diff --git a/caca/driver_ncurses.c b/caca/driver_ncurses.c
index dc3bb58..393d806 100644
--- a/caca/driver_ncurses.c
+++ b/caca/driver_ncurses.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /*
  *  libcaca       Colour ASCII-Art library
  *  Copyright (c) 2002-2006 Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>
+ *                2007 Ben Wiley Sittler <bsittler@gmail.com>
  *                All Rights Reserved
  *
  *  $Id$
@@ -44,11 +45,147 @@
 #   include <locale.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef TIOCGWINSZ
+#   include <termios.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "caca.h"
 #include "caca_internals.h"
 #include "cucul.h"
 #include "cucul_internals.h"
 
+/*
+ * Emulation for missing ACS_* in older curses
+ */
+
+#ifndef ACS_BLOCK
+#define ACS_BLOCK '#'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_BOARD
+#define ACS_BOARD '#'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_BTEE
+#define ACS_BTEE '+'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_BULLET
+#define ACS_BULLET '.'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_CKBOARD
+#define ACS_CKBOARD ':'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_DARROW
+#define ACS_DARROW 'v'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_DEGREE
+#define ACS_DEGREE '\''
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_DIAMOND
+#define ACS_DIAMOND '+'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_GEQUAL
+#define ACS_GEQUAL '>'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_HLINE
+#define ACS_HLINE '-'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_LANTERN
+#define ACS_LANTERN '#'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_LARROW
+#define ACS_LARROW '<'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_LEQUAL
+#define ACS_LEQUAL '<'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_LLCORNER
+#define ACS_LLCORNER '+'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_LRCORNER
+#define ACS_LRCORNER '+'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_LTEE
+#define ACS_LTEE '+'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_NEQUAL
+#define ACS_NEQUAL '!'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_PI
+#define ACS_PI '*'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_STERLING
+#define ACS_STERLING 'f'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_PLMINUS
+#define ACS_PLMINUS '#'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_PLUS
+#define ACS_PLUS '+'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_RARROW
+#define ACS_RARROW '>'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_RTEE
+#define ACS_RTEE '+'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_S1
+#define ACS_S1 '-'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_S3
+#define ACS_S3 '-'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_S7
+#define ACS_S7 '-'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_S9
+#define ACS_S9 '-'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_TTEE
+#define ACS_TTEE '+'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_UARROW
+#define ACS_UARROW '^'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_ULCORNER
+#define ACS_ULCORNER '+'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_URCORNER
+#define ACS_URCORNER '+'
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ACS_VLINE
+#define ACS_VLINE '|'
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Local functions
  */
@@ -451,11 +588,201 @@ static void ncurses_write_utf32(uint32_t ch)
     addstr(buf);
 #else
     if(ch < 0x80)
+    {
         addch(ch);
-    else if(cucul_utf32_is_fullwidth(ch))
-        addstr("? ");
+    }
     else
-        addch('?');
+    {
+        chtype cch;
+        chtype cch2;
+
+        cch = '?';
+        cch2 = ' ';
+        if ((ch > 0x0000ff00) && (ch < 0x0000ff5f))
+        {
+            cch = ch - 0x0000ff00 + ' ';
+        }
+        switch (ch)
+        {
+        case 0x000000a0: /* <nbsp> */
+        case 0x00003000: /* 　 */
+            cch = ' ';
+            break;
+        case 0x000000a3: /* £ */
+            cch = ACS_STERLING;
+            break;
+        case 0x000000b0: /* ° */
+            cch = ACS_DEGREE;
+            break;
+        case 0x000000b1: /* ± */
+            cch = ACS_PLMINUS;
+            break;
+        case 0x000000b7: /* · */
+        case 0x00002219: /* ∙ */
+        case 0x000030fb: /* ・ */
+            cch = ACS_BULLET;
+            break;
+        case 0x000003c0: /* π */
+            cch = ACS_PI;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002018: /* ‘ */
+        case 0x00002019: /* ’ */
+            cch = '\'';
+            break;
+        case 0x0000201c: /* “ */
