gistfile1.js

var blessed = require('blessed');

// Create a screen object.
var screen = blessed.screen();

var list = blessed.list({
  width: 50,
  height: 10,
  top: 1,
  left: 1,
  fg: 'blue',
  border: {
    type: 'line'
  },
  selectedBg: 'green',

  // Allow mouse support
  mouse: true,

  // Allow key support (arrow keys + enter)
  keys: true,

  // Use vi built-in keys
  vi: true
});

list.setItems([
  'one',
  'two',
  'three',
  'four',
  'five',
  'six',
  'seven',
  'eight',
  'nine',
  'ten'
]);

list.prepend(new blessed.Text({
  left: 2,
  content: ' My list '
}));

// Allow scrolling with the mousewheel (manually).
// list.on('wheeldown', function() {
//   list.down();
// });
//
// list.on('wheelup', function() {
//   list.up();
// });

// Select the first item.
list.select(0);

screen.key('q', function(ch, key) {
  return process.exit(0);
});

screen.append(list);
screen.render();