rbcurse 1.3.0 → 1.4.0

data/examples/testapp.rb

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Testy
     app = App.new 
     $log.debug " APP : value #{value}" if $log.debug? 
     header = app.app_header "rbcurse #{Rbcurse::VERSION} " , :text_center => " #{@value} Demo", :text_right =>"New Improved!", :color => :black, :bgcolor => :white, :attr => :bold 
-    app.message "Press F1 to exit from here #{@value} "
+    app.message "Press F10 to exit from here #{@value} "
 
     app.stack :margin_top => 2, :margin => 5, :width => 30 do |s|
       app.label "Hello: ", :attr => :reverse

data/examples/testapp2.rb

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Testy
     App.new do |app|
       $log.debug " APP : value #{value}" if $log.debug? 
       header = app.app_header "rbcurse #{Rbcurse::VERSION} ", :text_center => " #{@value} Demo", :text_right =>"New Improved!", :color => :black, :bgcolor => :white, :attr => :bold 
-      app.message "Press F1 to exit from here #{@value} "
+      app.message "Press F10 to exit from here #{@value} "
 
       app.stack :margin_top => 2, :margin => 5, :width => 30 do |s|
         app.label "Hello: ", :attr => :reverse

data/examples/testkeypress.rb

@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ if $0 == __FILE__
           auto_scroll true
           title_attrib (Ncurses::A_REVERSE | Ncurses::A_BOLD)
         end
-      @help = "q to quit. Use any key of key combination to see what's caught.: #{$0} Check logger too"
-      RubyCurses::Label.new @form, {'text' => @help, "row" => 21, "col" => 2, "color" => "yellow"}
+      help = "q to quit. Check keys. F1..10, C-a..z, Alt a-zA-Z0-9, C-left,rt, Sh-F5..10 .: #{$0}"
+      help1 = "Press in quick succession: 1) M-[, w     and (2)  M-[, M-w.        (3)  M-Sh-O, w."  
+      RubyCurses::Label.new @form, {'text' => help, "row" => 21, "col" => 2, "color" => "yellow"}
+      RubyCurses::Label.new @form, {'text' => help1, "row" => 22, "col" => 2, "color" => "green"}
 
       @form.repaint
       @window.wrefresh

data/examples/testtable.rb

@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ if $0 == __FILE__
       @window.wrefresh
       Ncurses::Panel.update_panels
       while((ch = @window.getchar()) != ?\C-q.getbyte(0) )
+        begin
         colcount = tcm.column_count-1
         s = keycode_tos ch
         keylabel.text = "Pressed #{ch} , #{s}"
@@ -248,6 +249,11 @@ if $0 == __FILE__
 
         @form.repaint
         @window.wrefresh
+        rescue => ex
+          $log.debug( ex) if ex
+          $log.debug(ex.backtrace.join("\n")) if ex
+          alert ex.to_s
+        end
       end
     end
   rescue => ex

data/examples/testtpane.rb

@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
 # M-l in button form will scroll. M-h to scroll left.
 # dd to kill a tab, u to undo kill, or p/P to paste deleted tab
 #
-#$LOAD_PATH << "/Users/rahul/work/projects/rbcurse/"
-require 'rubygems'
-#require 'ncurses' # FFI
 require 'logger'
 require 'rbcurse'
 require 'rbcurse/rtabbedpane'
@@ -45,13 +42,16 @@ class TestTabbedPane
         col 8
         #button_type :ok
       end
+      @tab1 = @tp.add_tab "&TextView" #, textview
+      f1 = @tp.form(@tab1)
 
-        textview = TextView.new do
+        textview = TextView.new f1 do
           name   "myView" 
-          row 4
+          row 0
           col 0 
-          #width w-0
+          width w-0
           #height h-4
+          height h-2
           title "README.mrku"
           title_attrib 'bold'
           print_footer true
@@ -61,20 +61,19 @@ class TestTabbedPane
         textview.set_content content #, :WRAP_WORD
         #textview.show_caret = true
 
