[Feature]: addColumn (instead of double or quad)

[exetico]

What do you want?

Allow columns, too. Like used in Bootstrap's Grid-system (Columns, rows) to give the dev better options on how to setup a given layout. I'd also like to control, if the "Logs" should be be rendered in a specific column or row.

Why do you want it?

It would enable the dev to generate GUI-elements, instead of having to force the design in a "double" or "quad" layout.

How do you implement it?

Two rows, each with two columns:

Yes, that's actually a QuadLayout, but done manually.

I'd also like it to support two "horizontal views", where the first one contains two rows, and no. 2 is a single big one:

Another solution would be to just support a "triple` layout, maybe two (one for 100% left colum height, and one for 100 right column height - like the example).

Also, just to add it:
Personally I had a hard find spotting the "quad" option. Maybe I just missed the example, but after i noticed [https://github.com/Elius94/console-gui-tools/blob/main/docs/QuadLayout.md) in the docs, I though.... The quad-option must be part of the "type" on ConsoleGuiOptions, and luckily it was.

I understand that the addColumn doesnt really fit into the current solution, if I understand the code-base correctly, so the other alternative with two new Layouts would be a good alternative. Maybe even just one, and a "mirror" function (but that's not that logical, for most users).
Yet another take would be to just allow one to be stretched to 100% height, and tell the user to set the proper pageRatio (Like [[0.3, 0.7],[0.3, 0.7]] , where page 2 (1) is defined with 100% height). But right now, I even struggle to find the function to render a 100% height ConsoleManager.

I'm new to the console-gui-tools, but I've looked at terminal-kit (node), and solutions like urwid (python) and bash solutions like whiptail / dialog and a few others. But console-gui-tools looks very great! In urwid I find myself using way too much time creating simple GUI changes, instead of the functions behind it.

Are you interested in developing this feature?

• Yes, I am interested in developing this feature
• No, I am not interested in developing this feature

[exetico]

I can see there's a triple option for type, but it looks like it's "just" rendering three "pages" after each other (vertical, like rows). I tried it in ConsoleManager where it's just throwing a error with setPage

TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'setPage')
    at file:///Users/user/Documents/git/node_terminal_flash_tool/node_modules/console-gui-tools/dist/esm/ConsoleGui.mjs:27:73344
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
    at mt.setPages (file:///Users/user/Documents/git/node_terminal_flash_tool/node_modules/console-gui-tools/dist/esm/ConsoleGui.mjs:27:73244)
    at y.setPages (file:///Users/user/Documents/git/node_terminal_flash_tool/node_modules/console-gui-tools/dist/esm/ConsoleGui.mjs:27:83818)
    at y.updateLayout (file:///Users/user/Documents/git/node_terminal_flash_tool/node_modules/console-gui-tools/dist/esm/ConsoleGui.mjs:27:79091)
    at new y (file:///Users/user/Documents/git/node_terminal_flash_tool/node_modules/console-gui-tools/dist/esm/ConsoleGui.mjs:27:78421)
    at file:///Users/user/Documents/git/node_terminal_flash_tool/index.js:30:13
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:185:25)
    at async Promise.all (index 0)
    at async ESMLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:281:24)

Double and quad works as expected. But I guess this comment should be part of another issue... 👌

[Elius94]

Hi! thanks for reporting this issue!
It should be planned to feature list!
I hope to get the time as soon as possible.
Any help is well accepted 👍🏼

[exetico]

While I have your attention, are there any way to force the render to be 100% of my terminal?

So I dont have the space in the buttom, but instead, have all pages to, in total, take up 100% height, even though the content doesn't need it.

So it will always use 100% of the screen?

I've tried to play around with settings and functions, but sadly with no luck.

[Elius94]

Hello!
I've released v3.2.0 that includes "fitHeight" prop in the layout options object. It should solve your secondary issue.
For the main question you hasked. I'll keep in mind but currently I can't spend too much time to this. I hope in autumn to find time.
Thanks

[Elius94]

[exetico]

@Elius94 Thank you for pushing this. I'll check and let you know 😄 .

For the primary request, what did you think about the work-around, where you just add two more layouts, where it's just growing full height, so you dont have to implement the addColumn()?

[Elius94]

I think that DynamicLayout (like your idea) should be a feature for the new major release 4.x.x.
I'll add it to the milestone
Thanks

[exetico]

Thank you Elia!

[exetico]

@Elius94 Im sorry for pinging you again, but I'd just like to ask id you have a milestone public on GitHub?

I didn't manage to find it by myself.
https://github.com/users/Elius94/projects/1

Thank you for the fitHeight prop, which works as expected 😄 !

[Elius94]

https://github.com/Elius94/console-gui-tools/milestone/3

Hi! I've updated the 4.0.0 milestone! I will start the development when some other significant feature requests will be asked.

[exetico]

@Elius94 Thanks 😄 .

One last thing:
I've used the htop example to generate a new Box({}) called Table, as in the htop example.
But I'd like to use the ConsoleManager layout with two or four pages, where I render the Table in one of the pages.

I've tried to run through the examples and docs, but I've not spotted a way to add the table to a specific page (to a PageBuilder, right?).

Is it correct that I can't add a Box inside my PageBuilder, like my Box (table)?

I'm not sure if it's somewhat related to #47.
Fingers crossed that I'm missed something 🤞.

[Elius94]

Yeah! this is the main intent of #47