Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:23:58 -0400 From: michael <michael.copeland@gmail.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Text mode dialog library like TSO Message-ID: <49C2D40E.4080702@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20090320001352.caa9cc9e.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20090320001352.caa9cc9e.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon wrote: > Dear list, > > I'm searching for something really strange, maybe some reader will > be able to tell me what I'm searching for. :-) > > For a special application, I need a programmable dialog library that > has... well, how to describe it... anyone know SIOS? Or at least TSO? > A bit like this. A kind of form-driven screen layout. > > A silly example: > > E n t e r s o m e d a t a > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Name: ____________________ Address: ____________________ > Foo: ____________________ Pups: ___ Furz: ___ > Bar: ____/__/__ Logon: ________ > > F1 F2 F3 F9 F10 > Help Done Reset Print Cancel > ----------------------------------------------------------- > 250/81 3 > > Where I used underscores, an input line should occur. Positions > and length as well as colour of text and input should be specified, > customization of function keys would be great, skipping from input > field to input field, too. Default values would eventually appear > in the input lines. > > The whole library should be accessible via C, or at least for a > shell script. You know, a bit like Tcl/Tk, but in text mode. > > Any suggestions? Ideas? > > If not, I will need to write this myself, but I considered asking > the list for being able to avoid reinventing the wheel. I know > it's not such a big deal, but if it alredy exists...? > > > ok, i'm a bit drunk but from what i gather is that you want a purely text mode form program? ala, ncurses, or just text mode, as in the old monochrome days? if so, i might be able to supply you with such.
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