+extern int curs_on(void);
+extern int curs_off(void);
+
+/* board menu */
+extern BoardMenu* create_board_menu(Board* board);
+extern Menu** make_menus(Board* board, int todolist_length);
+extern MenuItem** todolist_to_menuitem(TodoItem** item_list, int list_length);
+extern Board* boardmenu_to_board(BoardMenu* boardmenu);
+
+extern int set_selected_menu(BoardMenu* boardmenu, int index);
+extern int swap_menu(BoardMenu* boardmenu, int src_index, int dest_index);
+
+/* menuitem stuff */
+extern int update_menuitem_descrip(MenuItem* menuitem);
+
+/* popup menu for menu item */
+extern WINDOW* create_popup_win();
+
+/* some helpers */
+extern int ungetstr(char* str);
+
+
+#endif