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* Change IConsoleOutput.Write(string) overload parameter to ReadOnlySpan<char> Allows the caller more flexibility about choosing a buffer per use case. * NetOutput: Write StringBuilder directly to the std out text stream * Add EscSeqUtils.CSI_WriteCursorPosition Writes cursor position sequence to text writer without string allocation. * NetOutput: Skip cursor position escape sequence string allocation * Replace CSI_(Enable|Disable)MouseEvents static properties with readonly fields Changed for the sake of consistency with rest of the EscSegutils fields rather than performance. Also prevents bugs from accidentally setting the properties. * Use EscSeqUtils.CSI_Append(Foreground|Background)ColorRGB in v2 drivers * WindowsOutput SetCursorVisibility: Remove intermediate string builder * WindowsOutput.WriteToConsole: Use rented array as intermediate write buffer The large intermediate string builder remains a challenge. :) * NetOutput: Console.Out for the sake of consistency Also might have missed one of the Console.Out.Write(StringBuilder) calls... * Avoid Rune.ToString() in NetOutput.Write(IOutputBuffer) --------- Co-authored-by: Tig <tig@users.noreply.github.com>
- The current, stable, release of Terminal.Gui v1 is .
- The current
prealpharelease of Terminal.Gui v2 can be found on Nuget. - Developers starting new TUI projects are encouraged to target
v2. The API is significantly changed, and significantly improved. There will be breaking changes in the API before Beta, but the core API is stable. v1is in maintenance mode and we will only accept PRs for issues impacting existing functionality.
Terminal.Gui: A toolkit for building rich console apps for Windows, the Mac, and Linux/Unix.
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
There is also a visual designer (uses Terminal.Gui itself).
Documentation
The above documentation matches the most recent Nuget release from the v2_develop branch. Get the v1 documentation here.
See the Terminal.Gui/README for an overview of how the library is structured.
Showcase & Examples
Terminal.Gui can be used with any .Net language to create feature rich and robust applications.
Showcase is a place where you can find all kind of projects from simple examples to advanced real world apps that fully utilize capabilities of the toolkit.
The team is looking forward to seeing new amazing projects made by the community to be added there!
Sample Usage in C#
The following example shows a basic Terminal.Gui application in C#:
Example (source)
When run the application looks as follows:
Sample usage in F#
F# examples are located here
Installing
Use NuGet to install the Terminal.Gui NuGet package: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Terminal.Gui
Installation in .NET Core Projects
To install Terminal.Gui into a .NET Core project, use the dotnet CLI tool with this command.
dotnet add package Terminal.Gui
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.