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- Curses 0.11
- ===========
-
- Curses is a port of the UNIX curses library to RISCOS. If you aren't familiar
- with the curses library, then this software will be of little use to you.
- There are in fact 2 libraries (with sources) here - a port of Amiga curses
- that runs with Acorn Clib/RISC_OSLib in a window, and a port of Minix curses that
- runs under Huw Rogers UnixLib library from the commandline.
-
- Brief documentation of each library function supported is supplied in 'doc.Amiga'.
- See UNIX curses man pages or sources for more details.
-
- How to use (AMIGA curses):
- =========================
-
- This software runs curses programs in a RISCOS window - running under either
- RISCOS 2 or RISCOS 3.
-
- Link the 'amiga.curses' ALF library with your own programs - header files are
- provided in 'amiga.h'. Some example programs, including 'demo' which is pre-
- compiled too, are given in source form.
-
- Note that to run, the !Curses application (which merely provides some Templates
- for the application) must have been seen by the filer, or run.
-
- How to use (MINIX curses):
- =========================
-
- This software runs curses programs under RISCOS (with UnixLib) from the command
- line - running under either RISCOS 2 or RISCOS 3. You will need Huw Roger's
- UnixLib version 3.6c or later to compile/use this library.
-
- Link the 'minix.curses' ALF library with your own programs - header files are
- provided in 'minix.h'. Some example programs, including 'demo' which is pre-
- compiled too, are given in source form.
-
- Note that to run, you must have setup the correct UnixLib system variables for
- TERM and UnixFS$/etc - see UnixLib documentation for more details.
-
- Contributors:
- ============
-
- These 2 libraries have been developed by a number of people - the RISCOS versions
- have not really had much work done to them as yet - Brian says that some of the
- RISCOS library functions were borrowed from someone else a long time ago (and
- he can't remember who!) Neither he nor I are responsible for the bulk of the
- library code, so please don't give us the credit for them!
-
- Reporting problems:
- ==================
-
- Please read this BEFORE sending me any reports of problems!
-
- Really, I need to know as much of the following as you can provide in the
- initial email;
-
- * Your machine - model, memory, harddisc (interface), version of RISCOS,
- other hardware or software that may be interfering with Curses.
- * Version number of Curses
- * Exactly what you did from machine switch on until curses failed to work
- as expected
- * Exactly what happened - eg, did the machine crash completely with the
- mouse pointer stopping ?
- * And ideally, the source file and changes required to fix the problem ;-)
-
- Distribution:
- ============
-
- This software may be freely redistributed, so long as only a reasonable
- copying or media charge is made, and all files I distribute are included. I
- retain copyright to the code. Commercial (including magazine) distribution,
- or distributing modified versions of this please contact me - I am normally
- happy for it to be reused in other free software, but like to avoid deviant
- versions of mine causing trouble.
-
- I am not asking for money, but if you like and use it I would be surprised
- and amazed by any contributions, and you will receive a disc with latest
- versions on. (>£10, say)
-
- Brian Brunswick brian@aleph1.co.uk (Internet)
- Fairview OR Brian.Brunswick@cl.cam.ac.uk
- Avenue des Hirondelles
- Pool-in-WharfeDale
- Leeds
- LS21 1EY
- UK
- 0532 843737
-
- Versions later than 0.01:
- ========================
-
- Because Brian is now out 'in the real world' I (Nick Smith) am acting as a
- first line of support for RISCOS Curses. I have tidied it up for the first
- public release, and will improve the libraries as I get feed back from users,
- etc.
-
- Please email or snail-mail me comments, bug reports, requests for new
- features, etc. and I will hopefully have the time to deal with them. If you
- make any modifications to the code, please send them to me rather than
- giving out copies - I would like to coordinate new releases. Thanks.
-
- I can be contacted at the following address, at least until Jul '94 ;
-
- N.A. Smith nas20@cus.cam.ac.uk (Internet)
- Churchill College
- Cambridge
- CB3 0DS
-
- Revision history:
- ================
-
- Modifications to v0.10 (27-Mar-93) [internal]
- - Improved documention; added installation instructions, updated info,
- added revision history, etc
- - removed compilation dependency on having brian's harddrive 8-)
- - cleaned up test/example software
-
- Modifications to v0.11 (11-Aug-93) [release]
- - Got the other version of curses (Minix port) from Brian
- - Compiled up with UNIX Lib
- - Added some more documentation
- - Compiled without debug (saved around 200kb !!) :-)
-
-