Projects

GNU Screen

Screen is a text console window manager that generates virtual terminals (PTYs) for interactive processes. A scrollback history buffer allows copy&paste, a detach feature saves your session for later reconnect.

ekg2

Plugin based multi-IM communicator. ncurses or gtk2 (in progress) based GUI. Support for different protocols: irc, jabber (including gmail), gg (gadu-gadu largest polish IM), tlen, nntp (read only).

Urwid

Urwid is a console user interface library for Python. Urwid is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License and it includes many features useful for text console application developers.

neercs

neercs is a work-in-progress libcaca project. Like GNU screen, it allows you to detach a session from a terminal, but provides unique features: * Grabbing a process that you forgot to start inside neercs * Great screensaver * 3D rotating cube to switch between full screen terms * Real time ... [More] thumbnails of your shells * Special effects when closing a window * Various window layouts... [Less]

vifm

Vifm is a ncurses file manager with vi like key bindings.

ekg

EKG is an open Gadu Gadu client for *nix platforms.

M2Curses

Modula-2 bindings for the curses screen management library. Work in progress. BSD style license.

Span

Span is an advanced Connect Four-like game for the console, written in Ruby. Features include: 1. Console. Pure ncurses. No need for fancy X servers, you can play it over your favorite SSH connection. 2. Unlimited players and board sizes, though it may get unwieldy (or even strategic) after ... [More] you add more than a few. 3. AI play for those lonely, cold winter nights. 4. Programmable AI contestants. 5. Network play, because the AI isn’t always friendly. 6. Nifty colors and a sweetass logo. [Less]

libmabuff

libmabuff is a simple C++ TUI creation library. It is based on slightly customized termbox (github.com/nsf/termbox). It might be called an 'ncurses alternative', however, it doesn't provide such functionality. On the other hand, it's much easier to learn and use!. Its base elements ... [More] are Zones of text. You can do some neat "graphic" effects with them, e.g. make borders automatically or adopt color from a zone below (yes, zones are layerable). It's still in active development, however, it can be used for writing TUI application already. See "DOCUMENTATION" for API reference (and a feature overview). Note: the code line counter doesn't count termbox code, as it is not my work (except for a few changes). [Less]

termbox

Termbox library is a simple and clean ncurses alternative. Of course everything has it's own price. In this case it's portability and stability. Currently all sources are hosted on github: GitHub (git://github.com/nsf/termbox.git) Also I have uploaded a snapshot from git. And I will ... [More] continue to do it from time to time. Screenshot - demo program 'keyboard': The interface only consists of 12(!) functions. tb_init() // initialization tb_shutdown() // shutdown tb_width() // width of the terminal screen tb_height() // height of the terminal screen tb_clear() // clear buffer tb_present() // sync internal buffer with terminal tb_put_cell() tb_change_cell() tb_blit() // drawing functions tb_select_input_mode() // change input mode tb_peek_event() // peek a keyboard event tb_poll_event() // wait for a keyboard eventIt's extremly easy to use and fast to learn. I bet you can fully understand principles of this library in a day. [Less]