How to retrofit TUI to existing console app

[ilehtoranta]

I just discovered Terminal.Gui and it looks great. But I just dont know how to use it.

We have a bunch of console apps that have no UI, or have a rudimentary console interface or a WinForms UI that is launched using keypress. Now I'd like to transform those apps to use TUI.

Examples have using IApplication app = Application.Create (); but this does not exist in 2.0.0-alpha.*? Should I use develop instead?

Terminal.Gui.Templates is using 1.19, which would be fine, but I would prefer not migrating to the new version later. Creating new project is not a solution anyway.

[tig]

Hi. Yes, for now use the latest develop packages.

Sorry the templates haven't been updated yet.

Take a look at ./Examples esp ./Examples/Example which is also here: https://gui-cs.github.io/Terminal.Gui/docs/getting-started.html

The ./Examples/UICatalog project demonstrates almost every aspect the the library.

Also

[ilehtoranta]

I still had some problems until I realized that it is Terminal.Gui.App.Application.Create(), "App" namespace is needed. I can now experiment with the UI 👍

Having App.Application looks repetitive, but I guess you know your stuff.

[tznind]

The App bit is part of the namespace, you can put a using statement in and you wont need it.

[ilehtoranta]

Thanks!