Open Source MS-DOS User Interface (UI) Software

A library in C for DOS that allows you to create GUI windows and widgets using ASCII characters in text mode.

One of the hardest things to do when coding with COBOL is translating a screen design into code. The process may take hours, not to say days. In my old BLIS-COBOL, COBOL 74 and COBOL 80 /85 days (and those last 2 had the SCREEN SECTION which helped a lot !), I recall spending a significant amount of time dedicated to that activity. Time that could be used for more productive activities like coding and resolving bugs, for instance. Having said that, I developed a Screen Editor (similar to a Screen Painter, as some tools may call it) which allows the user to create screen layouts (which includes the use of colors) with delimited fields and respective input masks, and finally generate the SCREEN SECTION code that reflects that layout. All of it automatically - no code needed. The idea came from a program I used to use named EDITEL. I have adapted the concept (it was originally built for BLIS COBOL systems) and created a version that does this for GnuCOBOL and Microfocus COBOL. Enjoy !

Mateusz's Saucy Editor (MSEDIT) is a simple editor working in the DOS environment. I decided to write it, because I had been using the Microsoft's EDIT editor for years, without finding any free alternative. Of course, there is plenty of free DOS editors out there, but no one has ever matched my expectations (or should I say, my taste). I guess that's because I had already been "formatted" by the MS editor :-) You will probably notice that MSEDIT is very similar to Microsoft's EDIT. That's a pure coincidence, and there is no connection at all between both of them.

This utility color-codes log files or console output from JBoss, WebLogic, WebSphere, and DAS application servers. Output originating from ATG is also recoginzed and colored appropriately. This utility greatly aids in reading and interpreting log fil

Console GUI library, similar to TurboVision but with support for Win32/DOS

NatWin is a user interface library aimed at bringing advanced UI effects and features to MS-Dos compatible platforms.

This is an advanced user interface for DOS in the C language. Features windowing, menus, data entry fields, file handling, scolling windows, help functions, mouse support, and printing functions. Dress up your C programs or use this for quick hack.

Nevasca is an Open Source Graphical Shell enviroment for FreeDOS. Providing multithreaded execution enviroment, graphical user interface and so on.

"Desktop Environment" for DOS (x86) written in QBasic. Needs QBasic compiler (not included in project).

A small and easy to use framebuffer graphics library