PDCurses
A public domain curses library for DOS, OS/2, Windows console, X11, and SDL environments.
What is PDCurses?
PDCurses is a public domain implementation of the curses library that provides text-based user interface functionality for environments beyond traditional Unix terminals. It solves the problem of creating portable console applications across diverse platforms including DOS, OS/2, Windows console, X11, and SDL.
Developers building cross-platform console applications, particularly those targeting legacy systems or needing to port existing curses programs to GUI environments via X11 or SDL.
Developers choose PDCurses for its public domain licensing, extensive platform support beyond traditional Unix systems, and ability to transform text-mode curses programs into GUI applications through its X11 and SDL ports.
Overview
A curses library for environments that don't fit the termcap/terminfo model.
Use Cases
Best For
- Porting existing curses applications to Windows console environments
- Developing cross-platform console applications that run on DOS or OS/2 systems
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