--- ext2ed-0.1/main.c.ewt	Tue Mar 23 20:17:33 1999
+++ ext2ed-0.1/main.c	Tue Mar 23 20:17:36 1999
@@ -96,6 +96,41 @@
 	return (1);						/* And quit */
 }
 
+int ourgetc(FILE * f) {
+    return wgetch(command_win);
+}
+
+void read_line(char * foo) {
+    char * chptr = foo;
+    char ch;
+    int done = 0;
+
+    noecho();
+
+    while (!done && (ch = wgetch(command_win))) {
+	switch (ch) {
+	  case '\n':
+	    done = 1;
+	    break;
+
+	  case '\b':
+	    if (chptr > foo) {
+		wprintw(command_win, "\b \b");
+		chptr--;
+	    }
+	    break;
+
+	  default:
+	    if (ch == '\n') break;
+	    *chptr++ = ch;
+	    wprintw(command_win, "%c", ch);
+	    break;
+	}
+    }
+
+    *chptr = '\0';
+}
+
 
 void parser (void)
 
@@ -110,7 +145,7 @@
 */
 
 {
-	char *ptr,command_line [80];
+	char command_line [80];
 	int quit=0;
 
 	while (!quit) {
@@ -119,21 +154,11 @@
 			dispatch ("redraw");dispatch ("show");redraw_request=0;
 		}
 
-		wmove (command_win,0,0);wclrtoeol (command_win);refresh_command_win ();
-
-		mvcur (-1,-1,LINES-COMMAND_WIN_LINES,0);	/* At last ! I spent ** days ** on this one */
-
-								/* The ncurses library optimizes cursor movement by */
-								/* keeping track of the cursor position. However, by */
-								/* using the readline library I'm breaking its */
-								/* assumptions. The double -1 arguments tell ncurses */
-								/* to disable cursor movement optimization this time. */
-		echo ();
-		ptr=readline ("ext2ed > ");			/* Read the user's command line. */
-		noecho ();
+		wmove (command_win,0,0);wclrtoeol (command_win);
 
-		strcpy (command_line,ptr);			/* Readline allocated the buffer - Copy the string */
-		free (ptr);					/* and free the allocated buffer */
+		wmove(command_win, 0, 0);
+		wprintw(command_win, "ext2ed > ");
+		read_line(command_line);
 
 		if (*command_line != 0)
 			add_history (command_line);		/* Add the non-empty command to the command histroy */
@@ -141,14 +166,7 @@
 		if (*command_line==0)				/* If only enter was pressed, recall the last command */
 			strcpy (command_line,last_command_line);
 		
-								/* Emulate readline's actions for ncurses */
-
-		mvcur (-1,-1,LINES-COMMAND_WIN_LINES,0);	/* Again, needed for correct integration of the */
-								/* ncurses and readline libraries */
-
-		werase (command_win);
-		wprintw (command_win,"ext2ed > ");wprintw (command_win,command_line);
-		wprintw (command_win,"\n");refresh_command_win ();
+		mvcur (-1,-1,LINES-COMMAND_WIN_LINES + 1,0);	
 
 		strcpy (last_command_line,command_line);	/* Save this command in our tiny cache */
 
@@ -371,4 +389,4 @@
 	refresh_command_win ();getch ();werase (command_win);
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif