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+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)windows.c	3.3	96/05/19	*/
+/* Copyright (c) D. Cohrs, 1993. */
+/* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
+
+#include "hack.h"
+#ifdef TTY_GRAPHICS
+#include "wintty.h"
+#endif
+#ifdef X11_GRAPHICS
+/* cannot just blindly include winX.h without including all of X11 stuff */
+/* and must get the order of include files right.  Don't bother */
+extern struct window_procs X11_procs;
+extern void NDECL(win_X11_init);
+#endif
+#ifdef QT_GRAPHICS
+extern struct window_procs Qt_procs;
+#endif
+#ifdef GEM_GRAPHICS
+#include "wingem.h"
+#endif
+#ifdef MAC
+extern struct window_procs mac_procs;
+#endif
+#ifdef BEOS_GRAPHICS
+extern struct window_procs beos_procs;
+extern void NDECL(be_win_init);
+#endif
+#ifdef AMIGA_INTUITION
+extern struct window_procs amii_procs;
+extern struct window_procs amiv_procs;
+extern void NDECL(ami_wininit_data);
+#endif
+#ifdef WIN32_GRAPHICS
+extern struct window_procs win32_procs;
+#endif
+#ifdef GNOME_GRAPHICS
+#include "winGnome.h"
+extern struct window_procs Gnome_procs;
+#endif
+
+STATIC_DCL void FDECL(def_raw_print, (const char *s));
+
+NEARDATA struct window_procs windowprocs;
+
+static
+struct win_choices {
+    struct window_procs *procs;
+    void NDECL((*ini_routine));		/* optional (can be 0) */
+} winchoices[] = {
+#ifdef TTY_GRAPHICS
+    { &tty_procs, win_tty_init },
+#endif
+#ifdef X11_GRAPHICS
+    { &X11_procs, win_X11_init },
+#endif
+#ifdef QT_GRAPHICS
+    { &Qt_procs, 0 },
+#endif
+#ifdef GEM_GRAPHICS
+    { &Gem_procs, win_Gem_init },
+#endif
+#ifdef MAC
+    { &mac_procs, 0 },
+#endif
+#ifdef BEOS_GRAPHICS
+    { &beos_procs, be_win_init },
+#endif
+#ifdef AMIGA_INTUITION
+    { &amii_procs, ami_wininit_data },		/* Old font version of the game */
+    { &amiv_procs, ami_wininit_data },		/* Tile version of the game */
+#endif
+#ifdef WIN32_GRAPHICS
+    { &win32_procs, 0 },
+#endif
+#ifdef GNOME_GRAPHICS
+    { &Gnome_procs, 0 },
+#endif
+    { 0, 0 }		/* must be last */
+};
+
+STATIC_OVL
+void
+def_raw_print(s)
+const char *s;
+{
+    puts(s);
+}
+
+void
+choose_windows(s)
+const char *s;
+{
+    register int i;
+
+    for(i=0; winchoices[i].procs; i++)
+	if (!strcmpi(s, winchoices[i].procs->name)) {
+	    windowprocs = *winchoices[i].procs;
+	    if (winchoices[i].ini_routine) (*winchoices[i].ini_routine)();
+	    return;
+	}
+
+    if (!windowprocs.win_raw_print)
+	windowprocs.win_raw_print = def_raw_print;
+
+    raw_printf("Window type %s not recognized.  Choices are:", s);
+    for(i=0; winchoices[i].procs; i++)
+	raw_printf("        %s", winchoices[i].procs->name);
+
+    if (windowprocs.win_raw_print == def_raw_print)
+	terminate(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+    wait_synch();
+}
+
+/*
+ * tty_message_menu() provides a means to get feedback from the
+ * --More-- prompt; other interfaces generally don't need that.
+ */
+/*ARGSUSED*/
+char
+genl_message_menu(let, how, mesg)
+char let;
+int how;
+const char *mesg;
+{
+    pline("%s", mesg);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/*windows.c*/