Terminal UI

[daxime]

Hello,
How are you?

I have a “small” suggestion for improvement. A “TUI” mode for Isscrolls that would bring a textual interface. This “mode” would not modify the current Isscrolls functionality.

The “TAB” key would switch between actual interface and the TUI.

In this mode you have minimalistic TUI and a field for command. This field is locked to allow the use of shortcut, and you need to press "/" to type a command

In the right menu, you have the category. Pressing the number assigned to a category will list all command in it. Each command have also a letter assigned to it, and pressing it will run the command.

If an option require to enter data, like in the character creation, you can press "/" to unlock the command field and enter the data, or switch to normal mode for easier use.

Here are a few screenshots to illustrate the TUI.

[thexhr]

Hi @daxime ,

good, thanks. I hope the same.

I like the idea of a TUI as long as the non-TUI mode remains untouched (as you said). There is at least one visually impaired isscrolls user out there using a braille display.

Are the screenshots mockups or actual code you've been written? I have no experience with TUIs/ncurses so I would rely on pull requests here.

Cheers

[daxime]

It is a mockups in my text editor.
Unfortunately, I have no programming experience other than basic Python.

[thexhr]

OK, I leave the issue here open and tagged it with enhancement. Maybe someone with more TUI skills can pick it up

[martinellison]

I would suggest that the first step would be to separate out the user interface code and the "model" code (everything else). The model code could then form the basis of a "libsworn" library (or whatever you want to call it). This library would provide an API for any user interfaces, and the current user interface could then call the library for anything.

Then someone could write a TUI (or a GUI) using the library (without further affecting the existing code).

I am NOT volunteering for this, however.