Statusline got to work properly on ncurses

docs/ncurses.txt

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 Random remarks about the ncurses support for GoldEd+
-                  by Jacobo Tarrio, 2:348/102.11@fidonet <jtarrio@iname.com>
+                  by Jacobo Tarrio, 2:345/430.2@fidonet <jtarrio@iname.com>
 
-This version of GoldEd+ bears the third public release of the ncurses
+This version of GoldEd+ bears the fourth public release of the ncurses
 implementation of its video code; it's still considered beta, so expect some
 strange behaviour while it is being completed.
 
@@ -17,12 +17,23 @@ compiled for DOS, Win32 or OS/2, and linked with PDCurses.
 This file tries to list some already known bugs along with other nasty
 "features" of the code. Expect most of these bugs to disappear and a lot of
 fresh new ones to show up in the next public release of the ncurses support
-:-) However, I do not always succeed, so old, already existing bugs are
+:-) However, I do not always succeed, so, old, already existing bugs are
 marked with '!', whilst new ones are marked with '*'.
 
 If you find any bug not listed here, please report to Jacobo Tarrio,
-2:348/102.11@fidonet <jtarrio@iname.com> ASAP to get it fixed soon, or,
+2:345/430.2@fidonet <jtarrio@iname.com> ASAP to get it fixed soon, or,
-better, fix it yourself and send me the patch :-)
+even better, fix it yourself and send me the patch :-)
+
+=== 2000-03-05: Fourth public release
+Known bugs:
+
+! Screen may become corrupted if someone other than GoldEd+ writes on the
+  terminal
+! Messages from the program viewed before entering full-screen are not
+  displayed properly
+! The cursor grows very big every 30 seconds when editing a message
+  (possible reincarnation of a similar bug in former versions)
+
 
 === 2000-02-17: Third public release
 Known bugs:

golded3/geutil.cpp

@@ -56,15 +56,15 @@ void update_statuslines() {
 
     if(CFG->switches.get(statuslineclock)) {
       time_t t = time(NULL);
-      sprintf(clkinfo, " %c %s", sep, strftimei(help, 40, LNG->StatusLineTimeFmt, localtime(&t)));
+      sprintf(clkinfo, "   %s", strftimei(help, 40, LNG->StatusLineTimeFmt, localtime(&t)));
     }
 
     if(CFG->statuslinehelp == -1)
       *help = NUL;
     else if(CFG->statuslinehelp)
-      sprintf(help, "%s %c ", LNG->StatusLineHelp, sep);
+      sprintf(help, "%s   ", LNG->StatusLineHelp);
     else
-      sprintf(help, "%s%s%s%s%c%s%i.%i.%i%s %c ",
+      sprintf(help, "%s%s%s%s%c%s%i.%i.%i%s   ",
         __gver_prename__,
         __gver_name__,
         __gver_postname__,
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ void update_statuslines() {
         __gver_major__,
         __gver_minor__,
         __gver_release__,
-        __gver_postversion__,
+        __gver_postversion__
-        sep
       );
     
     int len = MAXCOL-strlen(help)-strlen(meminfo)-strlen(clkinfo)-2;
@@ -93,6 +92,8 @@ void update_statuslines() {
     int row, col;
     vposget(&row, &col);
     wwprintstr(W_STAT, 0,0, C_STATW, buf);
+    wwprintc(W_STAT, 0,strlen(help)-1, C_STATW, sep);
+    wwprintc(W_STAT, 0,MAXCOL-strlen(clkinfo), C_STATW, sep);
     vposset(row, col);
     #ifdef GOLD_MOUSE
     if(gmou.Row() == MAXROW-1)

goldlib/gall/gvidbase.cpp

@@ -1581,6 +1581,7 @@ void vclrscr(int atr) {
 
   #if defined(__USE_NCURSES__)
 
+  clearok(stdscr, TRUE);
   for(int row = 0; row < LINES; row++)
     mvhline(row, 0, ' ' | gvid_attrcalc(atr), COLS);
   move(0, 0);
@@ -1930,7 +1931,7 @@ void vcurset(int sline, int eline) {
 
   if((sline == 0) and (eline == 0))
     curs_set(0);
-  else if((eline - sline) <= 3)
+  else if((eline - sline) <= 4)
     curs_set(1);
   else
     curs_set(2);

goldlib/gall/gwinall.h

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //  The Goldware Library
 //  Copyright (C) 1990-1999 Odinn Sorensen
 //  Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Alexander S. Aganichev
+//  Copyright (C) 2000 Jacobo Tarrio
 //  ------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 //  modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
@@ -395,6 +396,7 @@ int       wtitle      (const char* str, int tpos, int tattr);
 int       wunhide     (int whandle);
 int       wunlink     (int w);
 int       wvline      (int wsrow, int wscol, int count, int btype, int attr);
+int       wwprintc    (int whandle, int wrow, int wcol, int attr, const vchar chr);
 int       wwprints    (int whandle, int wrow, int wcol, int attr, const char* str);
 int       wwprintstr  (int whandle, int wrow, int wcol, int attr, const char* str);
 

goldlib/gall/gwinbase.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //  The Goldware Library
 //  Copyright (C) 1990-1999 Odinn Sorensen
 //  Copyright (C) 1999-2000 Alexander S. Aganichev
+//  Copyright (C) 2000 Jacobo Tarrio
 //  ------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 //  modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
@@ -1581,6 +1582,33 @@ static void update_buffers(vatch* pcurr, int shadow) {
   }
 }
 
+//  ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+int wwprintc(int whandle, int wrow, int wcol, int attr, const vchar chr) {
+
+  // check for existance of active window or hidden windows
+  if(!gwin.total and gwin.hidden==NULL)
+    return gwin.werrno=W_NOACTIVE;
+
+  // find address of window's record
+  _wrec_t* found = wfindrec(whandle);
+  if(found==NULL) {
+    found = gwin.hidden;
+    while(found) {
+      if(whandle==found->whandle)
+        break;
+      found = found->prev;
+    }
+    if(found==NULL)
+      return gwin.werrno=W_NOTFOUND;
+  }
+
+  // display character
+  vputc(found->srow+wrow+found->border, found->scol+wcol+found->border, attr, chr);
+
+  // return to caller
+  return gwin.werrno = W_NOERROR;
+}
 
 //  ------------------------------------------------------------------