From: Alex Gutteridge <alexg@...>
Date: 2012-08-29T17:54:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Can I do this with Ruby and sqlite alone?

On 29.08.2012 09:41, Kaye Ng wrote:
> Jan E. wrote in post #1073735:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Yes, you can do that very well with Ruby and SQLite. However, if you
>> have critical data or lots of data, you should consider using a full
>> featured database system like PostgreSQL.
>
> Thanks guys.  Hi Jan, are you sure I can do that with Ruby and 
> SQLite?
> Then how can I make the blue-colored screen, borders, pull-down 
> menus,
> etc.
> The book I'm reading doesn't delve into that stuff, so I thought Ruby
> alone would not be adequate. Maybe you can suggest a book?
>
> Thank you.

To read between the lines slightly, I think you are asking the age old 
question of how to make a (graphical) user interface. As suggested, if 
you really want a terminal based ui the ncurses would be the way, but 
unless terminal access is a specific requirement you will probably find 
it easier going to use one of the many gui toolkits (just Google) or a 
web framework (of which there are many - again just Google). I agree 
with Jan that Rails is probably a bit heavy for what you've shown in the 
screenshot, but really it would depend on the precise requirements of 
the project (and the data model behind the ui).

-- 
Alex Gutteridge