-      @tab1 = @tp.add_tab "&TextView", textview
-      #@tabl.add_component textview
-      #f1 = @tab1.form
+      #@tab1 = @tp.add_tab "&TextView" #, textview
+      #f1 = @tp.form(@tab1)
+      #textview.set_form(f1)
+      #@tp.configure_component(textview)
         
 
 
       #f2 = @tab2.form
+      #@tab2 = @tp.add_tab "&Settings" #, texta
+      #f2 = @tp.form(@tab2)
       r = 4
         texta = TextArea.new do
-          name   "myText" 
-          #row r
-          #col 2 
-          #width w-5
-          #height h-5
+          name "myText" 
           title "EditMe.txt"
           title_attrib 'bold'
           print_footer true
@@ -105,9 +104,25 @@ class TestTabbedPane
           col 5
         end
       end
-      tab3 = @tp.add_tab "S&ongs"
-      #f3 = tab3.form
-      #f3 = @tp.form tab3
+      x = RubyCurses::Field.new f3 do
+        name 'username'
+        row row+6
+        bgcolor 'white'
+        color 'black'
+        col 15
+        display_length 20
+        set_label Label.new f3, {'text' => 'User Name', 'mnemonic'=> 'u'}
+      end
+      x = RubyCurses::Field.new f3 do
+        name 'nick'
+        row row+7
+        bgcolor 'white'
+        color 'black'
+        col 15
+        display_length 10
+        set_label Label.new f3, {'text' => 'Nick Name', 'mnemonic'=> 'n'}
+      end
+
       data = [["Pathetique",3,"Tchaikovsky",3.21, true, "WIP"],
         ["Ali Maula Ali Maula",3,"NFAK",3.47, true, "WIP"],
         ["Tera Hijr Mera Nasib",92,"Razia Sultan",412, true, "Fin"],
@@ -138,17 +153,14 @@ class TestTabbedPane
       # We can skip sizing too for large components, so comp will fill the TP.
         atable = Table.new do
           name   "mytable" 
-          #row  row 
-          #col  0
-          #width 76
-          #height h - 4
           #title "A Table"
           #title_attrib (Ncurses::A_REVERSE | Ncurses::A_BOLD)
           cell_editing_allowed true
           editing_policy :EDITING_AUTO
           set_data data, colnames
         end
-        tab3.component = atable
+        tab3 = @tp.add_tab "S&ongs", atable
+        #tab3.component = atable
         sel_col = Variable.new 0
         sel_col.value = 0
         tcm = atable.get_table_column_model
@@ -160,7 +172,7 @@ class TestTabbedPane
           tcm.column(3).width 7
           tcm.column(4).width 5
           tcm.column(5).width 6
-      @help = "F1 to quit. M-s M-t M-e M-o, TAB, M-x to add tab  #{$0} Check logger too"
+      @help = "F1 to quit. M-s M-t M-e M-o, TAB. M-x to add tab  #{$0} M-h/M-l to scroll tabs"
             RubyCurses::Label.new @form, {'text' => @help, "row" => r+h+2, "col" => 2, "color" => "yellow"}
 
             # M-x when inside the buttons form will create a new tab

data/examples/testvimsplit.rb

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class Tester
     @vim.add lb1, :FIRST, :AUTO #nil #0.7:AUTO
     @vim.add ["mercury","venus","earth","mars","jupiter", "saturn"], :FIRST, :AUTO
     @vim.add alist, :FIRST, 0.4, stfl
+    #@vim.add alist, :FIRST, nil, stfl
     @vim.add alist.shuffle, :FIRST, nil, stfl
     @vim.add lb2, :SECOND, :AUTO
     @vim.add str, :SECOND, :AUTO
@@ -69,14 +70,14 @@ class Tester
       k_button.command { |form| @vim.decrease_weight }
       
