GetK(-1); # wait for a key press
$simp->Text('push' => 'weee'); # add more to the Text
$simp->Colr('push' => 'WwBb'); # && Colr arrays
$simp->Maxi('togl'); # toggle the maximize flag
$simp->GetK(-1); # wait for a key press
$simp->Text('2' => 'cool'); # change index two elements of Text
$simp->Colr('2' => 'uUCW'); # && Colr
$simp->Maxi('fals'); # falsify the maximize flag
$simp->GetK(-1); # wait for a key press
$simp->Text('popp'); # pop the last elements off Text
$simp->Colr('popp'); # && Colr
$simp->BTyp('incr'); # increment the border type
$simp->GetK(-1); # wait for a key press
$simp->Text('asin' => [ 'some', 'diff', 'rent', 'stuf' ]);
$simp->Colr('asin' => [ 'GGYY', 'CCOO', 'UURR', 'WWPP' ]);
$simp->BTyp('incr'); # increment the border type
$simp->GetK(-1); # wait for a key press before quittingCURSES KEY NOTES
When the GetKey() function is in the normal default mode of input, special keypress name strings will be returned when detected. A small set of the names below are found commonly (like the arrow keys, the function keys, HOME, END, PPAGE [PageUp], NPAGE [PageDown], IC [Insert], and BACKSPACE) but they are all described here since they are supported by Curses.pm and therefore could arise.
The list of returnable Curses Key names are:
KEY_F1 KEY_F2 KEY_F3
KEY_F4 KEY_F5 KEY_F6
KEY_F7 KEY_F8 KEY_F9
KEY_F10 KEY_F11 KEY_F12
KEY_F13 KEY_F14 KEY_F15
KEY_A1 KEY_A3 KEY_B2
KEY_BACKSPACE KEY_BEG KEY_BREAK
KEY_BTAB KEY_C1 KEY_C3
KEY_CANCEL KEY_CATAB KEY_CLEAR
KEY_CLOSE KEY_COMMAND KEY_COPY
KEY_CREATE KEY_CTAB KEY_DC
KEY_DL KEY_DOWN KEY_EIC
KEY_END KEY_ENTER KEY_EOL
KEY_EOS KEY_EXIT KEY_F0
KEY_FIND KEY_HELP KEY_HOME
KEY_IC KEY_IL KEY_LEFT
KEY_LL KEY_MARK KEY_MAX
KEY_MESSAGE KEY_MIN KEY_MOVE
KEY_NEXT KEY_NPAGE KEY_OPEN
KEY_OPTIONS KEY_PPAGE KEY_PREVIOUS
KEY_PRINT KEY_REDO KEY_REFERENCE
KEY_REFRESH KEY_REPLACE KEY_RESET
KEY_RESTART KEY_RESUME KEY_RIGHT
KEY_SAVE KEY_SBEG KEY_SCANCEL
KEY_SCOMMAND KEY_SCOPY KEY_SCREATE
KEY_SDC KEY_SDL KEY_SELECT
KEY_SEND KEY_SEOL KEY_SEXIT
KEY_SF KEY_SFIND KEY_SHELP
KEY_SHOME KEY_SIC KEY_SLEFT
KEY_SMESSAGE KEY_SMOVE KEY_SNEXT
KEY_SOPTIONS KEY_SPREVIOUS KEY_SPRINT
KEY_SR KEY_SREDO KEY_SREPLACE
KEY_SRESET KEY_SRIGHT KEY_SRSUME
KEY_SSAVE KEY_SSUSPEND KEY_STAB
KEY_SUNDO KEY_SUSPEND KEY_UNDO
KEY_UP KEY_MOUSE SDLKEY NOTES
The GetKey() function has a special advanced mode of input. Instead of returning the plain keypress (eg. 'a'), the $FlagSDLKey parameter can be set to true for temporary SDLKey mode or with FlagSDLKey(1) for permanence so that verbose strings of SDLKey names (eg. 'SDLK_a') will be returned.
