[VT-29] vit; message window

David Patrick on 2013-09-04T02:17:20Z says:

This feature request is for an enhancement to the vit interface, adding an additional information area I'm calling a "message window", although there is probably a better ncurses term for it. This message window can be used for a great number of things, it will take up as much of the list-area as it requires (as long as it leaves enough space for at least one task) and it appears and disappears as needed, between the status-area (bottom) and the listing.

__________________________________________
|vit             Sept 3             shown|
|header__________sync!__________completed|
|report labels___________________________|
|ID listitem1                            |
|ID listitem2                            |
|ID listitem3                            |
|...                                     |
|                                        |
|                                        |
|                                        |
|                                        |
|________________________________________|
|message                                 |
|area                                    |
|________________________________________|
|status/command_area_____________________|

This area could be used for

task verbosity/ messages/ warnings
vit messages (instead of dialogs "leaving" the listing)
key reference card/ help
task cal
"live" info of selected task
"live" task change history
"live" annotation/ Notes:/ linked-text preview
regular status-line (as a single row above the command area)
things I haven't thought of yet

Yes, this is an ambitious idea, requiring some considerable ncurses fu, and I wouldn't expect it to happen right away, but it think it would be a very effective.

(and yes, I snuck in a representation of feature #1357)

tbabej / vit

[VT-29] vit; message window #29