Re: Re: Automate Making Menus

Thanks.

I downloaded it. Now it's just a matter of figuring out how to use it.

Ncurses is pretty cool. Currently, I code in Unix shell + dialog
if I want to make ncurses menus. Here's a look at one of them.

Something I've used and abused in the above code is Perl's
string multiplier 'x'. It comes in handy:

print "=" x 80;
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Some languages don't have something so cool like that.

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Re:{3} Automate Making Menus by jeroenes (Priest) on Oct 30, 2001 at 17:48 UTC
Hanging around the monastry will learn you many more neat tricks. To name a few: use strict and warnigns and diagnostics or die lingual-like for/while/if/unless constructs, eg. `print "I love perl ".$_++." times\n" while m/vroom/; print "Bwech" unless m/perl/ or not substr($^O, 'linux' );` [download] split (/tell chipmunk I did resist the temptation) eval .... and many others. Mehopes you will enjoy the wonders of perl! Jeroen "We are not alone"(FZ)	[reply] [d/l]
Re:{4} Automate Making Menus by staeryatz (Monk) on Oct 31, 2001 at 00:27 UTC
Cool, thanks again. I guess it's obvious that I code in Perl like a 'C' Programmer. I'll definately pick up the traits of a Perl Programmer from hanging around here, something that some books just don't teach. I'm learning Perl from a 900 page book called "Mastering Perl 5", by Eric C. Herrmann. I'm about 2/3 through, it's okay but it can pretty dry at times. It teaches the methods of Kung-Fu, but not the art of Kung-Fu. The name of the book is misleading. You cannot be a "Master", without having style and grace. Now, let's see if I can Walk my Talk...	[reply]


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