How to create `DOS / Unix` as a GUI

Question

Assuming C / C ++, I wonder what libraries should be used to create a DOS / Linux GUI? Please see the pictures below (I don’t know what the official name of such a graphical interface I have never created, but now I have to!). I am not asking for a complete tutorial ... rather a starting point!

I need to have a static page and update some texts right in their place (there is no new line, etc.). Also, some buttons and flags, # filled progress indicators, etc.

• DOS example:

• Linux example:

Answer 1

It is called a text user interface (TUI), and here are examples of programming libraries and wikipedia.

I have experience with ncurses on a Unix / Linux environment. I think ncurses Programming HOWTO is a good place to start.

• Cdk
• Dialog
• ncurses
• Newt , widget-based toolkit
• PDCurses
• SMG $
• Turbo vision