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Book: Chapter on "writing cli apps with TUI libraries"?

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Description

Writing a cli app also needs some good-looking UI but it's annoying to do this manually. I tend to write cli apps with TUI libraries, like Cursive, termion(termion is bindless so it can work without ncurses installed, that's awesome!).

So why not introduce them in our cli book? I would like to help write this chapter. A useful link: Making Terminal Applications in Rust with Termion

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Review the existing Rust CLI book structure, then read the linked Cursive, termion, and Making Terminal Applications in Rust resources. Define the chapter’s scope and examples around writing CLI applications with TUI libraries; it is done when the new chapter is integrated into the book and covers the agreed material.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
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Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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