GLOBAL VARIABLES
This document lists global variables used across the TUI framework.
It is divided into two sections:
A grouped overview for orientation
A complete alphabetical reference table
The alphabetical table is the authoritative source.
GROUPED OVERVIEW
This section provides a conceptual overview of important groups of global variables. Each entry includes a short description to give immediate context. For a complete and authoritative inventory, see the alphabetical reference table below.
Application and Desktop
These variables represent the global application state and the top-level UI containers. They define the structural backbone of a running TUI application.
$application Current application instance
$deskTop Desktop container reference
$menuBar Menu bar reference
$statusLine Status line reference
$pending Pending event objectScreen and Display
These variables describe the current screen configuration, cursor behavior and low-level display state. They are maintained by the screen driver and affect how views are rendered and updated.
$screenWidth Current screen width in characters
$screenHeight Current screen height in characters
$screenMode Active screen mode (color, mono, resolution)
$screenBuffer Internal screen buffer storage
$startupMode Screen mode active at program startup
$startupCursor Cursor state at program startup
$cursorLines Cursor shape definition
$checkSnow Snow check flag for screen output
$clearOnSuspend Clear screen when application is suspended
$hiResScreen High resolution screen mode flagEvent and Input Handling
This group tracks the current input state and supports event processing. Most variables are maintained by the event queue and input drivers.
$curMouse Current mouse state
$lastMouse Previous mouse state
$downMouse Mouse button down state
$downTicks Tick counter since mouse button press
$autoDelay Auto-repeat start delay
$autoTicks Auto-repeat tick counter
$doubleDelay Double-click delay
$repeatDelay Auto-repeat delayMouse Support
These variables reflect the availability and configuration of mouse hardware and drivers. They allow the framework to adapt to different hardware capabilities.
$mouse Mouse driver instance
$mouseEvents Mouse events enabled flag
$mouseReverse Reversed mouse button mapping flag
$buttonCount Number of detected mouse buttons
$handlerInstalled Mouse handler installed flag
$noMouse Mouse hardware unavailable flagDialogs and Text Resources
This group contains shared text resources used by dialogs and message boxes. Centralizing these variables ensures consistent wording across the user interface.
$okText OK button label
$cancelText Cancel button label
$confirmText Confirmation dialog title
$informationText Information dialog title
$warningText Warning dialog title
$errorText Error dialog title
$exitText Exit command labelCOMPLETE ALPHABETICAL REFERENCE
The following table lists all global variables used across the framework, sorted alphabetically by variable name. This table is the authoritative inventory.
Name Module Description
------------------- --------------------- ----------------------------------
%ITEMS TNSCollection Internal collection items storage
@consoleHandle HardwareInfo::Win32 Console handle list
@crInfo HardwareInfo::Win32 Console cursor information
@irBuffer HardwareInfo::Win32 Input record buffer
@sbInfo HardwareInfo::Win32 Screen buffer information
$amText TFileInfoPane AM time indicator
$appPalette TProgram Active application palette index
$application TProgram Current application instance
$autoDelay TEventQueue Auto-repeat start delay
$autoTicks TEventQueue Auto-repeat tick counter
$button TCheckBoxes Checkbox item pattern
$button TRadioButtons Radio button item pattern
$buttonCount THWMouse Number of detected mouse buttons
$cancelText MsgBoxText Cancel button label
$changeDirTitle TChDirDialog Dialog title text
$checkSnow TScreen Snow check flag for screen output
$chdirText TChDirDialog Change directory action label
$clearOnSuspend TScreen Clear screen on suspend flag
$clearText TFileDialog Clear action label