     #
-    @help = "F1 to quit. "
+    @help = "F10 to quit. "
     RubyCurses::Label.new @form, {'text' => @help, "row" => 1, "col" => 2, "color" => "yellow"}
     @form.repaint
     @window.wrefresh
     Ncurses::Panel.update_panels
     ctr = 0
     row = 2
-    while((ch = @window.getchar()) != KEY_F1 )
+    while((ch = @window.getchar()) != Ncurses::KEY_F10 )
       ret = @form.handle_key(ch)
       @window.wrefresh
       #ret = @vim.handle_key ch

data/lib/rbcurse.rb

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ require 'ver/window'
 require 'rbcurse/rwidget'
 require 'rbcurse/rdialogs'
 class Rbcurse
-  VERSION = '1.3.0'
+  VERSION = '1.4.0'
 end

data/lib/rbcurse/action.rb

@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ require 'rbcurse/rwidget'
 include RubyCurses
 module RubyCurses
   ## encapsulates behaviour allowing centralization
+  # == Example
+  #    a = Action.new("&New Row") { commands }
+  #    a.accelerator "Alt N"
+  #    menu.add(a)
+  #    b = Button.new form do
+  #      action a
+  #      ...
+  #    end
   class Action < Proc
     include EventHandler
     include ConfigSetup

data/lib/rbcurse/app.rb

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Todo:
     Same as Ruby's License (http://www.ruby-lang.org/LICENSE.txt)
 
 =end
-#require 'ncurses'
 require 'logger'
 require 'rbcurse'
 
@@ -19,9 +18,8 @@ $tt.name = "$tt"
 require 'forwardable'
 module Kernel
   extend Forwardable
-  def_delegators :$tt, :ask, :say, :agree, :choose, :numbered_menu, :display_text, :display_text_interactive, :display_list, :say_with_pause
+  def_delegators :$tt, :ask, :say, :agree, :choose, :numbered_menu, :display_text, :display_text_interactive, :display_list, :say_with_pause, :hide_bottomline
 end
-#include Ncurses # FFI 2011-09-8 
 include RubyCurses
 include RubyCurses::Utils
 include Io
@@ -83,9 +81,6 @@ module RubyCurses
 
     extend Forwardable
     def_delegators :$tt, :ask, :say, :agree, :choose, :numbered_menu, :display_text, :display_text_interactive, :display_list
-    #@tt = Bottomline.new @window, @message_row
-    #extend Forwardable
-    #def_delegators :@tt, :ask, :say, :agree, :choose
 
