//sets up the initial configuration of curses. Keeps code in main cleaner. func configCurses(stdscr *gc.Window) { if !gc.HasColors() { log.Fatal("Example requires a colour capable terminal") } if err := gc.StartColor(); err != nil { log.Fatal("Starting Colors failed:", err) } gc.Echo(false) if err := gc.InitPair(1, gc.C_RED, gc.C_BLACK); err != nil { log.Fatal("InitPair failed: ", err) } gc.InitPair(2, gc.C_BLUE, gc.C_BLACK) gc.InitPair(3, gc.C_GREEN, gc.C_BLACK) gc.InitPair(4, gc.C_YELLOW, gc.C_BLACK) gc.InitPair(5, gc.C_CYAN, gc.C_BLACK) gc.InitPair(6, gc.C_MAGENTA, gc.C_WHITE) gc.InitPair(7, gc.C_MAGENTA, gc.C_BLACK) //set background color to black stdscr.SetBackground(gc.Char(' ') | gc.ColorPair(0)) stdscr.Keypad(true) gc.Cursor(1) gc.CBreak(true) stdscr.Clear() }