How do i use more than 8 colors in ncurses?

Question

I just started to use ncurses on Linux. I wanted to use more than 8 colors, but there were only 8 available.

How can I use more colors, or create my own by giving them a names, and set their RGB values?

I tried editing a color with init_color, but that will simply replace one of the current 8 instead of creating new ones.

Note: the value of the global var COLORS is 256, so I believe I can use up to 256 different colors.

user_1081860 · Answer

You can substitute your own numbers in init_color to define new ones. eg init_color(9, 800, 700, 600);