     # TODO: i should be able to pass window coords here in config
     # :title
@@ -122,11 +117,12 @@ module RubyCurses
         colors = Ncurses.COLORS
         $log.debug "START #{colors} colors  --------- #{$0} win: #{@window} "
       end
+=begin
+# trying without 2011-10-8 
         require 'rbcurse/extras/stdscrwindow'
         awin = StdscrWindow.new
         $tt.window = awin; $tt.message_row = @message_row
-      # window created in run !!!
-      #$tt.window = @window; $tt.message_row = @message_row
+=end
     end
     def logger; return $log; end
     def close
@@ -134,6 +130,7 @@ module RubyCurses
       @window.destroy if !@window.nil?
       $log.debug " INSIDE CLOSE, #{@stop_ncurses_on_close} "
       if @stop_ncurses_on_close
+        $tt.destroy  # added on 2011-10-9 since we created a window, but only hid it after use
         VER::stop_ncurses
         $log.debug " CLOSING NCURSES"
       end
@@ -187,19 +184,24 @@ module RubyCurses
     # updates a global var with text. Calling app has to set up a Variable with that name and attach to 
     # a label so it can be printed.
     def message text
+      $status_message.value = text # trying out 2011-10-9 
       @message.value = text
     end
     def message_row row
-      @message_label.row = row
+      raise "Please use create_message_label first as message_label is no longer default behaviour" unless @message_label
+      @message_label.row = row 
     end
     # during a process, when you wish to update status, since ordinarily the thread is busy
     # and form does not get control back, so the window won't refresh.
     # NOTE: use this only if +message+ is not working
     # XXX Not sure if this is working after move to ffi-ncurses, check the demos
     def message_immediate text
+      $status_message.value = text # trying out 2011-10-9 user needs to use in statusline command
       message text
-      @message_label.repaint
-      @window.refresh
+      if @message_label
+        @message_label.repaint
+        @window.refresh
+      end
     end
     # NOTE XXX using stdscr results in the screen going black if a dialog
     # or other window is popped up, this was great but has not worked out.
@@ -208,23 +210,29 @@ module RubyCurses
     # so at end of printing raw_messages, use message() for final status.
     # Usage: application is inside a long processing loop and wishes to print ongoing status
     # (similar to message_immediate) but faster and less involved
+    # @deprecated since it uses stdscr. Use say_with_pause or use rdialogs status_window, see test2.rb
     def raw_message text
+      $log.warn "WARNING: don't use this method as it uses stdscr. Use rdialogs statuswindow."
+      row = @message_label ? @message_label.row : Ncurses.LINES-1
       # experimentally trying stdscr instead of label
       scr = FFI::NCurses.stdscr
       text = "%-80s" % text
-      Ncurses.mvprintw @message_label.row ,0, text
+      Ncurses.mvprintw row ,0, text
       #@_stext ||= ""
       #@_stext <<  text
       ## appending is quite a pain, maybe we should make it separate.
       #stext = "%-80s" % @_stext
-      #Ncurses.mvprintw @message_label.row ,0, stext[-80..-1]
+      #Ncurses.mvprintw row ,0, stext[-80..-1]
       #scr.refresh() # NW w FFI XXX
       #FFI::NCurses.refresh
     end
     # shows a simple progress bar on last row, using stdscr
     # @param [Float, Array<Fixnum,Fixnum>] percentage, or part/total
     # If Array of two numbers is given then also print part/total on left of bar
+    # @deprecated - don't use stdscr at all, use rdialogs status_window (see test2.rb)
     def raw_progress arg
+      $log.warning "WARNING: don't use this method as it uses stdscr"
+      row = @message_label ? @message_label.row : Ncurses.LINES-1
       s = nil
       case arg
       when Array
@@ -241,8 +249,8 @@ module RubyCurses
       startcol = endcol - 12
       stext = ("=" * (pc*10).to_i) 
       text = "[" + "%-10s" % stext + "]"
-      Ncurses.mvprintw( @message_label.row ,startcol-10, s) if s
-      Ncurses.mvprintw @message_label.row ,startcol, text
+      Ncurses.mvprintw( row ,startcol-10, s) if s
+      Ncurses.mvprintw row ,startcol, text
       #scr.refresh() # XXX FFI NW
 
     end
@@ -410,7 +418,7 @@ module RubyCurses
           alert "#{self.class} does not respond to #{cmd} "
           ret = false
           ret = execute_this(cmd, *cmdline) if respond_to?(:execute_this, true)
-          say("#{self.class} does not respond to #{cmd} ", :color_pair => $promptcolor) unless ret
+          say_with_pause("#{self.class} does not respond to #{cmd} ", :color_pair => $promptcolor) unless ret
           # should be able to say in red as error
         end
       end
@@ -726,10 +734,13 @@ module RubyCurses
       require 'rbcurse/applicationheader'
       header = ApplicationHeader.new @form, title, config, &block
     end
+    
+    # prints pine-like key labels
     def dock labels, config={}, &block
       require 'rbcurse/keylabelprinter'
       klp = RubyCurses::KeyLabelPrinter.new @form, labels, config, &block
     end
+
     def link *args, &block
       require 'rbcurse/extras/rlink'
       config = {}
@@ -1060,16 +1071,18 @@ module RubyCurses
       return cmd if opts.include? cmd
       matches = opts.grep Regexp.new("^#{cmd}")
     end
+    # Now i am not creating this unless user wants it. Pls avoid it.
+    # Use either say_with_pause, or put $status_message in command of statusline
+    # @deprecated
+    def create_message_label row=Ncurses.LINES-1
+      @message_label = RubyCurses::Label.new @form, {:text_variable => @message, :name=>"message_label",:row => row, :col => 0, :display_length => Ncurses.COLS,  :height => 1, :color => :white}
+    end
     def run &block
       begin
 
