gizak/termui

Feature Request: status bar

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#49 opened on Jun 23, 2015

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Description

I am using your nice library for a dashboard and one feature I am missing a lot if the ability to have a single 1-character status bar at the bottom (like tmux) to show some help, hot-keys, etc.

I may be able to send a patch myself, but until I dig into it, I track it here.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Go basicstermui codebase understanding
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Examine existing widgets in the termui source code to understand the pattern for adding a new widget. Look at the `widgets` directory and see how existing widgets are implemented. Consider creating a new `StatusBar` widget that inherits from base widget, with methods to set text and position. Check previous comments for any suggestions. Explore how to render at the bottom of the screen.