The list of returnable SDLKey names are:
SDLKey ASCII value Common name
---------------- ----------- ------------
'SDLK_BACKSPACE', #'\b' backspace
'SDLK_TAB', #'\t' tab
'SDLK_CLEAR', # clear
'SDLK_RETURN', #'\r' return
'SDLK_PAUSE', # pause
'SDLK_ESCAPE', #'^[' escape
'SDLK_SPACE', #' ' space
'SDLK_EXCLAIM', #'!' exclaim
'SDLK_QUOTEDBL', #'"' quotedbl
'SDLK_HASH', #'#' hash
'SDLK_DOLLAR', #'$' dollar
'SDLK_AMPERSAND', #'&' ampersand
'SDLK_QUOTE', #'\'' quote
'SDLK_LEFTPAREN', #'(' left parenthesis
'SDLK_RIGHTPAREN', #')' right parenthesis
'SDLK_ASTERISK', #'*' asterisk
'SDLK_PLUS', #'+' plus sign
'SDLK_COMMA', #',' comma
'SDLK_MINUS', #'-' minus sign
'SDLK_PERIOD', #'.' period
'SDLK_SLASH', #'/' forward slash
'SDLK_0', #'0' 0
'SDLK_1', #'1' 1
'SDLK_2', #'2' 2
'SDLK_3', #'3' 3
'SDLK_4', #'4' 4
'SDLK_5', #'5' 5
'SDLK_6', #'6' 6
'SDLK_7', #'7' 7
'SDLK_8', #'8' 8
'SDLK_9', #'9' 9
'SDLK_COLON', #':' colon
'SDLK_SEMICOLON', #';' semicolon
'SDLK_LESS', #'<' less-than sign
'SDLK_EQUALS', #'=' equals sign
'SDLK_GREATER', #'>' greater-than sign
'SDLK_QUESTION', #'?' question mark
'SDLK_AT', #'@' at
'SDLK_LEFTBRACKET', #'[' left bracket
'SDLK_BACKSLASH', #'\' backslash
'SDLK_RIGHTBRACKET', #']' right bracket
'SDLK_CARET', #'^' caret
'SDLK_UNDERSCORE', #'_' underscore
'SDLK_BACKQUOTE', #'`' grave
'SDLK_TILDE', #'~' tilde
'SDLK_a', #'a' a
'SDLK_b', #'b' b
'SDLK_c', #'c' c
'SDLK_d', #'d' d
'SDLK_e', #'e' e
'SDLK_f', #'f' f
'SDLK_g', #'g' g
'SDLK_h', #'h' h
'SDLK_i', #'i' i
'SDLK_j', #'j' j
'SDLK_k', #'k' k
'SDLK_l', #'l' l
'SDLK_m', #'m' m
'SDLK_n', #'n' n
'SDLK_o', #'o' o
'SDLK_p', #'p' p
'SDLK_q', #'q' q
'SDLK_r', #'r' r
'SDLK_s', #'s' s
'SDLK_t', #'t' t
'SDLK_u', #'u' u
'SDLK_v', #'v' v
'SDLK_w', #'w' w
'SDLK_x', #'x' x
'SDLK_y', #'y' y
'SDLK_z', #'z' z
'SDLK_DELETE', #'^?' delete
'SDLK_UP', # up arrow
'SDLK_DOWN', # down arrow
'SDLK_RIGHT', # right arrow
'SDLK_LEFT', # left arrow
'SDLK_INSERT', # insert
'SDLK_HOME', # home
'SDLK_END', # end
'SDLK_PAGEUP', # page up
'SDLK_PAGEDOWN', # page down
'SDLK_F1', # F1
'SDLK_F2', # F2
'SDLK_F3', # F3
'SDLK_F4', # F4
'SDLK_F5', # F5
'SDLK_F6', # F6
'SDLK_F7', # F7
'SDLK_F8', # F8
'SDLK_F9', # F9
'SDLK_F10', # F10
'SDLK_F11', # F11
'SDLK_F12', # F12
'SDLK_F13', # F13
'SDLK_F14', # F14
'SDLK_F15', # F15
# SDLKeys below aren't detected correctly yet
'SDLK_KP0', # keypad 0
'SDLK_KP1', # keypad 1
'SDLK_KP2', # keypad 2
'SDLK_KP3', # keypad 3
'SDLK_KP4', # keypad 4
'SDLK_KP5', # keypad 5
'SDLK_KP6', # keypad 6
'SDLK_KP7', # keypad 7
'SDLK_KP8', # keypad 8
'SDLK_KP9', # keypad 9
'SDLK_KP_PERIOD', #'.' keypad period
'SDLK_KP_DIVIDE', #'/' keypad divide
'SDLK_KP_MULTIPLY', #'*' keypad multiply
'SDLK_KP_MINUS', #'-' keypad minus
'SDLK_KP_PLUS', #'+' keypad plus
'SDLK_KP_ENTER', #'\r' keypad enter
'SDLK_KP_EQUALS', #'=' keypad equals
