From: "deckerben" <bdeck AT lycos DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: Color functions missing from PDcurses
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 22:25:55 +0100
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"Thomas Dickey" <dickey AT saltmine DOT radix DOT net> wrote in message
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> Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de> wrote:
> > That may be so.  But for code using the curses library, portability
> > across all existing versions of that cursed library is *very* hard to
> > achieve.  Esp. without having access to the vast majority of those
> > different versions.  Been there, done it, have the scars to prove it.
>
> been there, have had success (no scars)
>

PythonD will continue using ncurses ported to DJGPP for the curses module.
We are very greatful for the efforts of those fearlessly attempting to stick
as closely as possible to an established *standard*, rather than trying to
establish their own.

My scars healed when I stopped using garage-ware.

Ben