diff --git a/src/intf.c b/src/intf.c
index 6682ff5..8560bb3 100644
--- a/src/intf.c
+++ b/src/intf.c
@@ -555,6 +555,78 @@ void txresize (void)
 #endif // HANDLE_RESIZE_EVENTS
 
 
+/***********************************************************************/
+// txdlgbox: Display a dialog box and wait for any key
+
+int txdlgbox (int maxlines, int ncols, int begin_y, int begin_x,
+	      chtype bkgd_attr, chtype title_attr, chtype norm_attr,
+	      chtype alt1_attr, chtype alt2_attr, chtype keywait_attr,
+	      const char *restrict boxtitle, const char *restrict format, ...)
+{
+    bool usetitle = (boxtitle != NULL);
+
+    chtype *chbuf;
+    int *widthbuf;
+    int lines;
+    va_list args;
+
+
+    assert(maxlines > 0);
+
+    chbuf = malloc(BUFSIZE * sizeof(chtype));
+    if (chbuf == NULL) {
+	err_exit_nomem();
+    }
+
+    widthbuf = malloc(maxlines * sizeof(int));
+    if (widthbuf == NULL) {
+	err_exit_nomem();
+    }
+
+    va_start(args, format);
+    lines = vprepstr(chbuf, BUFSIZE, norm_attr, alt1_attr, alt2_attr, maxlines,
+		     ncols - 4, widthbuf, maxlines, format, args);
+    va_end(args);
+
+    if (lines < 0) {
+	errno_exit("txdlgbox: `%s'", format);
+    }
+
+    newtxwin(usetitle ? lines + 6 : lines + 5, ncols, begin_y, begin_x,
+	     true, bkgd_attr);
+
+    if (usetitle) {
+	chtype *titlebuf;
+	int titlewidth;
+	int titlelines;
+
+	titlebuf = malloc(BUFSIZE * sizeof(chtype));
+	if (titlebuf == NULL) {
+	    err_exit_nomem();
+	}
+
+	titlelines = prepstr(titlebuf, BUFSIZE, title_attr, bkgd_attr,
+			     norm_attr, 1, ncols - 4, &titlewidth, 1,
+			     "%s", boxtitle);
+	if (titlelines < 0) {
+	    errno_exit("txdlgbox: `%s'", boxtitle);
+	}
+
+	pr_center(curwin, 1, 0, titlebuf, titlelines, &titlewidth);
+
+	free(titlebuf);
+    }
+
+    pr_center(curwin, usetitle ? 3 : 2, 0, chbuf, lines, widthbuf);
+    wait_for_key(curwin, getmaxy(curwin) - 2, keywait_attr);
+    deltxwin();
+
+    free(widthbuf);
+    free(chbuf);
+    return OK;
+}
+
+
 /***********************************************************************/
 // prepstr: Prepare a string for printing to screen
 
@@ -940,8 +1012,9 @@ int vprepstr (chtype *restrict chbuf, int chbufsize, chtype attr_norm,
 		const char *str;
 
 		char *buf = malloc(BUFSIZE);
-		if (buf == NULL)
+		if (buf == NULL) {
 		    err_exit_nomem();
+		}
 
 		while (inspec && *format != '\0') {
 		    char c = *format++;
diff --git a/src/intf.h b/src/intf.h
index d447ec9..d0701df 100644
--- a/src/intf.h
+++ b/src/intf.h
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ extern void end_screen (void);
   Function:   newtxwin  - Create a new window, inserted into window stack
   Parameters: nlines    - Number of lines in new window
               ncols     - Number of columns in new window
-              begin_y   - Starting line number (0 to LINES-1)
-              begin_x   - Starting column number (0 to COLS-1)
+              begin_y   - Starting line number (0 to LINES-1) or WCENTER
+              begin_x   - Starting column number (0 to COLS-1) or WCENTER
               dofill    - True to draw background and box frame
-              bkgd_attr - Background attribute
+              bkgd_attr - Background character rendition
   Returns:    WINDOW *  - Pointer to new window
 
   This function creates a window using the Curses newwin() function and
@@ -254,6 +254,36 @@ extern int delalltxwin (void);
 extern int txrefresh (void);
 
 
+/*
+  Function:   txdlgbox     - Display a dialog box and wait for any key
+  Parameters: maxlines     - Maximum number of lines of text in window
+              ncols        - Number of columns in dialog box window
+              begin_y      - Starting line number (0 to LINES-1) or WCENTER
+              begin_x      - Starting column number (0 to COLS-1) or WCENTER
+              bkgd_attr    - Background character rendition
+              title_attr   - Character rendition to use for dialog box title
+              norm_attr    - Normal character rendition in box
+              alt1_attr    - Alternate character rendition 1 (highlight)
+              alt2_attr    - Alternate character rendition 2 (more highlighted)
+              keywait_attr - "Press any key" character rendition
+              boxtitle     - Dialog box title (may be NULL)
+              format       - Dialog box text, as passed to prepstr()
+              ...          - Dialog box text format parameters
+  Returns:    int          - OK is always returned
+
+  This function creates a dialog box window using newtxwin(), displays
+  boxtitle centered on the first line (if boxtitle is not NULL), displays
+  format (and associated parameters) centered using prepstr(), then waits
+  for the user to press any key before closing the dialog box window.
+  Note that txrefresh() is NOT called once the window is closed.
+*/
+extern int txdlgbox (int maxlines, int ncols, int begin_y, int begin_x,
+		     chtype bkgd_attr, chtype title_attr, chtype norm_attr,
+		     chtype alt1_attr, chtype alt2_attr, chtype keywait_attr,
+		     const char *restrict boxtitle,
+		     const char *restrict format, ...);
+
+
 /*
   Function:   prepstr      - Prepare a string for printing to screen
   Parameters: chbuf        - Pointer to chtype buffer in which to store string