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I am writing ncurses programs in C and C++. I have not found a way to conceal the cursor to the user. I have looked around on the internet a bit, but most of the information that I have found either concerns Python/Ruby implementations of (n)curses or doesn't actually concern the hiding of the cursor. How may I accomplish my goal?
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In ncurses, a screen is described by x, y coordinated graph in the ncurses, and by default cursor is at (0, 0) or the top left corner. To move cursor you should use move(int y, int x); function declared in ncurses.
Just use print('\033[? 25l', end="") to hide the cursor. You can show it back with print('\033[? 25h', end="") .
You need curs_set(0)
To quote the man page:
The curs_set routine sets the cursor state to invisible, normal, or very visible for visibility equal to 0, 1, or 2 respectively. If the terminal supports the visibility requested, the previous cursor state is returned; otherwise, ERR is returned.
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