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-(1999-12-25)-------------------------------------------------------------------
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This version of dialog, formerly known as cdialog is based on the Debian
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package for dialog 0.9a (see CHANGES for recent modifications)
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- T.Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net>
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-(1996-01-15)-------------------------------------------------------------------
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I have uploaded cdialog-0.9a.tar.gz to sunsite. It should be moved
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to pub/Linux/utils/shell, I think.
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Starting point for cdialog v.0.9a was dialog-0.6c. Many new features
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like as Resolution-independence, Auto-sizing, Maximizing, more widget
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on the same screen (multi-widget), etc. were added. New widget are
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tailbox and tailbox-in-background. Here are the options:
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Usage: dialog <Common options> <Box options>
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{ --and-widget <Common options> <Box options> }
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Common options: <Global options>
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[--backtitle <backtitle>] [--sleep <secs>] [--beep] [--beep-after]
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[--clear] [--begin <y> <x>] [--aspect <ratio>] [--print-size]
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[--print-maxsize] [--size-err] [--separate-output] [--cr-wrap]
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[--tab-len <n>] [--tab-correct] [--print-version] [--no-kill]
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[--title <title>]
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Global options: [--shadow] [--no-shadow] [--separate-widget "<str>"]
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At the moment, mouse support with libgpm can't be added because it
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does't implement the wtimeout() function of ncurses. Wtimeout() is
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needed to have more widgets (es.tailbox) cooperating on the same
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screen... I don't know if with newer versions of libgpm it's possible.
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I have no more time to write docs for this new version...Is there
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anyone, that looking at the code, can do it??? Ouch! :-)
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Don't flame me!
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For the future, if any volunteer want, the way to evolve cdialog is to
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1) make a daemon for a better support of multi-tasking or implementing
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multithreading.
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2) add an option that could permit to read commands (--options) from a
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file, like as in a normal programming language, but maintaining
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compatiblity with older version of dialog.
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I no longer could maintain cdialog...
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Executable and library name of cdialog are the same of dialog, for
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compatiblity.
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I think that only one directive should be follow: don't use a resource
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like stdin, stdout when you'll write new options for cdialog; these
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resources have to be shared from all widgets on the command line.
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Guage uses stdin :-/ so that can't be mixed for example with an inputbox,
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but it was made before of multi-widget. However this is not a big problem!
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THERE ARE NO *KNOWN* BUGS. If anyone has much time and can find the way
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to add wtimeout() support to libgpm, also mouse could be supported.
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Please use ncurses-1.9.4 or newer.
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