'SDLK_NUMLOCK', # numlock
'SDLK_CAPSLOCK', # capslock
'SDLK_SCROLLOCK', # scrollock
'SDLK_RSHIFT', # right shift
'SDLK_LSHIFT', # left shift
'SDLK_RCTRL', # right ctrl
'SDLK_LCTRL', # left ctrl
'SDLK_RALT', # right alt
'SDLK_LALT', # left alt
'SDLK_RMETA', # right meta
'SDLK_LMETA', # left meta
'SDLK_LSUPER', # left windows key
'SDLK_RSUPER', # right windows key
'SDLK_MODE', # mode shift
'SDLK_HELP', # help
'SDLK_PRINT', # print-screen
'SDLK_SYSREQ', # SysRq
'SDLK_BREAK', # break
'SDLK_MENU', # menu
'SDLK_POWER', # power
'SDLK_EURO', # euroSDLKey mode also sets flags in KeyMode() where:
SDL Modifier Meaning
-------------- ---------
'KMOD_NONE', # No modifiers applicable
'KMOD_CTRL', # A Control key is down
'KMOD_SHIFT', # A Shift key is down
'KMOD_ALT', # An Alt key is downCOLOR NOTES
Colors can be encoded along with each text line to be printed. PrintString() and DrawWindow() each take hash parameters where the key should be 'colr' or 'ColorData' and the value is a color code string as described below.
A normal color code is simply a single character (typically just the first letter of the color name and the case [upper or lower] designates high or low intensity [ie. Bold on or off]). Simple single character color codes represent only the foreground color. The default printing mode of color codes assumes black background colors for everything. There are special ways to specify non-black background colors or to encode repeating color codes if you want to. The default (which assumes no background colors are specified) can be overridden object-wide by the FlagBackground(1) function.
Normal Color Code Reference
b(Black), r(Red), g(Green), y(Yellow),
(upper-case = bright) u(Blue), p(Purple), c(Cyan), w(White)Alternate Color Codes
o([Orange] *Yellow), m([Magenta] Purple),
(upper-case = bright) t([Teal] Cyan), l([Lavender] Purple)*Upper-Case Bright Orange Exception
There is a special exception for Upper-Case 'O' (Orange). Orange is actually Dark Yellow but it is often much brighter than any of the other dark colors which leads to confusion. Therefore, Upper-Case 'O' breaks the (upper-case = bright) rule and is interpreted the same as Lower-Case 'y'. Every other color code is consistent with the rule.
Interpretation of Backgrounds and Repeats in Color Codes
The following mechanisms are available for changing the default color code string interpretation to read background colors after foreground and to specify abbreviations for code repeating:
The function FlagBackground(1) will specify that you wish to have all color codes interpreted expecting both foreground and background characters for each source text character. Similarly, FlagBackground(0) (which is the default setting of not expecting Background characters) will turn off global background interpretation.
