Add 'codepage:oem' to your CYGWIN variable. --Chuck Didier Juges wrote: > The box() function in curses creates an ugly looking box, where the extended > characters drawing the box (ACS_VLINE, ACS_HLINE) are replaced with > characters from the lower ASCII set (3 and Ä). This code works fine under > VT100 terminal settings. >> I suppose this may be due to the TERM setting in cygwin, which is 'cygwin' > instead of VT100. >> Any idea how to fix that? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/