const item_def *item = 
                static_cast<const item_def *>( sel[0]->data );

        item_def *item =
                static_cast<item_def *>( sel[0]->data );

    describe_item( si.item );

    item_def it = static_cast<item_def>(si.item);
    describe_item( it );

void describe_item( const item_def &item );

void describe_item( item_def &item );

#include "cio.h"

void describe_item( const item_def &item )

void describe_item( item_def &item )

                return;

                break;

    if (getch() == 0)
        getch();

    gotoxy(1, wherey() + 2);
    formatted_string::parse_string("<cyan>Do you wish to inscribe this item? ").display();
    if (toupper(getch()) == 'Y')
    {
        char buf[79];
        cprintf("\nInscribe with what? ");
        if (!cancelable_get_line(buf, sizeof buf))
        {
           item.inscription = std::string(buf);
        }
    }