+        case 0x0000201d: /* ” */
+            cch = '"';
+            break;
+        case 0x00002190: /* ← */
+            cch = ACS_LARROW;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002191: /* ↑ */
+            cch = ACS_UARROW;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002192: /* → */
+            cch = ACS_RARROW;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002193: /* ↓ */
+            cch = ACS_DARROW;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002260: /* ≠ */
+            cch = ACS_NEQUAL;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002261: /* ≡ */
+            cch = '=';
+            break;
+        case 0x00002264: /* ≤ */
+            cch = ACS_LEQUAL;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002265: /* ≥ */
+            cch = ACS_GEQUAL;
+            break;
+        case 0x000023ba: /* ⎺ */
+            cch = ACS_S1;
+            cch2 = cch;
+            break;
+        case 0x000023bb: /* ⎻ */
+            cch = ACS_S3;
+            cch2 = cch;
+            break;
+        case 0x000023bc: /* ⎼ */
+            cch = ACS_S7;
+            cch2 = cch;
+            break;
+        case 0x000023bd: /* ⎽ */
+            cch = ACS_S9;
+            cch2 = cch;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002500: /* ─ */
+        case 0x00002550: /* ═ */
+            cch = ACS_HLINE;
+            cch2 = cch;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002502: /* │ */
+        case 0x00002551: /* ║ */
+            cch = ACS_VLINE;
+            break;
+        case 0x0000250c: /* ┌ */
+        case 0x00002552: /* ╒ */
+        case 0x00002553: /* ╓ */
+        case 0x00002554: /* ╔ */
+            cch = ACS_ULCORNER;
+            cch2 = ACS_HLINE;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002510: /* ┐ */
+        case 0x00002555: /* ╕ */
+        case 0x00002556: /* ╖ */
+        case 0x00002557: /* ╗ */
+            cch = ACS_URCORNER;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002514: /* └ */
+        case 0x00002558: /* ╘ */
+        case 0x00002559: /* ╙ */
+        case 0x0000255a: /* ╚ */
+            cch = ACS_LLCORNER;
+            cch2 = ACS_HLINE;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002518: /* ┘ */
+        case 0x0000255b: /* ╛ */
+        case 0x0000255c: /* ╜ */
+        case 0x0000255d: /* ╝ */
+            cch = ACS_LRCORNER;
+            break;
+        case 0x0000251c: /* ├ */
+        case 0x0000255e: /* ╞ */
+        case 0x0000255f: /* ╟ */
+        case 0x00002560: /* ╠ */
+            cch = ACS_LTEE;
+            cch2 = ACS_HLINE;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002524: /* ┤ */
+        case 0x00002561: /* ╡ */
+        case 0x00002562: /* ╢ */
+        case 0x00002563: /* ╣ */
+            cch = ACS_RTEE;
+            break;
+        case 0x0000252c: /* ┬ */
+        case 0x00002564: /* ╤ */
+        case 0x00002565: /* ╥ */
+        case 0x00002566: /* ╦ */
+            cch = ACS_TTEE;
+            cch2 = ACS_HLINE;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002534: /* ┴ */
+        case 0x00002567: /* ╧ */
+        case 0x00002568: /* ╨ */
+        case 0x00002569: /* ╩ */
+            cch = ACS_BTEE;
+            cch2 = ACS_HLINE;
+            break;
+        case 0x0000253c: /* ┼ */
+        case 0x0000256a: /* ╪ */
+        case 0x0000256b: /* ╫ */
+        case 0x0000256c: /* ╬ */
+            cch = ACS_PLUS;
+            cch2 = ACS_HLINE;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002591: /* ░ */
+            cch = ACS_BOARD;
+            cch2 = cch;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002592: /* ▒ */
+        case 0x00002593: /* ▓ */
+            cch = ACS_CKBOARD;
+            cch2 = cch;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002580: /* ▀ */
+        case 0x00002584: /* ▄ */
+        case 0x00002588: /* █ */
+        case 0x0000258c: /* ▌ */
+        case 0x00002590: /* ▐ */
+        case 0x000025a0: /* ■ */
+        case 0x000025ac: /* ▬ */
+        case 0x000025ae: /* ▮ */
+            cch = ACS_BLOCK;
+            cch2 = cch;
+            break;
+        case 0x000025c6: /* ◆ */
+        case 0x00002666: /* ♦ */
+            cch = ACS_DIAMOND;
+            break;
+        case 0x00002022: /* • */
+        case 0x000025cb: /* ○ */
+        case 0x000025cf: /* ● */
+        case 0x00002603: /* ☃ */
+        case 0x0000263c: /* ☼ */
+            cch = ACS_LANTERN;
+            break;
+        case 0x0000301c: /* 〜 */
+            cch = '~';
+            break;
+        }
+        addch(cch);
+        if(cucul_utf32_is_fullwidth(ch))
+        {
+            addch(cch2);
+        }
+    }
 #endif
 }