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First, you'll get a no-nonsense tutorial guide to the nCurses version 5.5 library, taking you from basic to advanced functions step by step. Then you'll find an A-to-Z reference of more than 175 nCurses functions, cross-referenced and illustrated with examples. With this all-purpose nCurses reference, you ll:

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• Use a mouse to further refine input.
• Create nCurses programs using your choice of editors.
• Find hundreds of quick, easy-to-understand programming examples.

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