#BasicMenu Library

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Basicmenu is a an open source library coded in C, allows the programmer to create and display a menu easily in his/her console application on linux and mac os x, works with C/C++ programs.

Example of program uses basicmenu library

##Installation:

There is no installation required, you need just to download the basicmenu.h file, include it in your code then start use the libray :)

#include "basicmenu.h"

##Essential functions:

To use this library , you have just to learn about some basic functions

1. Start the basic menu library :

First you need to tell the program that you will use the library to do this, invoke startBasicMenu() function in the beginning of the main.

2. Create and initialize a new menu:

To create a new menu you need to declare it with its type: custom_Menu* mymenu; To initialize it with the init_new_menu() function: init_new_menu (&mymenu);

3. Add a new item to the menu:

Any menu , need to have at least tow items, to add a new item to the menu use the addNewItem() function: addNewItem (&mymenu , "Choice number one!"); addNewItem (&mymenu , "Choice number tow!"); You can add unlimited number of items, but be careful to don't exceed the console size :)

see the TODO list.

4. Put and display a menu into the program:

To display the menu you need to invoke the put_menu() function. example: Link

TODO:

• Allow the programmer to add unlimited items to the menu.
• Add a scroll menu option.
• Add the maximum of items to shown on the menu.

Useful functions:

• item_border_ON() & item_border_OFF()
• menu_border_ON() & menu_border_OFF();
• BG_COLOR_ON() & BG_COLOR_OFF()

for more functions and examples please visit this page

Are you a developer?

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I'll be very happy to take pull requests from others, Go ahead and fork me.

Documentation:

for code documentation please visit http://cyounes.com/basicmenu/doc/index.html

##Who are you ?

I'm Younes CHEIKH, read more about me