The base64 characters specified below are in the set [0-9A-Za-z._] and are interpreted using the Math::BaseCnv module available from the CPAN.
A space in a color code string is the same as 'b' (black).
When Background mode is OFF (ie. the default after FlagBackground(0) or a code string following the '!' [Simp!] character):
x - When this lowercase times character is used, it must be followed
by a base64 character which specifies how many times the color
code prior to the (x) times character should be repeated.
X - When this uppercase times character is used, it must be followed
by a base64 character which specifies how many times the color
code prior to the (X) times character should be repeated. The
difference from the lowercase (x) times is that the code prior
to the (X) is treated as a background color for that many
following foreground color code characters.
After that, backgrounds return to black.
, - The comma character specifies that the next two characters are a
foreground and background color pair.
After that, backgrounds return to black.
: - The colon character specifies that the following character is a
(presumably non-black) background character to use instead of
the default black for the remainder of the line (or until another
special character overrides this one).
; - The semicolon (Advanced;) character specifies that the remaining
part of the current color code line should be interpreted as if
full background interpretation were turned ON (as if
FlagBackground(1) had been called just for this line) so
further interpretation proceeds like the FlagBackground(1)
section below.
Each background specification character takes effect starting with the
next encountered foreground character so:
'RgX2UU', 'R:gUU', and 'R;Ugx2' all expand to 'RbUgUg' not 'RgUgUb'
Some Examples:
PrintString('Hello World', # the simplest 1-to-1 text/color printing
'WWWWW UUUUU'); # all characters printed on black background
PrintString('Hello World', # the same as above but...
'Wx5bUx5'); # using repeat (x) times
Both of the above PrintString() calls would print 'Hello' in Bright
White and 'World' in Bright blUe both on the default black
background. The color strings would expand from:
'WWWWW UUUUU' or 'Wx5bUx5' to 'WbWbWbWbWbbbUbUbUbUbUb';
PrintString('Hello World',
'Wx5b,Gu,Gu,Gu,Gu,Gu');
PrintString('Hello World',
'Wx5b:uGx5');
PrintString('Hello World',
'WWWWWbuX5GGGGG');
PrintString('Hello World',
'Wx5buX5Gx5');
These PrintString() calls would print 'Hello' the same as before
but now 'World' would be in Bright Green on a dark blUe
background. These color strings would all expand to:
'WbWbWbWbWbbbGuGuGuGuGu'.When Background mode is ON (ie. after FlagBackground(1) or a code string following the ';' [Advanced;] character):
. - When the dot character is encountered in a color pair, it signifies
that the other field (foreground or background) should be used
for the remainder of the color code string (or until the next
(.) dot character is found).
x - When this times character is used, it must be followed by a base64
character which specifies how many times the color code pair
prior to the (x) times character should be repeated.
X - When this upper-case times character is used, it specifies that
whichever field value preceeded it, it should be repeated the
number of times specified in the base64 character which follows.
! - The bang (Simp!) character specifies that the remaining part of
the current color code line should be interpreted as if
background interpretation were turned OFF (as if
FlagBackground(0) had been called just for this line) so further
interpretation proceeds like the FlagBackground(0) section above.
Some Examples:
typical color pairs code string: 'WbWbWbGuGuGuGuGpGpGpYgYgYgYg'
means 3 source characters should be Bright White on black,
4 source characters should be Bright Green on blue,
3 source characters should be Bright Green on purple,
and 4 source characters should be Bright Yellow on green.
