Making Console UI

[ibuclaw]

Hi all.

To make it short and sharp. How do I go about building a UI for console applications?
I was thinking of something along the lines of what "aptitude" looks like in the gnome-terminal. Only with a "boxed-menu" type approach where number keys get you through various levels of the menu, and Esc brings you up a level.
Not to forget the ability to have textboxes and labels too.

Any suggestions of Libraries/Classes/Programs that can help would be appreciated.

Oh and last note. I'd prefer if they were programmable in one of the Four C's
(C, C#, C++ or COBOL)

But I am open to anything new.

Thanks
Iain

[WW]

ncurses. See also the HOWTO at tldp.org.

[ibuclaw]

Thanks. First thing I saw was the list of programs made with it (Lynx, MC).

Sounds promising.

I'll look into it...

[ibuclaw]

I've had a play about with it for the past hour.
And the answer is yes... perfect for the job, just what I need.

thanks WW for the help.

Iain

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