message(): New function

2 files changed, 31 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/ui/cli.sh b/src/ui/cli.sh
index b341c9e..369694c 100644
--- a/src/ui/cli.sh
+++ b/src/ui/cli.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 cli_tty=''
+cli_msg=''
 
 cli_init_ui()
 {
@@ -53,6 +54,16 @@ cli_err()
 	printf "Error: ${fmt}\n" "${@}" >"${cli_tty}"
 }
 
+cli_message()
+{
+	local msg="${1}"
+	shift 1
+
+	printf '%s\n\n' "${msg}" >"${cli_tty}"
+
+	return 0
+}
+
 cli_show_menu()
 {
 	local title="${1}"
diff --git a/src/ui/tui.sh b/src/ui/tui.sh
index 4aec0d1..75ef4e6 100644
--- a/src/ui/tui.sh
+++ b/src/ui/tui.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+_tui_msg=''
+
 tui_init_ui()
 {
 	term_init
@@ -33,6 +35,16 @@ tui_exit_ui()
 	term_cooked
 }
 
+tui_message()
+{
+	local msg="${1}"
+	shift 1
+
+	_tui_msg="${msg}"
+
+	return 0
+}
+
 _tui_box()
 {
 	local w=${1}
@@ -43,10 +55,16 @@ _tui_box()
 	local i=
 	local line=''
 
-	# Clear the screen and set the cursor position to center the box.
+	# Reset SGR and clear the screen.
 	term_attr_reset
 	term_clear
-	y=$(expr \( $(term_lines) - ${h} \) / 2 + 1)
+
+	# Write the persistent message (if any).
+	term_cursor_position $(expr $(term_lines) - 1) 3
+	term_write "${_tui_msg}"
+
+	# Set the cursor position to center the box.
+	y=$(expr \( $(term_lines) - ${_tui_msg+3} - ${h} \) / 2 + 1)
 	x=$(expr \( $(term_columns) - ${w} \) / 2 + 1)
 	term_cursor_position ${y} ${x}