mo_ncurses.cpp

//This code is for the user interface for our text based game.
//Using ncurses to create this user interface
//http://tldp.org/HOWTO/NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO/windows.html
#include <ncurses.h>
#include <menu.h>
#include "mo_ncurses.h"
#include <string>
#include "othermenuwindow.cpp"
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

void gamemenu::mainmenu()
//Creates the menu for the game. Contains further windows for each option in the window.   
{	
    initscr(); // Starts ncurses
    noecho();
    cbreak();
    start_color();
    curs_set(0);
    nodelay(stdscr,0);
    
    init_pair(1,COLOR_BLACK, COLOR_WHITE);
    init_pair(2,COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLACK);
    
    int height,width,start_y,start_x;
    height = 20;
    width = 180;
    start_y = 0;
    start_x = 0;
    
    WINDOW * win = newwin(height, width, start_y, start_x);
    wborder(win, 0, 0, '-', '-', 0, 0, 0, 0);
    refresh();
    wrefresh(win);
    wattron(win, A_UNDERLINE);
    mvwprintw(win,10,70,"This is your menu screen! Press ENTER to continue.");
    wattroff(win, A_UNDERLINE);
    wrefresh(win);
    wbkgd(win, COLOR_PAIR(1));
    refresh(); // Refreshes the screen based on memory
    keypad(win, true);
    
    int c;
    c = wgetch(win);
    if (c == 13)
    {
      wclear(win);
      refresh();
    }
    
    WINDOW * menuwindow = newwin(height, width, start_y, start_x);
    wborder(menuwindow, 0, 0, '-', '-', 0, 0, 0, 0);
    mvwvline(menuwindow, 0, 40,'|', 20);
    wbkgd(menuwindow, COLOR_PAIR(1));
    refresh();
    wrefresh(menuwindow);
    
    //Menu Code
    keypad(menuwindow, true); // Allows input from the arrow keys.
    vector<string> options = {"Start/Continue Game", "Status", "Synopsis", "Exit Game"};
    int choice;
    int hover = 0;
    
    
    bool flag = false;
    
    while(!flag)
    {
       
        wattron(menuwindow, A_UNDERLINE);
        mvwprintw(menuwindow,1,68, "Use the ESC key to leave the menu");        
        wattroff(menuwindow, A_UNDERLINE);
        
        mvwprintw(menuwindow,6,70, "You can start/continue the game here!");
        mvwprintw(menuwindow,12,70, "You can exit the game here");  
        mvwprintw(menuwindow,8,70, "You can check your status in here"); 
        mvwprintw(menuwindow,10,70, "Short summary of the game");
             
        for(int counter = 0; counter<4; counter++)
       {
          if (counter == hover)
          wattron(menuwindow, A_REVERSE);
          mvwprintw(menuwindow, ((counter*2) + 6),  10, options[counter].c_str());
          wattroff(menuwindow, A_REVERSE);
       }
       
       choice = wgetch(menuwindow);
       
       height = 20;
       width = 180;
       start_y = 0;
       start_x = 0; 
                
       
           
       switch(choice)
       {
         case KEY_DOWN:
             hover ++;
             if (hover == 4)
                 hover = 0;
             break;
         case KEY_UP:
             hover --;
             if (hover == -1)
                 hover = 3;   
             break;
         case '\n':
               if (hover==0)
               {  
                    flag = true;
                    endwin();                  
               }
               if (hover==1)
               {  
                    flag = true;
                    erase();                   
                    wrefresh(menuwindow);
                    status();
                    if (getch() == 27)
                    {
                        clear();
                        refresh();
                        menuwindow2();                        
                        flag = false;
                    }
                    break;                   
               }
               if (hover==2)
               {  
                    flag = true;
                    erase();                   
                    wrefresh(menuwindow);
                    synopsis();
                    int x;
                    x = getch();
                    if (x == 27)
                    {
                        clear();
                        refresh();
                        menuwindow2();                        
                        flag = false;
                    }
                    break;                   
               }
               if (hover==3)
               {  
                    flag = true;
                    erase();                   
                    wrefresh(menuwindow);
                    exit();
                    if (getch() == 27)
                    {
                        clear();
                        refresh();
                        menuwindow2();                                                
                        flag = false;
                    }
                    break;                   
               } 
         default:
             mvwprintw(menuwindow,18,76, "Use the Arrow keys!"); 
             break;         
       }  
      
       
        
        
        if (choice == 27)
        {
            endwin();
            break;  
        }    
                 
        
    }
    
    cout << "\n";   
    cout << "Press Enter to carry on with the game!" << "\n" << endl; 
    
    bool wut = true;
    while(wut)
    {
        keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
        int x;
        x = getch();
        if (x == 27);
        {
           endwin();
           wut = false; 
        } 
    }
         
}