[alt.sources] looking for a UNIX curses-based screen manager

sja2@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (steve.j.alesch) (03/02/90)

I'm developing a system which will  use  a   character-based
user  interface   (not  a graphical user interface, at least
initially).  The intended user is not required to  have  any
computer   literacy.   They  will  be  presented  menus  and
just  type  in  one or two character commands as  they  work
their  way  thru  the menus.  When they get to the bottom of
the various threads of menus, they will be be presented with
various  information  and  have  the  ability to type single
letter commands to do things like:

  f - page forward

  b - page backward

  x - perform various operations on the info

  h - get context sensitive help

  e - exit to the previous menu

  q - quit

I'll want to present these options via a line at the  bottom
of the screen via a line like:

  f[orward] b[ackward] x[operation] h[elp] e[xit] q[uit]:

Pretty standard stuff, right?  Does anyone know  of  a  UNIX
SVR3 based screen manager that would support this?

The target system is an AT&T 3B2/500 running UNIX System V R3.
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Steve Alesch, AT&T Bell Labs, ...!att!ihlpm!sja, (708)713-4188
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Steve Alesch, AT&T Bell Labs, ...!att!ihlpm!sja, (708)713-4188