Hey Nicholas!   
      
    NB> I have both libncurses.so as well as libncursesw.so   
      
   Okee dokee.  I decided to go for the gold with just libncursesw and the latest   
   git version as shown below;   
      
   ----- ':read !tic -V' starts   
   ncurses 6.0.20170909   
   ----- ':read !tic -V' ends   
      
   I haven't figured out a better way to fetch the installed version of ncurses.   
      
   Anyhow I then compiled the latest version of the golded+ source I could find -   
   gpsrc-115-20170303.tgz - which at the moment I don't have the URL handy but   
   will find it if it becomes important.  I used 'make PLATFORM=lnx   
   WIDE_NCURSES=1' to build it and once built fired it up and BINGO!!!  It works   
   with the UTF8 line drawing characters just like mom used to do.  :::evil   
   grin:::   
      
    NB> Take a look at 'screen'. I just installed it   
      
   I haven't used it for ages now but now that you bring it up it seems like it   
   would have been a good idea with the previous attempt where golded+ wasn't   
   playing nice with ncurses.   
      
    NB> Then you just tinker with it a bit, and find other things to try!   
      
   Speaking of which, instead of 'screen' try tmux.  I tried that years ago and   
   liked it better than 'screen' but neither played nice with a framebuffer linux   
   terminal.   
      
   Anyhow it appears I have a 'fixed' golded+ working now ... still using vim as   
   this reply shows.  ;-)   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
   ... Don't cry for me I have vi.   
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