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* Fixes #4196. Application.Begin doesn't refresh the screen at start * Fixes #4198. Application.Invoke isn't wakeup the driver if idle * Reformatting to run CI again * Revert "Reformatting to run CI again" This reverts commitef639c1e64. * Trying fix an issue where sometimes subview variable is null running unit tests * Replace ExtendedCharInfo.Char with char array * Replace IsWindowsTerminal with IsVirtualTerminal * Add a lastSize parameter to process resize automatically * Handling surrogate pairs in input * Implement SetConsoleTextAttribute * Prevent select true color is not supported * Fix null exception * Revert GetWindowSize and add SetWindowSize * Fix unit tests * Revert all v2 changes except the one related with the ExtendedCharInfo * Revert newlines and FakeOutput * Prevents null reference * Add gnome-terminal to launch settings * Fixes issue on restore window size after maximize causing width shrinking * Add ; exec bash to stay in terminal * Fixes issue on restore window size after maximize causing width shrinking * Tidying up input and output console modes * Fixes uninitialized screen buffer. * Revert "Fixes issue on restore window size after maximize causing width shrinking" This reverts commite5edad79f6. * Reset console after sending escape sequences * Remove unnecessary code only for buggy VSDebugConsole * Fix more annoying exceptions * Ensure flush the input buffer before reset the console * Remove unnecessary ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT * Remove unnecessary error handles * Fix CI warnings * Fix more CI warnings * Fix more CI warnings * Fixes #2796. CursesDriver doesn't render wide codepoints correctly --------- Co-authored-by: Tig <tig@users.noreply.github.com>
Terminal.Gui v2
The premier toolkit for building rich console apps for Windows, the Mac, and Linux/Unix.
- The current, stable, release of Terminal.Gui v1 is .
⚠️ Note:
v1is in maintenance mode and we will only accept PRs for issues impacting existing functionality.
- The current
Alpharelease of Terminal.Gui v2 is
⚠️ Note:
Developers starting new TUI projects are encouraged to targetv2 Alpha. The API is significantly changed, and significantly improved. There will be breaking changes in the API before Beta, but the core API is stable.
Quick Start
Paste these commands into your favorite terminal on Windows, Mac, or Linux. This will install the Terminal.Gui.Templates, create a new "Hello World" TUI app, and run it.
(Press CTRL-Q to exit the app)
dotnet new --install Terminal.Gui.templates
dotnet new tui -n myproj
cd myproj
dotnet run
To run the UICatalog demo app that shows all the controls and features of the toolkit, use the following command:
dotnet run --project Examples/UICatalog/UICatalog.csproj
There is also a visual designer (uses Terminal.Gui itself).
Documentation
The full developer documentation for Terminal.Gui is available at gui-cs.github.io/Terminal.Gui.
Getting Started
- Getting Started - Quick start guide to create your first Terminal.Gui application
- Migrating from v1 to v2 - Complete guide for upgrading existing applications
- What's New in v2 - Overview of new features and improvements
API Reference
For detailed API documentation, see the API Reference.
Installing
Use NuGet to install the Terminal.Gui NuGet package:
v2 Alpha
(Infrequently updated, but stable enough for production use)
dotnet add package Terminal.Gui --version "2.0.0-alpha.*"
v2 Develop
(Frequently updated, but may have breaking changes)
dotnet add package Terminal.Gui --version "2.0.0-develop.*"
Legacy v1
dotnet add package Terminal.Gui --version "1.*
Or, you can use the Terminal.Gui.Templates.
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md.
Debates on architecture and design can be found in Issues tagged with design.
History
See gui-cs for how this project came to be.