$closeIcon TFrame Close window icon
$commandSetChanged TView Command set modified flag
$confirmText MsgBoxText Confirmation dialog title
$consoleMode HardwareInfo::Win32 Current console mode flags
$ctrlBreakHit TSystemError Ctrl-Break interrupt detected
$curCommandSet TView Current default command set
$curMouse TEventQueue Current mouse state
$cursorLines TScreen Cursor shape definition
$defaultBkgrnd TDeskTop Default desktop background char
$deskTop TProgram Desktop container reference
$dirNameText TChDirDialog Directory name label
$dirTreeText TChDirDialog Directory tree label
$doubleDelay TEventQueue Double-click delay
$downMouse TEventQueue Mouse-down state
$downTicks TEventQueue Ticks since mouse press
$dragIcon TFrame Drag window icon
$drives TDirListBox Drives label text
$drivesText TChDirDialog Drives label
$emptyText TListViewer Empty list placeholder text
$errorAttr TView Error display attribute
$errorText MsgBoxText Error dialog title
$exitText TProgram Exit command label text
$filesText TFileDialog Files section label
$firstDir TDirListBox First directory tree element
$frameChars TFrame Frame drawing characters
$frameChars TMenuView Menu frame drawing characters
$graphics TDirListBox Directory tree graphics characters
$handlerInstalled THWMouse Mouse handler installed flag
$helpText TChDirDialog Help label
$hChars TScrollBar Horizontal scrollbar characters
$hiResScreen TScreen High resolution screen flag
$hintSeparator TStatusLine Hint separator text
$historyBlock HistList History storage reference
$historySize HistList Initial history size
$historyUsed HistList Used history entries count
$icon THistory History indicator icon
$informationText MsgBoxText Information dialog title
$initFrame TFrame Frame initialization table
$insertState HardwareInfo::Win32 Insert/overwrite input mode
$invalidDriveText TFileDialog Invalid drive message
$invalidFileText TFileDialog Invalid file message
$invalidText TChDirDialog Invalid directory message
$lastDir TDirListBox Last directory tree element
$lastMouse TEventQueue Previous mouse state
$leftArrow TInputLine Left overflow indicator
$markers TButton Button marker characters
$menuBar TProgram Menu bar reference
$middleDir TDirListBox Middle directory tree element
$minWinSize TWindow Minimum window size
$months TFileInfoPane Month name list
$mouse TEventQueue Mouse driver instance
$mouseEvents TEventQueue Mouse events enabled flag
$mouseReverse TEventQueue Reversed mouse buttons flag
$noMouse THWMouse Mouse hardware unavailable flag
$okText MsgBoxText OK button label
$okText TChDirDialog OK button label
$okText TFileDialog OK button label
$openText TFileDialog Open action label
$ownerGroup TGroup Current owner group reference
$ownsConsole HardwareInfo::Win32 Console ownership flag
$pathDir TDirListBox Path directory prefix graphics
$pending TProgram Pending event object
$pendingEvent HardwareInfo::Win32 Pending console event indicator
$platform HardwareInfo::Win32 Platform identifier string
$pmText TFileInfoPane PM time indicator
$repeatDelay TEventQueue Auto-repeat delay
$revertText TChDirDialog Revert action label
$rightArrow TInputLine Right overflow indicator
$saveCtrlBreak TSystemError Saved Ctrl-Break state
$screenBuffer TScreen Screen buffer storage
$screenHeight TScreen Screen height in characters
$screenMode TScreen Current screen mode
$screenWidth TScreen Screen width in characters
$shadowAttr TView Shadow attribute
$shadowSize TView Default shadow size
$shadows TButton Button shadow characters
$showMarkers TView Marker visibility flag
$specialChars TView Special navigation characters
$startupCursor TScreen Startup cursor state
$startupMode TScreen Startup screen mode
$statusLine TProgram Status line reference
$tooManyFiles TFileList Too many files message
$unZoomIcon TFrame Unzoom window icon
$vChars TScrollBar Vertical scrollbar characters
$warningText MsgBoxText Warning dialog title
$zoomIcon TFrame Zoom window iconSEE ALSO
TUI::Manual::Reference::Constants, TUI::Manual::Reference::Events, TUI::Manual::Reference::Screen