From 9dfea05a32b657473aab244e2dc806b51842f7d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "google-labs-jules[bot]"
 <161369871+google-labs-jules[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:07:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat(ux): hide cursor on start, add prompt, and clear screen

Co-authored-by: EiJackGH <172181576+EiJackGH@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 src/main.cpp | 15 ++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 775bf66..f44d880 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ struct termios oldt;
 void restore_terminal(int signum) {
     tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt);
     // Use write() and _exit() because they are async-signal-safe
-    const char* msg = "\033[0m\n\nGame interrupted. Terminal settings restored.\n";
-    write(STDOUT_FILENO, msg, 52);
+    const char* msg = "\033[?25h\033[0m\n\nGame interrupted. Terminal settings restored.\n";
+    write(STDOUT_FILENO, msg, 58);
     _exit(signum);
 }
 
@@ -46,11 +46,20 @@ int main() {
         return 1;
     }
 
+    // Hide cursor and clear screen
+    std::cout << "\033[?25l\033[2J\033[H" << std::flush;
+
     long long score = 0; bool hardMode = false; char input;
     std::cout << CLR_CTRL << "==========================\n      SPEED CLICKER\n==========================\n" << CLR_RESET
               << "Controls:\n " << CLR_CTRL << "[h]" << CLR_RESET << " Toggle Hard Mode (10x Speed!)\n "
               << CLR_CTRL << "[q]" << CLR_RESET << " Quit Game\n " << CLR_CTRL << "[Any key]" << CLR_RESET << " Click!\n\n";
 
+    std::cout << "Press any key to start..." << std::flush;
+    if (read(STDIN_FILENO, &input, 1) < 0) {
+        perror("read");
+    }
+    std::cout << "\r" << "                         " << "\r" << std::flush;
+
     struct pollfd fds[1] = {{STDIN_FILENO, POLLIN, 0}};
     auto last_tick = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
     bool updateUI = true;
@@ -86,6 +95,6 @@ int main() {
         }
     }
     tcsetattr(STDIN_FILENO, TCSANOW, &oldt);
-    std::cout << "\n\n" << CLR_SCORE << "Final Score: " << score << CLR_RESET << "\nThanks for playing!\n";
+    std::cout << "\033[?25h\n\n" << CLR_SCORE << "Final Score: " << score << CLR_RESET << "\nThanks for playing!\n";
     return 0;
 }