Hey everyone! I'm working on a school project where we're building a program similar to the kiosks at McDonald's. Our teacher mentioned that the terminal output of our menu should have some kind of design. I'm a bit confused about what kind of 'design' he meant. Does he want us to use dividing lines made from symbols like *, #, , etc.? What are some ideas on how to style the terminal output? If you can, please share some examples! I'm using Java for this project.
4 Answers
If you want to spice it up, learn about VT100 escape codes! For instance, you could clear the terminal and print text in colors with:
```
System.out.println("33[2J33[f33[31mYour Text33[0m");
```
Define constants for easier coding!
You can definitely get creative with text in Java! Try looking into changing text colors and drawing boxes using characters. ASCII art is also a fun option! Consider using ANSI escape codes to add some color as a start.
Check out Box Drawing Characters! They can help you make neat boxes with corners in the terminal. For example, you can use:
```
System.out.println("u2554u2550u2550u2557");
```
Also, look for ANSI codes to implement colors.
Yeah, I think your teacher is suggesting using symbols to make ASCII art tables. Using characters like |, +, and - can help you create nice separators for your menu. Here's a simple example: you can create a box around your text by using these characters.
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