diff --git a/include/flag.h b/include/flag.h
index 0623ec526..e3d0a5143 100644
--- a/include/flag.h
+++ b/include/flag.h
@@ -322,12 +322,13 @@ struct instance_flags {
 #endif
 #endif
     uchar bouldersym; /* symbol for boulder display */
-#ifdef TTY_GRAPHICS
+#if defined(TTY_GRAPHICS) || defined(CURSES_GRAPHICS)
     char prevmsg_window; /* type of old message window to use */
 #endif
 #if defined(TTY_GRAPHICS) || defined(CURSES_GRAPHICS)
     boolean extmenu;     /* extended commands use menu interface */
 #endif
+
 #ifdef MFLOPPY
     boolean checkspace; /* check disk space before writing files */
                         /* (in iflags to allow restore after moving
diff --git a/include/wincurs.h b/include/wincurs.h
index 55e7f1d22..be79256b7 100644
--- a/include/wincurs.h
+++ b/include/wincurs.h
@@ -259,9 +259,6 @@ extern void curses_del_menu(winid wid);
 
 extern void curses_status_init(void);
 extern void curses_status_update(int, genericptr_t, int, int, int, unsigned long *);
-/* extern attr_t curses_color_attr(int nh_color, int bg_color); */
-/* extern void curses_update_stats(void); */
-/* extern void curses_decrement_highlight(void); */
 
 /* cursinvt.c */
 
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 3dd137743..2fd0f89c1 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -3185,7 +3185,14 @@ int which_set;
         if (symset[which_set].name
             && (fuzzymatch(symset[which_set].name, "Default symbols",
                            " -_", TRUE)
-                || !strcmpi(symset[which_set].name, "default")))
+                || !strcmpi(symset[which_set].name, "default")
+#ifdef CURSES_GRAPHICS
+                /* we don't maintain static symbols for curses
+                 * the system defines these at runtime
+                 */
+                || !strcmpi(symset[which_set].name, "curses")
+#endif
+                ))
             clear_symsetentry(which_set, TRUE);
         config_error_done();
         return (symset[which_set].name == 0) ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 8be8cfcd3..51f0d6d8f 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static struct Bool_Opt {
 #endif
     { "clicklook", &iflags.clicklook, FALSE, SET_IN_GAME },
     { "cmdassist", &iflags.cmdassist, TRUE, SET_IN_GAME },
-#if defined(MICRO) || defined(WIN32)
+#if defined(MICRO) || defined(WIN32) || defined(CURSES_GRAPHICS)
     { "color", &iflags.wc_color, TRUE, SET_IN_GAME }, /*WC*/
 #else /* systems that support multiple terminals, many monochrome */
     { "color", &iflags.wc_color, FALSE, SET_IN_GAME }, /*WC*/
@@ -3626,6 +3626,71 @@ boolean tinitial, tfrom_file;
     }
 #endif
 
+    /* WINCAP2
+     * term_cols:amount */
+    fullname = "term_cols";
+    if (match_optname(opts, fullname, sizeof("term_cols")-1, TRUE)) {
+        op = string_for_opt(opts, negated);
+        iflags.wc2_term_cols = atoi(op);
+        if (negated) bad_negation(fullname, FALSE);
+        return retval;
+    }
+
+    /* WINCAP2
+     * term_rows:amount */
+    fullname = "term_rows";
+    if (match_optname(opts, fullname, sizeof("term_rows")-1, TRUE)) {
+        op = string_for_opt(opts, negated);
+        iflags.wc2_term_rows = atoi(op);
+        if (negated) bad_negation(fullname, FALSE);
+        return retval;
+    }
+
+    /* WINCAP2
+     * petattr:string */
+    fullname = "petattr";
+    if (match_optname(opts, fullname, sizeof("petattr")-1, TRUE)) {
+        op = string_for_opt(opts, negated);
+        if (op && !negated) {
+#ifdef CURSES_GRAPHICS
+            iflags.wc2_petattr = curses_read_attrs(op);
+            if (!curses_read_attrs(op))
+                config_error_add("Unknown %s parameter '%s'", fullname, opts);
+                return FALSE;
+#else
+            /* non-curses windowports will not use this flag anyway
+             * but the above will not compile if we don't have curses.
+             * Just set it to a sensible default: */
+            iflags.wc2_petattr = ATR_INVERSE
+#endif
+        } else if (negated) bad_negation(fullname, TRUE);
+        return retval;
+    }
+
+    /* WINCAP2
+     * windowborders:n */
+    fullname = "windowborders";
+    if (match_optname(opts, fullname, sizeof("windowborders")-1, TRUE)) {
+        op = string_for_opt(opts, negated);
+        if (negated && op) bad_negation(fullname, TRUE);
+        else {
+            if (negated)
+                iflags.wc2_windowborders = 2; /* Off */
+            else if (!op)
+                iflags.wc2_windowborders = 1; /* On */
+            else    /* Value supplied */
+                iflags.wc2_windowborders = atoi(op);
+            if ((iflags.wc2_windowborders > 3) ||
+                (iflags.wc2_windowborders < 1)) {
+                iflags.wc2_windowborders = 0;
+                config_error_add("Unknown %s parameter '%s'", fullname, opts);
+                return FALSE;
+
+            }
+        }
+        return retval;
+    }
+
     /* menustyle:traditional or combination or full or partial */
     fullname = "menustyle";
     if (match_optname(opts, fullname, 4, TRUE)) {
diff --git a/sys/unix/Makefile.src b/sys/unix/Makefile.src
index 07d5d5920..38523fd36 100644
--- a/sys/unix/Makefile.src
+++ b/sys/unix/Makefile.src
@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ REGEXOBJ = posixregex.o
 WINTTYSRC = ../win/tty/getline.c ../win/tty/termcap.c ../win/tty/topl.c \
 	../win/tty/wintty.c
 WINTTYOBJ = getline.o termcap.o topl.o wintty.o
+# Files for curses interface
+WINCURSESSRC = ../win/curses/cursmain.c ../win/curses/curswins.c \
+	../win/curses/cursmisc.c ../win/curses/cursdial.c \
+	../win/curses/cursstat.c ../win/curses/cursinit.c \
+	../win/curses/cursmesg.c ../win/curses/cursinvt.c
+WINCURSESOBJ = cursmain.o curswins.o cursmisc.o cursdial.o cursstat.o \
+	cursinit.o cursmesg.o cursinvt.o
+
 #
 # Files for curses interface
 WINCURSESSRC = ../win/curses/cursmain.c ../win/curses/curswins.c \