Setup Qt Creator for ncurses development

(via Qt Creator, ncurses and Linux | Robotics, Teaching & Learning)

In bash:

sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev

In the .pro file, add the line:

LIBS += -lncurses

Now in the main.cpp file, try this:

#include <ncurses.h>


int main()
{
    // Initialize ncurses (read terminal configuration)
    initscr();
    // Initiliaze color mode and create a color pair
    start_color();
    init_pair(1, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLUE);

    // Display colorized pair
    attron(COLOR_PAIR(1));
    printw("This should be printed in white with a blue background!\n");

    // Display uncolorized text
    attroff(COLOR_PAIR(1));
    printw ("Press a key to exit\n");

    // Update screen
    refresh();

    // Wait for a key before exiting
    getch();

    // Restore initial terminal configuration
    endwin();
}