From ad882a84d07671a656dfe78c2a26f5c2691956c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: LANDON TEITSORT <landocommando2@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 10:31:45 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Updated Textbox to look nicer

---
 ct.1    |  3 +++
 main.cc | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ct.1 b/ct.1
index 30f216e..cb5ea55 100644
--- a/ct.1
+++ b/ct.1
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ to initiate a session and the other for a "client" user to join the host.
 
 .LP
 Messages are sent as buffered plain text with minimal processing, if any.
+
+.LP
+The program is intialized in server mode and waits for a client the send a message in the textbox
diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index 31b1991..87273b8 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -105,6 +105,23 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	while (!exit) {
+		clear();
+
+		//Draw outer chat border
+		box(stdscr, 0, 0);
+
+		// Get screen size
+		int height, width;
+        getmaxyx(stdscr, height, width);
+
+		// Draw separator line above input
+        mvhline(height - 3, 1, 0, width - 2);
+
+        // Labels
+        mvprintw(0, 2, " Chat ");
+        mvprintw(height - 3, 2, " Input ");
+
+		//Display Chat Log
 		displayFile(logFileName, linePos, LOG_LENGTH);
 
 		// scroll along the screen if and when required so that it stays
@@ -112,10 +129,13 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if (linesInFile(logFileName) > LOG_LENGTH)
 			linePos++;
 
-		/* clear message box / reset cursor */
-		move(12, 0);
-		printw(">\t\t\t");
-		move(12, 2);
+		// Input area
+        move(height - 2, 2);
+        clrtoeol();
+        printw("You: ");
+        move(height - 2, 7);
+
+		refresh();
 
 		getstr(userInput);
 		writeToFile(logFileName, userInput);