Added menu base.

CompactGraphics/Graphics.cs

@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ public struct SmallRect
         }
         #endregion
         /// <summary>
+        /// Initilise the virtual screen at the currrent cosole dimensions.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Graphics() : this(Console.WindowWidth, Console.WindowHeight)
+        {
+
+        }
+        /// <summary>
         /// Initilises the Virtual screen.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="w">width of the screen</param>

CompactGraphics/Menu.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace CompactGraphics
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A base for Widget Based Menus
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Menu
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The graphics object to link to
+        /// </summary>
+        protected Graphics g;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The list of widgets on page, in draw order.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected List<Widget> onPage;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The numeric status of the menu, used for navigation.
+        /// </summary>
+        public int Status { get { return status; } }
+        protected int status;
+        public Menu()
+        {
+            g = new Graphics(Console.WindowWidth, Console.WindowHeight);
+            onPage = new List<Widget>();
+        }
+        public Menu(Graphics g)
+        {
+            this.g = g;
+            onPage = new List<Widget>();
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Steps to the next frame by adding all the widgets to the current frame.
+        /// DOES NOT PUSH
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual void StepFrame()
+        {
+            foreach (Widget widget in onPage)
+            {
+                widget.Draw(g);
+            }
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Steps to the next frame by adding all the widgets to teh current frame, giving them the users input.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="keyinfo">The input to handle</param>
+        public virtual void StepFrame(ConsoleKeyInfo keyinfo)
+        {
+            foreach (Widget widget in onPage)
+            {
+                widget.Draw(g, keyinfo);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

TestApp/Program.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,23 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
+
+using CompactGraphics;
 namespace TestApp
 {
     class Program
     {
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
+            Graphics graphics = new Graphics();
+
+            //Contunually draw frames
+            while (true)
+            {
+                //draw the frame counter at the top of the screen.
+                graphics.Draw($"Fps: {graphics.Fps}", ConsoleColor.White, 0, 0);
+                //now that all drawing is done, push the frame to the buffer.
+                graphics.pushFrame();
+            }
         }
     }
 }

TestApp/TestApp.csproj

@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="CompactGraphics">
+      <HintPath>..\CompactGraphics\bin\Debug\netstandard2.0\CompactGraphics.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />