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-# jexer
-Java Text User Interface
+Jexer - Java Text User Interface library
+========================================
+
+WARNING: THIS IS ALPHA CODE!
+
+This library is intended to implement a text-based windowing system
+loosely reminiscient of Borland's [Turbo
+Vision](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_Vision) library.  For those
+wishing to use the actual C++ Turbo Vision library, see [Sergio
+Sigala's updated version](http://tvision.sourceforge.net/) that runs
+on many more platforms.
+
+Two backends are available:
+
+* System.in/out to a command-line ECMA-48 / ANSI X3.64 type terminal
+  (tested on Linux + xterm).  I/O is handled through terminal escape
+  sequences generated by the library itself: ncurses is not required
+  or linked to.  xterm mouse tracking using UTF8 coordinates is
+  supported.  This is the default backend on non-Windows platforms.
+
+* Java AWT UI.  This backend can be selected by setting
+  jexer.AWT=true.  This is the default backend on Windows platforms.
+  AWT is VERY experimental, please consider filing bugs when you
+  encounter them.
+
+A demo application showing the existing UI controls is available via
+'java -jar jexer.jar' or 'java -Djexer.AWT=true -jar jexer.jar' .
+
+
+
+License
+-------
+
+This project is licensed LGPL ("GNU Lesser General Public License")
+version 3 or greater.  See the file LICENSE for the full license text,
+which includes both the GPL v3 and the LGPL supplemental terms.
+
+
+
+Acknowledgements
+----------------
+
+Jexer makes use of the Terminus TrueType font [made available
+here](http://files.ax86.net/terminus-ttf/) .
+
+
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+Usage patterns are still being worked on, but in general the goal will
+be to build applications somewhat as follows:
+
+```Java
+import jexer.*;
+
+public class MyApplication extends TApplication {
+
+    public MyApplication() {
+        super();
+
+        // Create standard menus for File and Window
+        addFileMenu();
+        addWindowMenu();
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String [] args) {
+        MyApplication app = new MyApplication();
+        app.run();
+    }
+}
+```
+
+See the file demos/Demo1.java for detailed examples.
+
+
+
+Roadmap
+-------
+
+Many tasks remain before calling this version 1.0:
+
+0.0.2:
+
+- AWT:
+  - Blinking cursor
+- Clean up TWidget constuctors (everyone is doing setX() / setY() / set...)
+- ECMA48Backend running on socket
+- TTreeView
+- TDirectoryList
+- TFileOpen
+- Decide on naming convention: getText, getValue, getLabel: one or all
+  of them?
+
+0.0.3:
+
+- TEditor
+- TTerminal
+
+0.0.4:
+
+- Bugs
+  - Bare ESC isn't being returned immediately
+  - TTimer is jittery with I/O
+  - TSubMenu keyboard mnemonic not working
+  - kbDel and use by TMenu (MID_CLEAR)
+  - TDirectoryList cannot be navigated only with keyboard
+  - TTreeView cannot be navigated only with keyboard
+  - RangeViolation after dragging scrollbar up/down
+
+0.1.0:
+
+- TWindow
+  - "Smart placement" for new windows
+- ECMATerminal
+  - Mouse 1006 mode parsing
+
+Wishlist features (2.0):
+
+- TTerminal
+  - Handle resize events (pass to child process)
+  - xterm mouse handling
+- Screen
+  - Allow complex characters in putCharXY() and detect them in putStrXY().
+- TComboBox
+- TListBox
+- TSpinner
+- TCalendar widget
+- TColorPicker widget
+- Drag and drop
+  - TEditor
+  - TField
+  - TText
+  - TTerminal
+  - TComboBox