DlangUI 0.9.0: Console backend added

[Vadim Lopatin via Digitalmars-d-announce]

On Friday, 9 September 2016 at 11:21:07 UTC, Vadim Lopatin wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Now it's possible to build DlangUI apps to run in console 
> (Linux, Windows).
> When DlangUI is built with version=USE_CONSOLE (dub 
> subconfiguration "console" for dlangui library) - it works in 
> terminal.
>
> Such feature may be useful, e.g. to run apps on headless 
> devices, or via SSH.
>
> For simple apps, it's enough just to specify dlangui 
> configuration console. No additional changes required.
>
> If custom themes are used, additional theme files prefixed with 
> "console_" are to be created.
> If custom embedded resources are used, create additional 
> resource list file, with "console_" prefix.
>
> Margins, padding, size values if specified in pixels are to be 
> changed.
> Hint: use points or EMs for such values to get them working 
> universally on both console and GUI.
>
> If images/icons are used, and still needed in console mode, you 
> may need to create ASCII art like text image files (.tim 
> extension).

Screenshot of DlangIDE working in console:

http://i68.tinypic.com/2hrmkup.png