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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

csharp
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);

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