same result using (.) : 'W.bbb.G.uuuuppp.Y.gggg'
same result using (x) : 'Wbx3Gux4Gpx3Ygx4'
same result using (X) : 'WX3bbbGX7uuuupppYX4gggg'
same result using hybrid : 'WbWbWbG.uX4pX3.Ygx4'
color code string: => expands to:
'W.brgo' => 'WbWrWgWo' # W. -> brgo
'.bWCPU' => 'WbCbPbUb' # .b -> WCPU
'Wbx4' => 'WbWbWbWb' # (Wb) x 4
'WbRx3p' => 'WbRbRbRp' # W + (bR) x 3 + p
'WX4upcw' => 'WuWpWcWw' # W X 4 -> upcw
'WoX4RGU' => 'WoRoGoUo' # Wo + o X 3 -> RGUIf a color code string is terminated with a dollar ($) character, this tells PrintString() and DrawWindow() that the string is already fully expanded and to forego passing the string to ExpandColorCodeString().
I have tried to make Simp very simple to use yet still flexible && powerful. Please feel free to e-mail me any suggestions || coding tips || notes of appreciation like "I appreciate you! I like to say appreciate. You can say it too. Go on. Say it. Say 'I appreciate you! I like to say appreciate. You can say it too. Go on. Say it. Say "..."'" Thank you. It's like app-ree-see-ate. TTFN.
CHANGES
Revision history for Perl extension Curses::Simp:
- - 1.0.4287FJQ Sun Feb 8 07:15:19:26 2004
-
* made Brws()
* added ckbx && butn types to Mesg() && drop type to Prmt() && wrote Focu() to focus new types
* added info && help types to Mesg() to auto title && color those screens
* added blox && squr styles to CPik && made style/blockchar increment keys (PgUp/Dn/Home/End)
- - 1.0.41V0L3a Sat Jan 31 00:21:03:36 2004
-
* made flag accessors without ^Flag
* wrote support for VerboseName hash keys
* fixed ShokScrn overlap && DelW bugs
* made GetK return detected KEY_ names in normal mode && added CURSES KEY MODE section to POD && made both key modes return -1 if $tmot reached
* made ShokScrn not blank the screen so often
* made Text('1' => 'new line') use Prnt instead of Draw for efficiency
* updated POD to use VerboseNames instead of 4-letter names && erased most '&&'
* made verbose accessor names like VerboseName instead of verbose_name
- - 1.0.41O4516 Sat Jan 24 04:05:01:06 2004
-
* made all but ptok && qbix non-executable for EXE_FILES
* updated POD && added Simp projects into bin/ && MANIFEST in preparation for release
- - 1.0.41O3SQK Sat Jan 24 03:28:26:20 2004
-
* fixed weird char probs in Draw && removed weird char support from Prnt
* added PrintInto '_flagprin' ability
* made new Mesg, Prmt, && CPik utils
* added SDLK advanced input option to GetK
* setup window border char sets
- - 1.0.4140asO Sun Jan 4 00:36:54:24 2004
-
* refined Draw() && InitPair() for objects instead of exported procedures
* CHANGES section && new objects created
- - 1.0.37VG26k Thu Jul 31 16:02:06:46 2003
-
* original version
INSTALL
Please run:
`perl -MCPAN -e "install Curses::Simp"`or uncompress the package and run the standard:
`perl Makefile.PL; make; make test; make install`FILES
Curses::Simp requires:
- Carp - to allow errors to croak() from calling sub
- Curses - provides core screen and input handling
- Math::BaseCnv - to handle number-base conversion
Curses::Simp uses (if available):
- Time::PT - for pt color coding
- Time::Frame - to provide another mechanism for timing
LICENSE
Most source code should be Free! Code I have lawful authority over is and shall be! Copyright: (c) 2003, Pip Stuart. All rights reserved. Copyleft : I license this software under the GNU General Public License (version 2). Please consult the Free Software Foundation (http://www.fsf.org) for important information about your freedom.
AUTHOR
Pip Stuart <Pip@CPAN.Org>
1 POD Error
The following errors were encountered while parsing the POD:
- Around line 88:
You can't have =items (as at line 92) unless the first thing after the =over is an =item