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retoor 29c489e27a Standalone tai.py: native TUI framework, grouped classes, full suite green
- In-tai.py TUI framework (panels, compositor, z-layers, mouse, focus,
  VT screen, pty sub-terminals, widgets, animation) plus /demo, --demo,
  --demo-shot, tui.md docs, and research/tui-framework-design archive
- Focus safety: Tab/Shift+Tab always cycle, auto-focus prefers
  non-terminals, dialogs restore previous focus on close
- Native Consts/Install/Sandbox/Opencode/SysInfo classes in tai.py;
  module functions delegate so live patches apply; fixes 19 failures
- Retargeted 4 test patches to the real tai.* seams (assertions unchanged)
- Deleted tai_pkg/; tai.py is standalone stdlib-only (bare copy imports)
- AGENTS.md/README.md updated to the standalone architecture
- test_tai.py 320/320 OK, test_seal.py 16/16 OK
2026-10-10 23:45:12 +02:00

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vista-cli TUI frameworks design comparison

Metadata

Field Value
Institute Molodetz Institute — Research & Retrieval Division
Subject tui-framework-design
Document type Source Citation Card
Tier 2
Source title rafael5/vista-cli - docs/tui-frameworks-design.md
Source URL https://github.com/rafael5/vista-cli/blob/HEAD/docs/tui-frameworks-design.md
Source type repository (comparison doc)
Date researched 2026-10-10
Researched by tai (agent), model: Muse Spark, on behalf of retoor
Research method Search aggregator result listing (not independently opened or quoted)
Confidence Not independently verified
Status Active

Why it's here

Surfaced by the Textual-compositor search; a feature matrix across nine TUI frameworks (Textual, Bubble Tea, Ratatui, FTXUI, Notcurses, Brick, Ink, Lanterna, Term.Gui) classifying retained vs declarative architectures — useful orientation, no depth on any one system.

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Date Change
2026-10-10 Logged as consulted-but-not-analyzed.