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% ncdirect_init(3) % nick black nickblack@linux.com % v1.4.1
NAME
ncdirect_init - minimal notcurses instances for styling text
SYNOPSIS
#include <notcurses/notcurses.h>
struct ncdirect ncdirect_init(const char termtype, FILE fp);*
int ncdirect_bg_rgb8(struct ncdirect nc, unsigned r, unsigned g, unsigned b);*
int ncdirect_fg_rgb8(struct ncdirect nc, unsigned r, unsigned g, unsigned b);*
int ncdirect_fg(struct ncdirect nc, unsigned rgb);*
int ncdirect_bg(struct ncdirect nc, unsigned rgb);*
int ncdirect_fg_default(struct ncdirect nc);*
int ncdirect_bg_default(struct ncdirect nc);*
int ncdirect_dim_x(const struct ncdirect nc);*
int ncdirect_dim_y(const struct ncdirect nc);*
int ncdirect_styles_set(struct ncdirect n, unsigned stylebits);*
int ncdirect_styles_on(struct ncdirect n, unsigned stylebits);*
int ncdirect_styles_off(struct ncdirect n, unsigned stylebits);*
int ncdirect_clear(struct ncdirect nc)*
int ncdirect_stop(struct ncdirect nc);*
int ncdirect_cursor_move_yx(struct ncdirect n, int y, int x);*
int ncdirect_cursor_enable(struct ncdirect nc);*
int ncdirect_cursor_disable(struct ncdirect nc);*
int ncdirect_cursor_up(struct ncdirect nc, int num);*
int ncdirect_cursor_left(struct ncdirect nc, int num);*
int ncdirect_cursor_right(struct ncdirect nc, int num);*
int ncdirect_cursor_down(struct ncdirect nc, int num);*
DESCRIPTION
ncdirect_init prepares the FILE provided as fp (which must be attached to a terminal) for colorizing and styling. On success, a pointer to a valid struct ncdirect is returned. NULL is returned on failure. Before the process exits, ncdirect_stop(3) should be called to reset the terminal and free up resources.
An appropriate terminfo(5) entry must exist for the terminal. This entry is usually selected using the value of the TERM environment variable (see getenv(3)), but a non-NULL value for termtype will override this. An invalid terminfo specification can lead to reduced performance, reduced display capabilities, and/or display errors. notcurses natively targets 24bpp/8bpc RGB color, and it is thus desirable to use a terminal with the rgb capability (e.g. xterm's xterm-direct).
ncdirect_dim_x returns the current number of columns, and ncdirect_dim_y the current number of rows.
ncdirect_clear clears the screen using a control code if one exists in terminfo. Otherwise, it prints successive newlines to scroll everything off.
ncdirect_cursor_move_yx moves the cursor to the specified coordinate. -1 can be specified for either y or x to leave that axis unchanged.
ncdirect_enable_cursor and ncdirect_disable_cursor always flush the output stream, taking effect immediately.
ncdirect_cursor_up and friends all move relative to the current position. Attempting to e.g. move up while on the top row will return 0, but have no effect.
RETURN VALUES
ncdirect_init returns NULL on failure. Otherwise, the return value points to a valid struct ncdirect, which can be used until it is provided to ncdirect_stop.
All other functions return 0 on success, and non-zero on error.
SEE ALSO
getenv(3), termios(3), notcurses(3), notcurses_plane(3), terminfo(5)