freebsd-dev/contrib/bsddialog

BSDDialog

Work In Progress!

This project provides bsddialog and libbsddialog, an utility and a library to build scripts and tools with TUI Widgets.

Description: https://www.freebsd.org/status/report-2021-04-2021-06/#_bsddialog_tui_widgets

Getting Started

FreeBSD:

% git clone https://gitlab.com/alfix/bsddialog.git
% cd bsddialog
% make
% ./bsddialog --msgbox "Hello World!" 8 20

If you are using XFCE install devel/ncurses

% sudo pkg install ncurses
% git clone https://gitlab.com/alfix/bsddialog.git
% cd bsddialog
% make -DPORTNCURSES
% ./bsddialog --msgbox "Hello World!" 8 20

Linux:

% git clone https://gitlab.com/alfix/bsddialog.git
% cd bsddialog
% make -GNUMakefile
% ./bsddialog --msgbox "Hello World!" 8 20

Output:

Examples utility:

% ./bsddialog --title msgbox --msgbox "Hello World!" 5 30
% ./bsddialog --theme default --title msgbox --msgbox "Hello World!" 5 30
% ./bsddialog --begin-y 2 --title yesno --yesno "Hello World!" 5 30
% ./bsddialog --ascii-lines --pause "Hello World!" 8 50 5
% ./bsddialog --checklist "Space to select" 0 0 0 Name1 Desc1 off Name2 Desc2 on Name3 Desc3 off
% ./bsddialog --backtitle "TITLE" --title yesno --hline "bsddialog" --yesno "Hello World!" 5 25
% ./bsddialog --extra-button --help-button --defaultno --yesno "Hello World!" 0 0

Examples library:

% cd library_examples
% sh compile
% ./buildlist
% ./infobox
% ./menu
% ./mixedlist
% ./msgbox
% ./ports
% ./radiolist
% ./theme
% ./treeview
% ./yesno

Use Cases:

• portconfig

Features

Common Options:

--ascii-lines, --aspect ratio (for infobox, msgbox and yesno), --backtitle backtitle, --begin-x x (--begin y y), (--begin y x), --cancel-label string, -clear (test with multiple widgets), --colors, --date-format format, --default-button string, --defaultno, --default-item string, --exit-label string, --extra-button, --extra-label string, --hfile filename (for completed widgets), n--help-button, --help-label string, --help-status, --help-tags, --hline string, --ignore, --item-help, --no-cancel, --nocancel, --no-label string, --no-items, --no-lines, --no-ok, --nook, --no-shadow, --no-tags, --ok-label string, --output-fd fd, --output-separator string, --print-version, --print-size (todo move lib -> utility), --quoted (quotes all != dialog), --print-maxsize, --shadow, --single-quoted (add --quote-with ch?), --separator string (alias --output-separator string), --separate-output (rename --separate-output-withnl?), --sleep secs, --stderr, --stdout, --theme string ("bsddialog", "dialog", "blackwhite" and "magenta"), --time-format format, --title title, --version, --yes-label string.

Widgets:

infobox (do not clear the screen), msgbox, yesno (dialog renames "yes/no" -> "ok/cancel" with --extra-button --help-button). checklist, radiolist, menu, mixedlist, treeview and textbox.

TODO

Common Options:

Option	Status	Note
--cr-wrap	Coding
--help	In progress
--input-fd fd
--insecure
--keep-tite
--keep-window
--last-key
--max-input size
--no-collapse	Coding
--no-kill
--no-nl-expand	Coding
--tab-correct
--tab-len n
--trim	Coding

To evaluate / Not planned in the short term: --column-separator string, --create-rc file, --iso-week, --no-mouse, --print-text-only str h w, --print-text-size str h w, --reorder, -scrollbar, --separate-widget string, --size-err, --timeout secs,--trace filename, --visit-items, --week-start day.

Widgets:

Widget	Status	Note
--buildlist	In progress	todo autosize, resize, F1
--calendar	In progress	todo autosize, resize, F1, leap year, year <=0, month days
--editbox
--form	In progress	implemented via --mixedform
--gauge	In progress
--inputbox	In progress	implemented via --mixedform, todo <init>
--mixedform	In progress	todo autosize, resize, F1
--mixedgauge	In progress	todo autosize, resize, F1
--passwordbox	In progress	implemented via --mixedform, todo <init>
--passwordform	In progress	implemented via --mixedform
--pause	In progress	todo autosize, resize, F1
--prgbox	In progress	add command opts
--programbox	Coding
--progressbox
--rangebox	In progress	todo autosize, resize, F1, PAGE-UP/PAGE-DOWN/HOME/END keys
--timebox	In progress	todo autosize, resize, F1

To evaluate / Not planned in the short term: tailbox (textbox/fseek), tailboxbg, dselect, fselect, inputmenu.