Vintage console popups + McGugan boxes? #14752
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lets go for it |
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The problem is that McGugan boxes don't work very well when popped up over other text, which is kind of the main purpose of these windows. Comparing these two views, I'd definitely prefer the one on the right. I suppose it might look better with an extra blank border on the left and right, but it feels then like it's just wasting space. |
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That's a very good point. Could we fake it with overlines/underlines? They probably wouldn't line up, would they... |
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I actually tried the underline/overline/left and right lines a couple years ago! They're not feasible for ConPTY transit at the moment, and the use of reverse text makes it hard to ensure consistent styling. You're right, of course - this is not a shippable solution... but a fun one to think about! |
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Conhost could probably do it with gridlines, because the bottom gridline is truly on the bottom, but a regular underline wouldn't work. And if you're going to use gridlines, you might as well use them for the whole border, and not bother with the fancy Unicode chars. |
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Another option, if you don't care too much about cross-terminal compatibility, would be to use soft fonts. That way you can design a border exactly how you want it. For example, something like this: That's not really practical for the console popups, though. |
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@willmcgugan did something pretty cool and figured out a new way to draw boxes in TUIs. What if conhost used that for drawing popups?
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