Text user interface

TUI (Text User Interface) is a retronym that was coined sometime after the invention of graphical user interfaces, to distinguish them from text based user interfaces. TUIs are different from command-line interfaces in that, like GUIs, they utilise the entire screen area and do not necessarily provide line-by-line output. However, TUIs only use text and symbols available on a typical text terminal, while GUIs typically use high resolution graphics modes.

TUI under Win32

Today Microsoft Windows includes Win32 console as a convenient interface for TUI programs. However, most console applications under Win32 are command-line tools. One notable full-screen TUI program for Win32 is FAR Manager (a clone of Norton Commander).

Related Topics:
Microsoft Windows - Win32 console - FAR Manager - Norton Commander

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