Find Jobs
Hire Freelancers

C/C++ Curses-based Frontend

$100-500 USD

Completed
Posted about 13 years ago

$100-500 USD

Paid on delivery
Create a C/C++ Curses-based frontend that compiles on Linux and FreeBSD. I will be calling this program in the format of: frontend [options] program [program's options] if I was using a text-based script that I needed screen control, I would use this frontend. ## Deliverables C/C++ Curses-based Frontend Run: frontend [options] program [program's options] Options: Assuming a window with 80 columns and 24 rows: Line 24 is the "input line". User can type into this input line and when the user pushes enter, the line is sent to STDIN of the program that's running behind the frontend application. Line 22-23 are "status lines". The contents of these lines can be modified by the program running behind the frontend application sending a message to STDERR with the prefix '##frontend(n)## where 'n' refers to a specific status line. Line 1 is also a "status line", similar to lines 22-23. Lines 2-21 are the main window, with STDOUT and STDERR from the program running behind the frontend application being displayed in this section. User should be able to specify how many status lines to show at the top of the window and how many to show at the bottom, above the input line. The prefix noted above for changing the contents of the status lines should adapt to the number of status lines active, with 1 being the top most status line. Frontend must support ANSI colors for both text displayed in the main window as well as text in the status lines. Frontend must support the window being resized while it is running and adapt accordingly. Frontend must support scrollback. PgUp/ESC-p to scroll up a page. PgDn/ESC-n to scroll down a page. Frontend must support a command history (for commands typed on the input line) accessible via up-arrow for the last line sent and down arrow for the next line sent. This is very similar to what the Unix program irssi looks like. ## Platform Linux and FreeBSD.
Project ID: 3020231

About the project

1 proposal
Remote project
Active 13 yrs ago

Looking to make some money?

Benefits of bidding on Freelancer

Set your budget and timeframe
Get paid for your work
Outline your proposal
It's free to sign up and bid on jobs
Awarded to:
User Avatar
See private message.
$297.50 USD in 14 days
5.0 (67 reviews)
6.0
6.0

About the client

Flag of UNITED STATES
United States
5.0
4
Member since Jan 9, 2011

Client Verification

Thanks! We’ve emailed you a link to claim your free credit.
Something went wrong while sending your email. Please try again.
Registered Users Total Jobs Posted
Freelancer ® is a registered Trademark of Freelancer Technology Pty Limited (ACN 142 189 759)
Copyright © 2024 Freelancer Technology Pty Limited (ACN 142 189 759)
Loading preview
Permission granted for Geolocation.
Your login session has expired and you have been logged out. Please log in again.