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Need tips for a command line gui
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I'm doing a project for college. It's not too complicated but it involves a lot of data access on a linked list. Does anyone have any tips for designing an intuitive command line gui? I'm doing things like:
It's a bit more complicated but you get the idea. I've seen command line tools with checkmarks and such and I think they'd be very useful but unfortunately I can't find info on those anywhere.
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It's a bit more complicated but you get the idea. I've seen command line tools with checkmarks and such and I think they'd be very useful but unfortunately I can't find info on those anywhere.
Last edited by Crushyerbones; May 21st, 2008 at 7:04 pm.
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I would suggest you make everything else work before getting over elaborate on the user interface.
Look at what you're required to do for the assignment and make sure you do that much first. If you've got time left at the end, then you can have fun making it look better.
Look at what you're required to do for the assignment and make sure you do that much first. If you've got time left at the end, then you can have fun making it look better.
In this case, all I'm missing is a basic sorting mechanism AND the user interface 
They also happen to be very closely linked together.
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The UI approach you posted seems fine.
A simple printf of options and reading the input for the response.
A simple printf of options and reading the input for the response.
Display and UI are linked. Sorting (an underlying algorithm) is not.
The best CUIs provide maximum data display and minimum query display.
For example, your program may run something like this (bold represents user input):
Etc.
The best CUIs provide maximum data display and minimum query display.
For example, your program may run something like this (bold represents user input):
% a.out Crush Yer Bones's College Project Mr. Teacher Algorithms, Spring 2008 Enter 'help' for help. > help add Add a record to the database delete Remove a record from the database help Enter 'help help' for how to use the help list List all records by title/sort criterion open Open a database file quit Quit save Save changes to the database search Search for a specific record sort Change the criterion used to sort and list the records view View an individual record > help help Enter 'help' followed by the command for which you want more specific information. For example: help view displays how to use the 'view' command. > help view View an individual record. Use it by entering view [OPTIONS] where the OPTIONS are one or more of the following: INDEX The integer index of the record to view NAME The name of the record to view ... If you fail to specify any required options you will be prompted to enter them. > view Enter the record index (ENTER if unknown)> 0 Valid record numbers are 1 to 7. Enter the record index (ENTER if unknown)> > list 1. Annette Johansen 5. Peter Moon 2. Billy Tsu 6. Roark Murphey 3. Miriam Leigh 7. Seanaed Murphey 4. Nuala El-Sayed >
The main purpose of this project is to print a list of items based on their distance to the user's position. To make it easier to locate a particular item I was hoping for easy ways to add/remove displayed parameters (like display name and distance/names only and sort by name/display name and email adress and sort by email).
I have no idea on how to do that except by using a massive amount of conditionals.
I have no idea on how to do that except by using a massive amount of conditionals.
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