(10-04-2021, 03:14 AM)nvlr Wrote: Writing a new toolkit to replace QT/GTK entirely since it talks to X11 and Win32 directly. I noticed that I may have bitten off more than I can chew at times, but with enough persistence and help, I can get through it.

That seems interesting. Which tech do you use for that? Which features do you plan to have?

(10-04-2021, 02:08 PM)ckester Wrote: implementing the ncurses API directly on top of X and cutting out the terminal emulation layer with all its archaic escape sequences.

If anyone's already done this or has explored the idea in greater depth, I'd love to hear about it.

Sorry, I have not, but... well, I would start by writing something on top of SDL2 or glfw3 to start with, likely SDL2. The reason is simple: to delay the problems X11 will give you anyway.
Also, I personally do *not* like the curses API, to the point I prefer to use Ecma-48's ref and write my escape sequences myself when I need something.
There are few problems with curses actually.
One thing I don't like is that it mixes low level and high level features in a same lib (moving cursor on particular place and handling of windows/widgets). Would be far better to have 2 separated libraries.
I also do not like it's macro-based API: I try to avoid using macros as much as possible, because this never, really never, helps with long-term maintenance.
I also remember it feels like a bunch of features thrown and hacked together as time passes by, instead of being thought to be a UI library.
I do not remember the other issues I had with it, but those are enough for me to not be willing to use it or anything that tries to clone it.