standout() Instance Public methods Enables the best highlighting mode of the terminal. This is equivalent to #attron see also #attrset

subwin(height, width, top, left) Instance Public methods Contruct a new subwindow with constraints of height lines, width columns, begin at top line, and begin left most column.

timeout=(delay) Instance Public methods Sets block and non-blocking reads for the window. If delay is negative, blocking read is used (i.e., waits indefinitely for input). If delay is zero, then non-blocking read is used (i.e., read returns ERR if no input is waiting). If delay is positive, then read blocks for delay milliseconds, and returns ERR if there is still no input.

ESCDELAY() Class Public methods Returns the total time, in milliseconds, for which curses will await a character sequence, e.g., a function key

Curses.ESCDELAY=(value) Class Public methods Sets the ::ESCDELAY to Integer value

TABSIZE() Class Public methods Returns the number of positions in a tab.

TABSIZE=(value) Class Public methods Sets the ::TABSIZE to Integer value

addch(ch) Class Public methods Add a character ch, with attributes, then advance the cursor. see also the system manual for curs_addch(3)

addstr(str) Class Public methods add a string of characters str, to the window and advance cursor

attroff(attrs) Class Public methods Turns on the named attributes attrs without affecting any others. See also Curses::Window#attrset for additional information.