From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from fed1rmmtao06.cox.net ([68.230.241.33]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1FJWfx-0005xp-00 for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:08:33 -0500 Received: from lnx2.holmesgrown.com ([70.162.12.128]) by fed1rmmtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.02 201-2131-123-102-20050715) with ESMTP id <20060315140357.WVJK20050.fed1rmmtao06.cox.net@lnx2.holmesgrown.com> for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:03:57 -0500 Received: from lnx3.holmesgrown.com ([192.168.1.5] ident=mail) by lnx2.holmesgrown.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 1FJWfQ-0005gZ-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:08:00 -0700 Received: from steve by lnx3.holmesgrown.com with local (Exim 4.20) id 1FJWfS-0002tI-Gr for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:08:02 -0700 Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 07:08:02 -0700 From: Steve Holmes To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: linux menu? Message-ID: <20060315140759.GA11011@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <000801c647de$cd574c00$6501a8c0@grandmasfury> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: "Steve Holmes,,," X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.7 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:08:34 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 If you want a really simple type menu, see the select command within the bash documentation. This would yield a "BBS style" prompt. Also like was said below, the dialog command or dialog "set of commands" is quite good and is also used in shell scripts. I know for sure that Slackware's setup procedure and packagment is all done with dialog and doesn't look half bad. I'm also looking at Curses::UI for perl so my perl scripts can take on a prettier look:). On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 08:47:09AM +0200, Willem van der Walt wrote: > I have a menu for linux text mode. I will make sure of the procedure to > release it as it was done in work time for my job. > It requires tcl to be installed. You can also look at the dialog package. > Under debian: > apt-get install dialog > HTH > Willem > > > On Tue, 14 Mar 2006, Tyler Littlefield wrote: > > > Hay, > > I am looking for a library that will enable me to create a menu in linux. > > Anyone know where this is? > > Thanks, > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright, terms and conditions and > e-mail legal notice. Views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the > views of the CSIR. > > CSIR E-mail Legal Notice > http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_eMail_Legal_Notice.html > > CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions > http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_Copyright.html > > For electronic copies of the CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions and the CSIR > Legal Notice send a blank message with REQUEST LEGAL in the subject line to > HelpDesk@csir.co.za. > > > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, > and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > - -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://ld.net/?holmesgrown -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEGB+/WSjv55S0LfERA2QPAKC7FkgVW8gtn0L437Urfz6WwKTE3ACfeoCn zIxR8GJX0VhfBZ7wYDpg4to= =gNTP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----