Is it possible to use cursor keys to scroll down or up in a menu in Console application in linux using C++?

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Can we use cursor keys in a console application in linux using C++? Does termios.h help in any way?
Please help with some tutorials..
Thanks in advance!!!

Posted 30-Nov-14 6:58am

sovit agarwal

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PIEBALDconsult 30-Nov-14 13:34pm

I don't see any reason you can't.

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Jochen Arndt · Answer 1 · 2014-11-30T21:33:00

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Yes you can.

If you don't want to write your own code you can use a library like ncurses[^] (see also the NCURSES Programming HOWTO[^]).

If you want to write your own code, you may have a look at the ncurses sources to see how it can be implemented.

Posted 30-Nov-14 21:33pm

Jochen Arndt

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sovit agarwal 1-Dec-14 5:48am

Hey Jochen thanks for the help.
But the point is i am working in linux and not windows.
Anything relatd to linux will help me a great deal....

Jochen Arndt 1-Dec-14 6:44am

You should have followed the above links and start reading a little bit.

From the second paragraph of the first link:
"The ncurses code was developed under GNU/Linux."