Praises API usability

gistfile1.rb

#
# Using Praises to show 2 windows, and output text to one of them,
# and halt with a “press any key to continue” prompt
#
w1 = Praises::Window.new(width: '100%', height: '50%', show: true)
w2 = Praises::Window.new(width: '100%', height: '50%', bottom: 0, show: true)
w1.puts "This is the top window"
Praises.blocking_getch


#
# Using Praises with a menu bar (of commands defined by you),
# kind of like Midnight Commander style
#
menu = Praises::MenuBar.new(bottom: 0)
menu.option('f1', "File") do
  # Handle 
end
menu.option('f2', "Edit") do
  # Handle 
end
menu.option('ctrl+f1', "Archive") do
  # Handle 
end
menu.show
# Options that need modifiers (eg ctrl+f1) won't appear until
# modifier key is pressed


#
# Using Praises to handle a modal alert
#
modal = Praises::Modal.new(text: "Are you sure?", buttons: [:ok, [:maybe, "Perhaps"]])
modal.option('OK') do
  # Handle
end
modal.option('Maybe') do
  # Handle
end
modal.show