From: "Gopher-Project" <gopher-project-bounces+rachael=telefisk.org@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Date: Thu Apr 23 02:05:09 2015
Subject: Re: [gopher] Gopher+ support in the community
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Sounds interesting I'll take a look :)
cheers
James
James Mills / prologic
E: prologic@shortcircuit.net.au
W: prologic.shortcircuit.net.au
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:39 AM, Kevin Veroneau <kevin@veroneau.net> wrote:
> I was thinking of urwid, but I don't feel it's the perfect match for this
> type of application. It would require a good amount of work to use urwid
> for such a simple client. I am planning on using the rather awesome and
> lightweight "npyscreen" library. It's seems like a match made in heaven. It
> supports lists(gopher menus) easily, and can easily display prompts from
> the user in a dialogue box. It also makes it a snap to create context
> menus(and popup menus in general). It even supports easy to create and
> manage forms(great for ASK) and for general preference screens/bookmark
> management. I've built a documentation viewer in it before, which had a
> nested menu system and was able to show text documents with ease and
> minimal code. Overall, I see npyscreen and gopher like a marriage made in
> heaven.
>
> http://npyscreen.readthedocs.org/
>
> Check out some of their examples and tell me it won't work. :) That's why
> I noted I could release an initial client this evening due to how easy and
> powerful this library is. Urwid is great, I made a few apps in it, but it
> used complex layouts to display the screen. This made debugging a tad
> difficult, as it took some time to make an app look and function perfectly.
> Telnet into my profile server to see that urwid app: telnet://
> veroneau.net:5199
>
> Kevin.
>
> On April 22, 2015 5:01:54 PM MDT, James Mills <
> prologic@shortcircuit.net.au> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Kevin Veroneau <kevin@veroneau.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> For a gopher client, I was going to make a console-based one, along with
>>> a Qt4 WebKit-based one. Qt4 is nicely cross platform, so nobody will be
>>> left out.
>>>
>>
>> What are you plans here?
>>
>> I'd be interested in a console client (urwid?)
>> and QT4 would be nice too :)
>>
>> cheers
>> James
>>
>>
>> James Mills / prologic
>>
>> E: prologic@shortcircuit.net.au
>> W: prologic.shortcircuit.net.au
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Sounds interesting I'll take a look :)<div><br></div><=
div>cheers</div><div>James</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=
=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><span style=3D"border-collapse=
:collapse;color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px"><br><font face=3D"arial, s=
ans-serif">James Mills / prologic</font><br><br><font face=3D"arial, sans-s=
erif"></font><font face=3D"'courier new', monospace">E:=C2=A0<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:prologic@shortcircuit.net.au" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,204)" targ=
et=3D"_blank">prologic@shortcircuit.net.au</a></font></span><div><span styl=
e=3D"font-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(136,136,136);fon=
t-size:13px">W:=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"http://prologic.shortcircuit.net.au"=
style=3D"font-family:'courier new',monospace;font-size:13px;color:=
rgb(0,0,204)" target=3D"_blank">prologic.shortcircuit.net.au</a><br></div><=
/div></div>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 9:39 AM, Kevin Veron=
eau <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:kevin@veroneau.net" target=3D"_=
blank">kevin@veroneau.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-lef=
t:1ex"><div>I was thinking of urwid, but I don't feel it's the perf=
ect match for this type of application. It would require a good amount of =
work to use urwid for such a simple client. I am planning on using the rat=
her awesome and lightweight "npyscreen" library. It's seems =
like a match made in heaven. It supports lists(gopher menus) easily, and c=
an easily display prompts from the user in a dialogue box. It also makes i=
t a snap to create context menus(and popup menus in general). It even supp=
orts easy to create and manage forms(great for ASK) and for general prefere=
nce screens/bookmark management. I've built a documentation viewer in =
it before, which had a nested menu system and was able to show text documen=
ts with ease and minimal code. Overall, I see npyscreen and gopher like a =
marriage made in heaven.<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://npyscreen.readthedocs.org" target=3D"_blank">http://npysc=
reen.readthedocs.org</a>/<br>
<br>
Check out some of their examples and tell me it won't work. :) That&=
#39;s why I noted I could release an initial client this evening due to how=
easy and powerful this library is. Urwid is great, I made a few apps in i=
t, but it used complex layouts to display the screen. This made debugging =
a tad difficult, as it took some time to make an app look and function perf=
ectly. Telnet into my profile server to see that urwid app: telnet://<a>ve=
roneau.net:5199</a><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
Kevin.<br><br></font></span><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div class=3D"h=
5">On April 22, 2015 5:01:54 PM MDT, James Mills <<a href=3D"mailto:prol=
ogic@shortcircuit.net.au" target=3D"_blank">prologic@shortcircuit.net.au</a=
>> wrote:</div></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><=
div><div class=3D"h5">
<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Kevin Veroneau <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:kevin@veroneau.net" target=3D"_blank">kevin@veroneau.net</a>&g=
t;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0=
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>For a gopher client=
, I was going to make a console-based one, along with a Qt4 WebKit-based on=
e. Qt4 is nicely cross platform, so nobody will be left out.<br></div></bl=
ockquote></div><br>What are you plans here?</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"=
><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">I'd be interested in a console cl=
ient (urwid?)</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">and QT4 would be nice too :)<=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">cheers=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">James<br><br clear=3D"all"><div><div><span=
style=3D"border-collapse:collapse;color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:13px"><=
br><u></u>James Mills / prologic<br><br><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif"></=
font><font face=3D"'courier new', monospace">E:=C2=A0<a href=3D"mai=
lto:prologic@shortcircuit.net.au" style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,204)" target=3D"_b=
lank">prologic@shortcircuit.net.au</a></font></span><div><span style=3D"fon=
t-family:'courier new',monospace;color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:1=
3px">W:=C2=A0</span><a href=3D"http://prologic.shortcircuit.net.au" style=
=3D"font-family:'courier new',monospace;font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,=
0,204)" target=3D"_blank">prologic.shortcircuit.net.au</a><br></div></div><=
/div>
</div></div>
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