From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Grant Rettke Subject: Re: OT: TUI applications Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 10:55:26 -0500 Message-ID: References: <20171018132338.GA29427@volibear.adamsinfoserv.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a114106a6b6430d055bd44450" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59241) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1e4qgx-00066Z-Od for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:55:37 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1e4qgt-0003j4-8C for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:55:35 -0400 Received: from mail-lf0-x22a.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c07::22a]:43268) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1e4qgs-0003hs-Qf for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:55:31 -0400 Received: by mail-lf0-x22a.google.com with SMTP id a16so6376532lfk.0 for ; Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:55:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20171018132338.GA29427@volibear.adamsinfoserv.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: emacs-orgmode --001a114106a6b6430d055bd44450 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 8:23 AM, Russell Adams wrote: > Given the unique user base of Org, I wanted to ask a question. > > Has anyone seen any modern development libraries for TUI (console / > character cell) applications? Ncurses the library is > not an answer as you have to start from scratch. There are thousands of > web frameworks, and yet console is infinitely > simpler than a LAMP stack, but there are no prepackaged libraries for > working with it (ie: forms, widgets, etc). > > I frequently find myself in the position to need a small custom database > application for this or that (contacts, > invoicing, recipes!). Python (or similar) + SQLite seems like a no > brainer, except I don't want webapps or a giant GUI > program like libreoffice Base. I'd use something that was text forms based > like an old dBase product. > > I've looked at Emacs forms, but they appear to be only for editing CSV > data. > > Any ideas? > > > https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/widget.html --001a114106a6b6430d055bd44450 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On W= ed, Oct 18, 2017 at 8:23 AM, Russell Adams <RLAdams@adamsinfoserv.= com> wrote:
Given the unique user base of Org, I wanted to ask a question.

Has anyone seen any modern development libraries for TUI (console / charact= er cell) applications? Ncurses the library is
not an answer as you have to start from scratch. There are thousands of web= frameworks, and yet console is infinitely
simpler than a LAMP stack, but there are no prepackaged libraries for worki= ng with it (ie: forms, widgets, etc).

I frequently find myself in the position to need a small custom database ap= plication for this or that (contacts,
invoicing, recipes!). Python (or similar) + SQLite seems like a no brainer,= except I don't want webapps or a giant GUI
program like libreoffice Base. I'd use something that was text forms ba= sed like an old dBase product.

I've looked at Emacs forms, but they appear to be only for editing CSV = data.

Any ideas?



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