Thread: Creating a menu interface

I'm trying to create a menu for my animal guessing game. This is the simple menu I am currently using:

Code:

do
       {
          system ("CLS");  
          cout << " |                              Twenty Questions                             |\n"
               << " ?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?\n"
               << " |                                                                           |\n"
               << " |   1. Read the directions                                                  |\n"
               << " |   2. Play the game                                                        |\n"
               << " |   3. Find out how many animals I know                                     |\n"
               << " |   4. Reset my database                                                    |\n"
               << " |   5. Exit program                                                         |\n"
               << " |                                                                           |\n\n"
               << "Choose an option: \n";
          cin >> option;
          switch (option)
          {
             case '1': directions(); break;
             case '2': playTheGame(animals); break;
             case '3': countAnimals(animals); break;
             case '4': reset(animals); break;  
             case '5': if(exit(animals)) return; break;
          }
       }
       while (true);

This is what I want it to look like:

Code:

|                              Twenty Questions                             |
?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?---?
|                                                                           |
|   >  Read the directions                                                  |
|      Play the game                                                        |
|      Find out how many animals I know                                     |
|      Reset my database                                                    |
|      Exit program                                                         |
|                                                                           |
  Use the arrow keys to select an option.

As you can see, I want my program to move the '>' character up and down to select an option. Don't worry about telling me how to input directional keys, I've figured that out. All I want to know is, if there is a way, how to move that cursor up and down without using a loop that clears the screen and outputs again and again.

Or in simpler terms, how do I move the blinking | thing wherever I want.

I was pretty sure I would have to #include <conio.h>. I'm just asking for some code that will allow me to move the output line to whatever space necessary. I remember being able to do it in Pascal; however, like text colors, this appears to be a lot more complicated in C++.

Also, could you give me some more information on PDCurses? I could try that..

Search for adrianxw's console tutorial, it would probably help with this.

Ah, this tutorial looks like a winner. I'll post again when I find something.

Gold mine: http://www.adrianxw.dk/SoftwareSite/index.html
Many thanks to Daved for the tip, and adiranxw for the great tutorial.