ncurses based menus
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Solution 1
Would the program dialog be sufficient for your needs? It can do basic dialogs and even more complex stuff. Maybe you should look into it.
See http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2807 for some further information.
Ofcourse, this wouldn't be a 100% perl solution.
Solution 2
The answer is in your subject line already. That's what ncurses is for. I'm sure there are ncurses bindings for perl. For example there is a curses UI library for perl.
The NCURSES Programming HOWTO has perl examples.
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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LanceBaynes almost 2 years
How can I build an ncurses based menu? Are there any other solutions for building "menus" for use on the console? I just need an "inter-operating system" (all non-windows :P) solution. Are there any good solutions to build/create menus in perl?
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Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' about 13 years
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Gilles 'SO- stop being evil' about 13 yearsNcurses isn't the right level for a menu interface, there's a wheel to reinvent above it.