Namespace Terminal.Gui.Text

Text processing, formatting, Unicode handling, and autocomplete.

The Text namespace provides text processing, formatting, and Unicode support for Terminal.Gui.

Key Types

• TextFormatter - Text formatting with alignment, wrapping, and hotkey processing
• Rune - Unicode character representation
• TextDirection - Left-to-right and right-to-left text support
• Autocomplete - Text completion suggestions
• CollectionNavigator - Keyboard navigation through collections by typing

Text Features

• Unicode Support - Full Unicode including combining characters and wide glyphs
• Text Alignment - Horizontal (Left, Center, Right, Fill) and vertical alignment
• Word Wrapping - Automatic text wrapping with configurable behavior
• Hotkey Processing - Underlined hotkey characters (_ prefix)
• Measurement - Accurate text width calculation for layout

Example

TextFormatter formatter = new ()
{
    Text = "_Save File",
    Alignment = Alignment.Center,
    VerticalAlignment = Alignment.Center,
    WordWrap = true,
    HotKeySpecifier = (Rune)'_'
};

// Get formatted lines for a given width
List<string> lines = formatter.GetLines (20);

See Also

• Drawing Deep Dive

Classes

RuneExtensions

Extends Rune to support TUI text manipulation.

StringExtensions

Extensions to string to support TUI text manipulation.

TextFormatter

Provides text formatting. Supports HotKeys, horizontal and vertical alignment, text direction, multiple lines, and word-based line wrap.

Enums

TextDirection

Text direction enumeration, controls how text is displayed.