Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.djgpp From: grante AT visi DOT com (Grant Edwards) Subject: Re: Text (console) UIs for C/C++ (Linux and DOS) References: User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.1 (Linux) Lines: 31 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 17:18:03 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.98.98.8 X-Complaints-To: abuse AT visi DOT com X-Trace: ruti.visi.com 1027963083 209.98.98.8 (Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:18:03 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:18:03 CDT To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com >> I know of three: >> >> ncurses/CDK >> slang/newt >> TurboVision > [snip] > >> Newt is pretty handy for simple apps, but it's rather limited, >> since it uses a "stack" of windows and only the top window is >> active. Documentation is lacking and some of the examples take >> a bit of work to figure out. > Hmm... At least it's another possibility. > >> CDK was approaching a decently usable state last time I messed >> with it (a few years ago). > CDK? The Curses Development Kit? Yup. [...] > It certainly seems to have a much better API than "raw" ncurses. That depends on whether you want a windowing library or a widget-set. Apparently you want the latter? -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! I want DUSTIN at HOFFMAN!! ... I want visi.com LIBRACE!! YOW!!