Designed the windows and settled with ncurses

ex1.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import curses
+from curses import panel
+
+
+class Menu(object):
+    def __init__(self, items, stdscreen):
+        self.window = stdscreen.subwin(0, 0)
+        self.window.keypad(1)
+        self.panel = panel.new_panel(self.window)
+        self.panel.hide()
+        panel.update_panels()
+
+        self.position = 0
+        self.items = items
+        self.items.append(("exit", "exit"))
+
+    def navigate(self, n):
+        self.position += n
+        if self.position < 0:
+            self.position = 0
+        elif self.position >= len(self.items):
+            self.position = len(self.items) - 1
+
+    def display(self):
+        self.panel.top()
+        self.panel.show()
+        self.window.clear()
+
+        while True:
+            self.window.refresh()
+            curses.doupdate()
+            for index, item in enumerate(self.items):
+                if index == self.position:
+                    mode = curses.A_REVERSE
+                else:
+                    mode = curses.A_NORMAL
+
+                msg = "%d. %s" % (index, item[0])
+                self.window.addstr(1 + index, 1, msg, mode)
+
+            key = self.window.getch()
+
+            if key in [curses.KEY_ENTER, ord("\n")]:
+                if self.position == len(self.items) - 1:
+                    break
+                else:
+                    self.items[self.position][1]()
+
+            elif key == curses.KEY_UP:
+                self.navigate(-1)
+
+            elif key == curses.KEY_DOWN:
+                self.navigate(1)
+
+        self.window.clear()
+        self.panel.hide()
+        panel.update_panels()
+        curses.doupdate()
+
+
+class MyApp(object):
+    def __init__(self, stdscreen):
+        self.screen = stdscreen
+        curses.curs_set(0)
+
+        submenu_items = [("beep", curses.beep), ("flash", curses.flash)]
+        submenu = Menu(submenu_items, self.screen)
+
+        main_menu_items = [
+            ("beep", curses.beep),
+            ("flash", curses.flash),
+            ("submenu", submenu.display),
+        ]
+        main_menu = Menu(main_menu_items, self.screen)
+        main_menu.display()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    curses.wrapper(MyApp)

main.py

@@ -1,48 +1,51 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-from blessed import Terminal
-
-menu = [["login to system"], ["create account"], ["disconnect"]]
+import curses
+from curses import wrapper
 
 
-def display_screen(selection):
-    term = Terminal()
-    term.clear()
 
-    for (idx, m) in enumerate(menu):
-        if idx == selection:
-            print('{t.bold_red_reverse}{title}'.format(t=term, title=m[0]))
-        else:
-            print('{t.normal}{title}'.format(t=term, title=m[0]))
+class MyApp(object):
+	def __init__(self, screen):
+		curses.curs_set(0)
+		curses.init_color(0,0,0,0)
+		screen.box()
+
+		Cols22 = (curses.COLS - 2) * 0.22
+		Cols22 = int(Cols22)
+
+		Cols56 = (curses.COLS - 2) * 0.56
+		Cols56 = int(Cols56) + 1
+
+		Lines = (curses.LINES -2) * 0.95
+		Lines = int(Lines)
+
+		title = "Sparks-Skraps" + "  COLS -> " + str(curses.COLS) + "   LINES -> " + str(Cols56)
+		titlePos = (curses.COLS / 2) - (len(title) / 2)
+
+		screen.addstr(1, int(titlePos), title)
+		screen.refresh()
 
 
-def run_selection(selection):
-    term.green_reverse('Running {}'.format(menu[selection][0]))
+		components = curses.newwin(Lines,Cols22,3,1)
+		components.box()
+		components.addstr(1, 1, "precious components")
+		components.refresh()
+
+		parts = curses.newwin(Lines, Cols22, 3, 1+Cols22)
+		parts.box()
+		parts.addstr(1, 1, "My precious parts")
+		parts.refresh()
+
+		info = curses.newwin(Lines, Cols56, 3, 1+Cols22*2)
+		info.box()
+		info.addstr(1, 1, "My precious info")
+		info.refresh()
 
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    term = Terminal()
-    with term.fullscreen():
-        selection = 0
-        display_screen(selection)
-        selection_inprogress = True
-        with term.cbreak():
-            while selection_inprogress:
-                key = term.inkey()
-                if key.is_sequence:
-                    if key.name == 'KEY_TAB':
-                        selection += 1
-                    if key.name == 'KEY_DOWN':
-                        selection += 1
-                    if key.name == 'KEY_UP':
-                        selection -= 1
-                    if key.name == 'KEY_ENTER':
-                        selection_inprogress = False
-                elif key:
-                    print("got {0}.".format(key))
+		c = screen.getch()
 
-                selection = selection % len(menu)
 
-                display_screen(selection)
 
-    run_selection(selection)
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    curses.wrapper(MyApp)