X-Git-Url: http://git.nikiroo.be/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=f287251356284857947f938d56b86619a443fbe3;hb=87a17f3ca4b2602c396afdbb13cccb4c1e7cbd38;hp=d39d2219ba4bc512cfbff4f812747089f1c66353;hpb=b1b355b8d2d30a15dc2fbe364ad81cb895973d95;p=nikiroo-utils.git diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d39d221..f287251 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,29 +1,55 @@ Jexer - Java Text User Interface library ======================================== -This library is currently in design, but when finished it 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. +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 library is licensed LGPL ("GNU Lesser General Public 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 ----- -The library is currently under initial development, usage patterns are -still being worked on. Generally the goal will be to build -applications somewhat as follows: +Usage patterns are still being worked on, but in general the goal will +be to build applications somewhat as follows: ```Java import jexer.*; @@ -33,11 +59,6 @@ public class MyApplication extends TApplication { public MyApplication() { super(); - // Create an editor window that has support for - // copy/paste, search text, arrow keys, horizontal - // and vertical scrollbar, etc. - addEditor(); - // Create standard menus for File and Window addFileMenu(); addWindowMenu(); @@ -50,62 +71,55 @@ public class MyApplication extends TApplication { } ``` +See the file demos/Demo1.java for detailed examples. -Roadmap -------- -This is a work in progress. Many tasks remain before calling this -version 1.0: -0.0.1: +Roadmap +------- -- TMenu -- TButton -- TCheckbox -- TDirectoryList -- TField -- TMessageBox -- TProgressBar -- TTimer -- TRadioGroup / TRadioButton -- THScroller / TVScroller -- TText -- TTreeView +Many tasks remain before calling this version 1.0: 0.0.2: -- TEditor +- AWT: + - Blinking cursor +- Clean up TWidget constuctors (everyone is doing setX() / setY() / set...) +- ECMA48Backend running on socket +- TTreeView +- TDirectoryList - TFileOpen -- TTerminal +- Decide on naming convention: getText, getValue, getLabel: one or all + of them? 0.0.3: -- Bugs - - TSubMenu keyboard mnemonic not working - - kbDel assertion failure in TMenu (MID_CLEAR) - TEditor - - Word wrap - - Forward/backward word - - Search - - Replace - - Cut/Copy/Paste +- TTerminal 0.0.4: -- ECMATerminal - - Mouse 1006 mode parsing - 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 -- TWindow - - "Smart placement" for new windows - Screen - Allow complex characters in putCharXY() and detect them in putStrXY(). - TComboBox @@ -119,4 +133,3 @@ Wishlist features (2.0): - TText - TTerminal - TComboBox -- AWTBackend