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charred current Dec 26, 2023, 5:04 AM

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fresh spear Dec 26, 2023, 5:29 AM

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I don't know if this is Linux, Mac or Windows, but the snippet that you include appears to indicate that ncurses.h cannot be found. Perhaps it is not installed yet? On Debian Linux systems you should be able to install with:

sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev

foggy summit Dec 26, 2023, 5:36 AM

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charred current

https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses-intro.html#compiling

charred current Dec 26, 2023, 5:42 AM

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charred current

using Windows

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i've seen that ndcurses used for linux

foggy summit Dec 26, 2023, 10:07 AM

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charred current using Windows

itwould be much easier to use <conio.h> for windows only

upper rivet Dec 26, 2023, 10:15 AM

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foggy summit itwould be much easier to use <conio.h> for windows only

ngl you realy want to use that anywhere, it's a MS-DOS aged libary

foggy summit Dec 26, 2023, 10:15 AM

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upper rivet ngl you realy want to use that anywhere, it's a MS-DOS aged libary

it just works ™️

charred current Dec 26, 2023, 11:08 AM

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foggy summit itwould be much easier to use <conio.h> for windows only

can i create an output like this using conio.h

upper rivet Dec 26, 2023, 11:14 AM

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you realy shouldn't be using conio

charred current Dec 26, 2023, 11:20 AM

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Any other libraries could u recommended or is there any other way?

fathom lava Dec 26, 2023, 3:45 PM

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foggy summit itwould be much easier to use <conio.h> for windows only

conio.h? Come on that's not even close to a standard lib

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And it's what dinosaurs used to code in their youth

foggy summit Dec 26, 2023, 6:19 PM

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fathom lava conio.h? Come on that's not even close to a standard lib

you got any better ideas for direct key input?

foggy summit Dec 26, 2023, 6:20 PM

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charred current can i create an output like this using conio.h

yes, you will print const wchar_t*

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oh wait, better just print const char* encoded as utf-8

upper rivet Dec 26, 2023, 6:44 PM

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foggy summit you got any better ideas for direct key input?

yes, the windows API directly for console input

fathom lava Dec 26, 2023, 7:07 PM

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foggy summit you got any better ideas for direct key input?

Ideas that don't include conio? Yeah
The OS API

foggy summit Dec 27, 2023, 12:28 AM

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upper rivet yes, the windows API directly for console input

send MSDN docs, or whatever it has

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and help out OP if you have the knowledge and experience

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I vouch for conio.h in windows

upper rivet Dec 27, 2023, 9:09 AM

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specifically for getting key input https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/console/readconsole can be used

ReadConsole function - Windows Console

Reads character input from the console input buffer and removes it from the buffer.

foggy summit Dec 27, 2023, 10:01 AM

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charred current

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75556484/how-to-install-ncurses-on-windows

Stack Overflow

how to install ncurses on windows

How can I make ncurses work on my windows? I've tried every way to make it work but my gcc compiler doesn't recognize it, it's installed correctly in the directory
C:\msys64\mingw64\include\ncurses
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