Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:44:27 -0300 (ADT) From: "A. Wright" <andrew@qemg.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Text mode screen size max. compatibility Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1007231535211.1633@qemg.org> In-Reply-To: <20100723202450.ea80c86f.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20100723202450.ea80c86f.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Fri, 23 Jul 2010, Polytropon wrote:
> Is there a way to easily determine the terminal output size at
> program startup so the program can be preconfigured for certain
> screen sizes, and even refuse to run if it's less than 80x25?
The "curses" library will do this. The variables LINES and COLS
will tell you what you want.
#include <curses.h>
main()
{
initscr();
printw("LINES = %d, COLS=%d -- press a key to quit\n", LINES, COLS);
refresh();
getch();
endwin();
exit(0);
}
A.
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