CL Eye Catching User Interfaces
Explore the world of interactive and visually appealing command line interfaces (CLIs) in this GopherCon 2018 conference talk. Learn how to create CLIs that rival desktop and web apps in terms of interactivity and aesthetics. Discover techniques for implementing progress bars, color, mouse input, and animated graphics on the command line. Understand how to detect feature availability across different terminals and ensure cross-platform compatibility. Dive into topics such as carriage return usage, Unicode implementation, text decoration, multiline output with cursor movement, and terminal capability detection using Terminfo. Gain insights on handling Windows-specific challenges, including VT processing and Windows Subsystem for Linux. Master the art of detecting terminal size for optimized output and creating multi-line interactive inline inputs. Equip yourself with the knowledge to build eye-catching and functional CLIs that work seamlessly across various operating systems and terminals. Read more