gizak/termui

Feature Request: popup dialog

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#50 opened on Jun 23, 2015

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Description

I am using your nice library for a dashboard.

To keep the error handling simple I channel all errors to the same place. It would be nice to be able to show the current error in a popup using the same select loop, showing it over rest of the layout.

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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.
half day
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.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Go programmingUnderstanding of termui libraryTerminal rendering basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
Examine termui's existing widgets and rendering pipeline to determine how to implement an overlay popup. The popup should appear on top of other elements and be dismissable. Investigate the 'Grid' layout and event handling to integrate the popup. Review the library's code for patterns used by other widgets.