So can we change the Ruby Library? Sam Overdorf -----Original Message----- From: Michael W. Ryder [mailto:_mwryder / worldnet.att.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 5:15 PM To: ruby-talk ML Subject: Re: Curses Eero Saynatkari wrote: > On 2006.09.28 07:35, Eero Saynatkari wrote: >> On 2006.09.28 07:30, Michael W. Ryder wrote: >>> Eero Saynatkari wrote: >>>> On 2006.09.28 04:25, Michael W. Ryder wrote: >>>>> Eero Saynatkari wrote: >>>>>> On 2006.09.27 15:45, Michael W. Ryder wrote: >>>>>>> Eero Saynatkari wrote: >>>>>>>> On 2006.09.27 10:35, Michael W. Ryder wrote: >>>>>>>>> Overdorf, Sam wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Is anyone using the Curses class? >>>>>>>>>> Is anyone maintaining the Curses class? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> It looks like the Curses function move(y,x) is calling the wrong >>>>>>>>>> library >>>>>>>>>> routine. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> It is calling the window move function and not the cursor positioning >>>>>>>>>> function. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>> Sam Overdorf >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> According to O'Reilly's Programming with Curses "move() is really a >>>>>>>>> #define macro for wmove() which takes a WINDOW* as its first >>>>>>>>> argument" So it appears that the library is working correctly. >>>>>>>> #setpos x, y >>>>>>> What flavor of Curses is this from? >>>>>> This one: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/curses/rdoc/classes/Curses.html >>>>> The source code shows that it uses Curses' move() function which is a >>>>> macro to wmove() as I described above. >>>> No, move() moves the cursor (wmove() moves a specified window's cursor). >>>> >>>> Confusingly, Ruby's Curses bindings also have a .move which actually >>>> uses mvwin() which moves the window itself. >>> ALL input/output in Curses is done with windows. The only difference >>> between move() and wmove() is that move() passes the current window to >>> the wmove() function. When you first start Curses it creates a window >>> and sets it as the current window. Unless you create another window and >>> change to it this window is used for all I/O. >> Which is exactly what I said. Please review the Curses documentation. >> >> http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man3/move.3.html >> http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man3/mvwin.3.html > > And yes, Ruby's Curses.move is not the same as move(). Curses.move > is the same as mvwin(). Curses.setpos is the same as move(). > > Having programmed using Curses with C for many years I am familiar with how Curses works. As I kept pointing out move() and wmove() are the same function. Why the Ruby library uses different names for the functions I do not know. The mvwin() command in original Curses moves the top left corner of the window, not the cursor position as one would expect with a name like Curses.move. Personally, if I were using the library I would have to rename all of the functions to their proper Curses representation, not some random name like seems to have been used. The current names makes it impossible to use available programs and documentation with the Ruby library.