add status bar at the bottom

hn.py

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ class Story:
     votes: int
     comments: int
 
+def footer(stdscr, content):
+    stdscr.addstr(curses.LINES-1, 0, content, curses.A_REVERSE)
+
+
 def main(stdscr):
     stdscr.clear()
 
@@ -36,8 +40,8 @@ def main(stdscr):
     stories = []
     for idx, i in enumerate(ids):
         stdscr.clear()
-        stdscr.addstr(f'{num_stories}\n')
+        #stdscr.addstr(f'[{spinner_states[idx%4]}] Getting stories...')
-        stdscr.addstr(f'[{spinner_states[idx%4]}] Getting stories...')
+        footer(stdscr, f'[{spinner_states[idx%4]}] Getting stories...')
         stdscr.refresh()
         story_url = f'https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/{i}.json'
         s = requests.get(story_url).json()
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ def main(stdscr):
             chars_available = width - len(text)
             max_title_len = min((chars_available//3)*2, len(story.title))
             max_url_len = chars_available - max_title_len
-        
+
             title = story.title[:max_title_len-1] + "…" if len(story.title) > max_title_len else story.title
             link = story.link.replace('https://', '').replace('http://', '')
             link = link[:max_url_len-1] + "…" if len(link) > max_url_len else link
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ def main(stdscr):
             if i == current_pos:
                 detail = f'    by {story.author} | {story.comments} comments | {story.votes} points\n'
                 stdscr.addstr(detail)
+        footer(stdscr, f'Loaded {num_stories} stories.')
 
         stdscr.refresh()
         c = stdscr.getch()