box-o-sand/PracticingCurses/forms/form_win.c

#include <form.h>

void print_in_middle(WINDOW *win, int starty, int startx, int width, char *string, chtype color);

int main()
{
    FIELD *field[3];
    FORM  *my_form;
    WINDOW *my_form_win;
    int ch, rows, cols;

    /* Initialize curses */
    initscr();
    start_color();
    cbreak();
    noecho();
    keypad(stdscr, TRUE);

    /* Initialize few color pairs */
       init_pair(1, COLOR_RED, COLOR_BLACK);

    /* Initialize the fields */
    field[0] = new_field(1, 10, 6, 1, 0, 0);
    field[1] = new_field(1, 10, 8, 1, 0, 0);
    field[2] = NULL;

    /* Set field options */
    set_field_back(field[0], A_UNDERLINE);
    field_opts_off(field[0], O_AUTOSKIP); /* Don't go to next field when this */
                          /* Field is filled up         */
    set_field_back(field[1], A_UNDERLINE);
    field_opts_off(field[1], O_AUTOSKIP);

    /* Create the form and post it */
    my_form = new_form(field);

    /* Calculate the area required for the form */
    scale_form(my_form, &rows, &cols);

    /* Create the window to be associated with the form */
        my_form_win = newwin(rows + 4, cols + 4, 4, 4);
        keypad(my_form_win, TRUE);

    /* Set main window and sub window */
        set_form_win(my_form, my_form_win);
        set_form_sub(my_form, derwin(my_form_win, rows, cols, 2, 2));

    /* Print a border around the main window and print a title */
        box(my_form_win, 0, 0);
    print_in_middle(my_form_win, 1, 0, cols + 4, "My Form", COLOR_PAIR(1));

    post_form(my_form);
    wrefresh(my_form_win);

    mvprintw(LINES - 2, 0, "Use UP, DOWN arrow keys to switch between fields");
    refresh();

    /* Loop through to get user requests */
    while((ch = wgetch(my_form_win)) != KEY_F(1))
    {    switch(ch)
        {    case KEY_DOWN:
                /* Go to next field */
                form_driver(my_form, REQ_NEXT_FIELD);
                /* Go to the end of the present buffer */
                /* Leaves nicely at the last character */
                form_driver(my_form, REQ_END_LINE);
                break;
            case KEY_UP:
                /* Go to previous field */
                form_driver(my_form, REQ_PREV_FIELD);
                form_driver(my_form, REQ_END_LINE);
                break;
            default:
                /* If this is a normal character, it gets */
                /* Printed                  */
                form_driver(my_form, ch);
                break;
        }
    }

    /* Un post form and free the memory */
    unpost_form(my_form);
    free_form(my_form);
    free_field(field[0]);
    free_field(field[1]);

    endwin();
    return 0;
}

void print_in_middle(WINDOW *win, int starty, int startx, int width, char *string, chtype color)
{    int length, x, y;
    float temp;

    if(win == NULL)
        win = stdscr;
    getyx(win, y, x);
    if(startx != 0)
        x = startx;
    if(starty != 0)
        y = starty;
    if(width == 0)
        width = 80;

    length = strlen(string);
    temp = (width - length)/ 2;
    x = startx + (int)temp;
    wattron(win, color);
    mvwprintw(win, y, x, "%s", string);
    wattroff(win, color);
    refresh();
}