         # check if user has passed window coord in config, else root window
         @window = VER::Window.root_window
-        #$tt.window = @window; $tt.message_row = @message_row
         awin = @window
-        #require 'rbcurse/extras/stdscrwindow'
-        #awin = StdscrWindow.new
-        #$tt.window = awin; $tt.message_row = @message_row
         catch(:close) do
           @form = Form.new @window
           @form.bind_key([?\C-x, ?c]) { suspend(false) do
@@ -1103,7 +1116,7 @@ module RubyCurses
                 rcmd = _resolve_command(opts, cmd) if !opts.include?(cmd)
                 if rcmd.size == 1
                   cmd = rcmd.first
-                else
+                elsif !rcmd.empty?
                   say_with_pause "Cannot resolve #{cmd}. Matches are: #{rcmd} "
                 end
               end
@@ -1121,14 +1134,17 @@ module RubyCurses
                   end
                 end
               else
-                say("Command [#{cmd}] not supported by #{self.class} ")
+                say_with_pause("Command [#{cmd}] not supported by #{self.class} ", :color_pair => $promptcolor)
               end
             end
           }
           @form.bind_key(KEY_F1){ display_app_help }
+          @form.bind_key([?q,?q]){ throw :close } if $log.debug?
+
           @message = Variable.new
           @message.value = ""
-          @message_label = RubyCurses::Label.new @form, {:text_variable => @message, :name=>"message_label",:row => Ncurses.LINES-1, :col => 0, :display_length => Ncurses.COLS,  :height => 1, :color => :white}
+          $status_message ||= Variable.new # remember there are multiple levels of apps
+          $status_message.value = ""
           $error_message.update_command { @message.set_value($error_message.value) }
           if block
             begin

data/lib/rbcurse/extras/bottomline.rb

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ require 'pathname'
   
    May later use a Label and Field.
 
+   NOTE : Pls avoid directly using this class. I am trying to redo this so ask, agree and say
+          can create their own window and be done with it. The hurdle in that is that ask calls
+          say, so when to close the window is not clear within say. Some shakeup is expected by
+          1.4.0 or so.
+
 =end
 module RubyCurses
 
@@ -83,7 +88,20 @@ module RubyCurses
     attr_accessor :name # for debugging
     def initialize win=nil, row=nil
       @window = win
-      @message_row = row
+      #@window.wrefresh
+      #Ncurses::Panel.update_panels
+      #@message_row = row
+      @message_row = 0 # 2011-10-8 
+    end
+    #
+    # create a window at bottom and show and hide it.
+    # Causing a stack overflow since Window creates a bottomline too !
+    #
+    def _create_footer_window h = 1 , w = Ncurses.COLS, t = Ncurses.LINES-1, l = 0
+      ewin = VER::Window.new(h, w , t, l)
+      #ewin.bkgd(Ncurses.COLOR_PAIR($promptcolor));
+      @window = ewin
+      return ewin
     end
 
     class QuestionError < StandardError
@@ -947,7 +965,10 @@ module RubyCurses
       end
     end
     def ask(question, answer_type=String, &details)
-      #clear_line 80
+     $log.debug "XXXX inside ask win #{@window} "
+      #@window.show #unless @window.visible?
+      @window ||= _create_footer_window
+    
       @question ||= Question.new(question, answer_type, &details)
       say(@question) #unless @question.echo == true
 
