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@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ necessary for complex TUIs*. I would argue that teletypes etc. are
fundamentally unsuitable. Most operating systems seem reasonable targets, but I
only have Linux and FreeBSD available for testing.
notcurses makes use of the Terminfo library shipped with NCURSES. notcurses
uses Terminfo wherever possible, benefiting greatly from its portability and
thoroughness.
Whenever possible, notcurses makes use of the Terminfo library shipped with
NCURSES, benefiting greatly from its portability and thoroughness.
notcurses opens up advanced functionality for the interactive user on
workstations, phones, laptops, and tablets, at the expense of e.g.
@ -37,15 +36,15 @@ which offers only eight colors and limited glyphs).
Why use this non-standard library?
* A svelter design than that codified in X/Open. All exported identifiers
are prefixed with `notcurses_` to avoid namespace pollution. Fewer
identifiers overall. All APIs natively suport wide characters and
24-bit RGB color.
are prefixed to avoid namespace collisions. Far fewer identifiers are
exported overall. All APIs natively suport wide characters and 24-bit RGB
color.
* Visual features not directly available via NCURSES, including images,
fonts, video, high-contrast text, and transparent regions.
fonts, video, high-contrast text, and transparent regions.
* Thread safety, and use in parallel programs, has been a design consideration
from the beginning.
from the beginning.
* It's Apache2-licensed in its entirety, as opposed to the
[drama in several acts](https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/ncurses-license.html])