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+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)wintype.h	3.3	96/02/18	*/
+/* Copyright (c) David Cohrs, 1991				  */
+/* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
+
+#ifndef WINTYPE_H
+#define WINTYPE_H
+
+typedef int winid;		/* a window identifier */
+
+/* generic parameter - must not be any larger than a pointer */
+typedef union any {
+    genericptr_t a_void;
+    struct obj *a_obj;
+    int  a_int;
+    char a_char;
+    /* add types as needed */
+} anything;
+#define ANY_P union any /* avoid typedef in prototypes */
+			/* (buggy old Ultrix compiler) */
+
+/* menu return list */
+typedef struct mi {
+    anything item;		/* identifier */
+    long count;			/* count */
+} menu_item;
+#define MENU_ITEM_P struct mi
+
+/* select_menu() "how" argument types */
+#define PICK_NONE 0	/* user picks nothing (display only) */
+#define PICK_ONE  1	/* only pick one */
+#define PICK_ANY  2	/* can pick any amount */
+
+/* window types */
+/* any additional port specific types should be defined in win*.h */
+#define NHW_MESSAGE 1
+#define NHW_STATUS  2
+#define NHW_MAP     3
+#define NHW_MENU    4
+#define NHW_TEXT    5
+
+/* attribute types for putstr; the same as the ANSI value, for convenience */
+#define ATR_NONE    0
+#define ATR_BOLD    1
+#define ATR_DIM     2
+#define ATR_ULINE   4
+#define ATR_BLINK   5
+#define ATR_INVERSE 7
+
+/* nh_poskey() modifier types */
+#define CLICK_1     1
+#define CLICK_2     2
+
+/* invalid winid */
+#define WIN_ERR ((winid) -1)
+
+/* menu window keyboard commands (may be mapped) */
+#define MENU_FIRST_PAGE		'^'
+#define MENU_LAST_PAGE		'|'
+#define MENU_NEXT_PAGE		'>'
+#define MENU_PREVIOUS_PAGE	'<'
+#define MENU_SELECT_ALL		'.'
+#define MENU_UNSELECT_ALL	'-'
+#define MENU_INVERT_ALL		'@'
+#define MENU_SELECT_PAGE	','
+#define MENU_UNSELECT_PAGE	'\\'
+#define MENU_INVERT_PAGE	'~'
+#define MENU_SEARCH		':'
+
+
+#endif /* WINTYPE_H */