@@ -961,6 +982,7 @@ module RubyCurses
       end
 
       begin
+        # FIXME a C-c still returns default to user !
         @answer = @question.answer_or_default(get_response) 
         unless @question.valid_answer?(@answer)
           explain_error(:not_valid)
@@ -1010,10 +1032,38 @@ module RubyCurses
       rescue Question::NoAutoCompleteMatch
         explain_error(:no_completion)
         retry
+      rescue Interrupt
+        $log.warn "User interrupted ask() get_response does not want operation to proceed"
+        return nil
       ensure
         @question = nil    # Reset Question object.
+        hide # assuming this method made it visible, not sure if this is called.
+      end
+    end
+    #
+    # bottomline user has to hide window if he called say(). 
+    #  Call this if you find the window persists after using some method from here
+    #   usually say or ask.
+    #
+    # @param [int, float] time to sleep before hiding window.
+    #
+    def hide wait=nil
+      if @window
+        sleep(wait) if wait
+        @window.hide 
+        @window.wrefresh
+        #Ncurses::Panel.update_panels
       end
     end
+    alias :hide_bottomline :hide
+    # 
+    # destroy window, to be called by app when shutting down
+    # since we are normally hiding the window only.
+    def destroy 
+      $log.debug "bottomline destroy... #{@window} "
+      @window.destroy if @window
+      @window = nil
+    end
 
     #
     # The basic output method for HighLine objects.  
@@ -1025,14 +1075,21 @@ module RubyCurses
     # question. Also, ansi color constants will not work. Be careful what ruby code
     # you pass in.
     #
+    # NOTE: This uses a window, so it will persist in the last row. You must call 
+    # hide_bottomline to remove the window. It is preferable to call say_with_pause
+    # from user programs
+    #
     def say statement, config={}
+      @window ||= _create_footer_window
+      #@window.show unless @window.visible? # this will need to be hidden manually NOTE
+      $log.debug "XXX: inside say win #{@window} !"
       case statement
       when Question
 
         if config.has_key? :color_pair
           $log.debug "INSIDE QUESTION 2 " if $log.debug? 
         else
-          $log.debug "XXXX SAY using #{statement.color_pair} " if $log.debug? 
+          $log.debug "XXXX SAY using colorpair: #{statement.color_pair} " if $log.debug? 
           config[:color_pair] = statement.color_pair
         end
       else
@@ -1041,15 +1098,22 @@ module RubyCurses
       statement =  statement.to_str
       template  = ERB.new(statement, nil, "%")
       statement = template.result(binding)
-      #puts statement
+    
       @prompt_length = statement.length # required by ask since it prints after 
       @statement = statement # 
       clear_line
       print_str statement, config
     end
+    #
+    # display some text at bottom and wait for a key before hiding window
+    #
     def say_with_pause statement, config={}
+      @window ||= _create_footer_window
       say statement, config
+      @window.wrefresh
+      Ncurses::Panel.update_panels
       ch=@window.getchar()
+      hide
     end
     # A helper method for sending the output stream and error and repeat
     # of the question.
@@ -1065,10 +1129,14 @@ module RubyCurses
       end
     end
 
