Curses, Part 2-2: Window fun!

gistfile1.rb

#!/usr/local/bin/ruby
require "curses"

begin
  Curses.init_screen    # bring it

  line = ""
  str = "Enter a string ('quit' to quit):"
  win = Curses::Window.new(5, 50, 10, 10)

  begin
    win.clear
    win.box("|", "-")
    win.setpos(1, 3)
    win.addstr(line)
    win.setpos(2, 3)
    win.addstr(str)
    win.setpos(3, 3)
    win.refresh
  end while (line = win.getstr) != "quit"
  win.close
ensure
  Curses.close_screen
end