require 'curses' include Curses init_screen curs_set(0) stdscr.keypad(true) start_color init_pair(1, COLOR_WHITE, COLOR_BLUE) begin config_win = Window.new(lines / 2 - 1, cols / 2 - 1, 0, 0) config_win.box("o", "o") config_win.setpos(2, 2) config_win.attron(color_pair(1)|A_NORMAL){ config_win.addstr("Hello, Jerk.") } config_win.refresh sleep 0.5 config_win.clear config_win.refresh config_win.close getch ensure close_screen end