# PerlVision - A class library to do ANSI graphics and textmode GUI
# By Ashish Gulhati (hash@well.sf.ca.us)
# V.0.1.0
#
# (C) Ashish Gulhati, 1995. All Rights Reserved.
#
# Free electronic distribution permitted. You are free to use
# PerlVision in your own code so long as this copyright message stays
# intact. PerlVision or derived code may not be used in any commercial
# product without my prior written or PGP-signed consent. Please e-mail
# me if you make significant changes, or just want to let me know what
# you're using PerlVision for.


PerlVision is a Perl 5 class library that enables you to implement an
attractive and versatile text-mode interface for your application
programs on Unix. It contains support for most common input elements
as well as for dialog boxes with arbitrary combinations of input
elements.

To use PerlVision you will need at least Perl 5.000, available from
ftp.netlabs.com and prep.ai.mit.edu, among other sites.

The perlvision-0.1.0.tgz file should contain:

pvbasic.pl	- Basic primitives for ANSI screen control, etc.
pvbasic_u.pl	- 'Unoptimized' pvbasic.pl (faster on console)
perlvision.pl	- The class library
perlvision.doc	- Documentation for the library
rap		- (rap ain't pico) A simple text editor as an example
                  of using PerlVision.
COPYING		- The GPL - terms and conditions under which rap (but
		  not the rest of PerlVision) is distributed
README		- This file
IAFA-PACKAGE    - The IETF FTP Archives Working Group standard format 
                  description of PerlVision.

PerlVision is not public domain or copylefted software. You may make
use of it for free as long as the resulting programs are not to be
used for any commercial purpose. _Any_ commercial use of PerlVision
requires my prior consent. If you aren't sure whether a certain use is
'commercial' on 'non-commercial', assume it is commercial and mail me.

If you just want to use RAP, put pvbasic.pl and perlvision.pl in your
Perl lib directory, typically /usr/lib/perl5 or /usr/local/lib/perl5,
put RAP in /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin, change the first line in RAP to
point to where your Perl5 binary is installed, and you're all set. RAP
_is_ copylefted software.


Ashish Gulhati


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