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Writing Programs Using `newt`

Erik Troan, <ewt@redhat.com>

v0.31, 2003-Jan-06

The newt windowing system is a terminal-based window and widget library designed for writing applications with a simple, but user-friendly, interface. While newt is not intended to provide the rich feature set advanced applications may require, it has proven to be flexible enough for a wide range of applications (most notably, Red Hat's installation process). This tutorial explains the design philosophy behind newt and how to use newt from your programs.