# Ncurses: Take the input from certain spot?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ncurses-take-the-input-from-certain-spot/158753>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 27, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ncurses-take-the-input-from-certain-spot/158753 "2009-01-27T17:56:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 27, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ncurses-take-the-input-from-certain-spot/158753/1 "2009-01-27T17:56:40Z")

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I’ve set up a basic window that goes along the bottom of the term  
screen, 3 pixels tall, and I was wondering if it’s possible to tell  
Ncurses to show what the user is typing inside of this bordered window  
(it looks like an input box)? Ex:

Input is showing up here; not good.------------

| input should show here |
| --- |

Side note: Is this forum coded in Rails?