+    #
+    # Internal method for printing a string
+    #
     def print_str(text, config={})
       win = config.fetch(:window, @window) # assuming its in App
-      x = config.fetch :x, @message_row # Ncurses.LINES-1
+      x = config.fetch :x, 0 # @message_row # Ncurses.LINES-1, 0 since one line window 2011-10-8 
       y = config.fetch :y, 0
+      $log.debug "XXX: print_str #{win} with text : #{text} at #{x}  #{y} "
       color = config[:color_pair] || $datacolor
       raise "no window for ask print in #{self.class} name: #{name} " unless win
       color=Ncurses.COLOR_PAIR(color);
@@ -1151,12 +1219,14 @@ module RubyCurses
             curpos -= 1 if curpos > 0
             len -= 1 if len > @prompt_length
             win.move r, c+len # since getchar is not going back on del and bs wmove to move FFIWINDOW
+            win.wrefresh
             next
           when KEY_RIGHT
             if curpos < str.length
               curpos += 1 #if curpos < str.length
               len += 1 
               win.move r, c+len # since getchar is not going back on del and bs
+              win.wrefresh
             end
             next
           when ?\C-a.getbyte(0)
@@ -1323,6 +1393,7 @@ module RubyCurses
             print_str(@question.echo * str.length, :y => @prompt_length+0)
           end
           win.move r, c+len # more for arrow keys, curpos may not be end
+          win.wrefresh # 2011-10-10 
           prevchar = ch
         end
               $log.debug "XXXW bottomline: after while loop"
@@ -1374,6 +1445,9 @@ module RubyCurses
       if ret == 0
         return @question.change_case(@question.remove_whitespace(str))                
       end
+      if ret == -1
+        raise Interrupt
+      end
       return ""
     end
     def agree( yes_or_no_question, character = nil )
@@ -1441,22 +1515,28 @@ module RubyCurses
     end
     # Allows a selection in which options are shown over prompt. As user types
     # options are narrowed down.
+    # NOTE: For a directory we are not showing a slash, so currently you
+    # have to enter the slash manually when searching.
     # FIXME we can put remarks in fron as in memacs such as [No matches] or [single completion]
     # @param [Array]  a list of items to select from
     # NOTE: if you use this please copy it to your app. This does not conform to highline's
     # choose, and I'd like to somehow get it to be identical.
     #
     def choose list1, config={}
+      dirlist = true
       case list1
       when NilClass
-        list1 = Dir.glob("*")
+        #list1 = Dir.glob("*")
+        list1 = Dir.glob("*").collect { |f| File.directory?(f) ? f+"/" : f  }
       when String
-        list1 = Dir.glob(list1)
+        list1 = Dir.glob(list1).collect { |f| File.directory?(f) ? f+"/" : f  }
       when Array
+        dirlist = false
         # let it be, that's how it should come
       else
         # Dir listing as default
-        list1 = Dir.glob("*")
+        #list1 = Dir.glob("*")
+        list1 = Dir.glob("*").collect { |f| File.directory?(f) ? f+"/" : f  }
       end
       require 'rbcurse/rcommandwindow'
       prompt = config[:prompt] || "Choose: "
@@ -1466,12 +1546,24 @@ module RubyCurses
         w = rc.window
         rc.display_menu list1
         # earlier wmove bombed, now move is (window.rb 121)
-        str = ask(prompt) { |q| q.change_proc = Proc.new { |str| w.wmove(1,1) ; w.wclrtobot;  l = list1.select{|e| e.index(str)==0}  ; rc.display_menu l; l} }
+        str = ask(prompt) { |q| q.change_proc = Proc.new { |str| w.wmove(1,1) ; w.wclrtobot;  
+          l = list1.select{|e| e.index(str)==0}  ; 
+          if (l.size == 0 || str[-1]=='/') && dirlist
+            # used to help complete directories so we can drill up and down
+            #l = Dir.glob(str+"*")
+            l = Dir.glob(str +"*").collect { |f| File.directory?(f) ? f+"/" : f  }
+          end
+          rc.display_menu l; 
+          l
+        } }
         # need some validation here that its in the list TODO
       ensure
         rc.destroy
         rc = nil
+        hide_bottomline # since we called ask() we need to close bottomline
       end
+      hide_bottomline # since we called ask() we need to close bottomline
+      return str
     end
     def display_text_interactive text, config={}
       require 'rbcurse/rcommandwindow'
@@ -1630,10 +1722,6 @@ if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME
   App.new do 
     header = app_header "rbcurse 1.2.0", :text_center => "**** Demo", :text_right =>"New Improved!", :color => :black, :bgcolor => :white, :attr => :bold 
     message "Press F1 to exit from here"
-  ########  $tt.window = @window; $tt.message_row = @message_row
-    #@tt = Bottomline.new @window, @message_row
-    #extend Forwardable
-    #def_delegators :@tt, :ask, :say, :agree, :choose
 
     #stack :margin_top => 2, :margin => 5, :width => 30 do
     #end # stack