hi andy, On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 09:32:35PM +0800, Andy Sy wrote:
> Anyone out there have any comments regarding using curses > (under Python or otherwise) for a database front end app? > How's the mouse support, if any? as far as i recall, mouse support is a kludge when dealing with text UIs on *n*x. BUT... you would do well to look at the documentation/source for 'gpm' to see how to interface your app with gpm as your mouse server. > Besides curses, are there any other nice text UI libraries > for use under Linux/*nix (preferably with Python bindings)? 'slang' and 'newt' come to mind as alternatives to n/curses. you can also look for the python package 'snack'. for something a bit more of a high-level wrapper around ncurses, look for 'Tinter'. good luck and tell us what you dig up. eric -- ___ eric pareja (xenos AT ice.onosendai.org) User #8159 http://counter.li.org \e/ [ Chiba City: A Cyberpunk MUSH - http://chibacity.erisian.net ] GNU/Linux v [ Philippine Linux Users' Group + http://plug.linux.org.ph ] Software & [ Free the books! http://www.bookcrossing.com/referral/pusakat ] Freedom "...the symbol is nothing. It is the reality behind every symbol that is all." _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
