ceo/tui/app.py

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ from queue import SimpleQueue
 
 class App:
     REL_WIDTH_PCT = 60
-    REL_HEIGHT_PCT = 60
+    REL_HEIGHT_PCT = 70
     # On a full-screen (1366x768) gnome-terminal window,
     # I had 168 cols and 36 rows
     WIDTH = int(0.6 * 168)
-    HEIGHT = int(0.6 * 36)
+    HEIGHT = int(0.7 * 36)
 
     def __init__(self, loop, main_widget):
         self.loop = loop

ceo/tui/start.py

@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@ def main():
     main_widget = urwid.Padding(urwid.Text(''), left=2, right=2)
     top = urwid.Overlay(
         main_widget,
-        urwid.SolidFill('\N{MEDIUM SHADE}'),
+        urwid.AttrMap(urwid.SolidFill(' '), 'background'),
         align='center',
         width=('relative', App.REL_WIDTH_PCT),
         valign='middle',
         height=('relative', App.REL_HEIGHT_PCT),
-        # On a full-screen (1366x768) gnome-terminal window,
-        # I had 168 cols and 36 rows
         min_width=App.WIDTH,
         min_height=App.HEIGHT,
     )
@@ -32,6 +30,7 @@ def main():
             ('bold', 'bold', ''),
             ('green', 'light green', ''),
             ('red', 'light red', ''),
+            ('background', 'standout,light cyan', ''),
         ],
         # Disable the mouse (makes it hard to copy text from the screen)
         handle_mouse=False,

ceo/tui/views/WelcomeView.py

@@ -22,14 +22,10 @@ class WelcomeView(ColumnView):
                     on_press=self.controller.get_next_menu_callback(model_class.name),
                 )
                 rows.append((left_col_elem, decorate_button(button)))
-        extra_widgets = [
-            urwid.Divider(),
-            urwid.Text('Press q or Esc to quit')
-        ]
         self.set_rows(
             rows,
             right_col_weight=3,
-            extra_widgets=extra_widgets,
             no_back_button=True,
             no_next_button=True,
         )
+        self.flash_text.set_text('Press q or Esc to quit')

ceo/tui/views/utils.py

@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ def wrap_in_frame(
         body = urwid.Pile([widget, (footer_height, footer)])
     else:
         body = widget
+        if flash_text is not None:
+            flash_text = urwid.WidgetDisable(flash_text)
+            footer = urwid.Filler(flash_text, valign='bottom', bottom=1)
+            body = urwid.Pile([body, (2, footer)])
     header = urwid.Pile([
         urwid.Text(('bold', title), align='center'),
         urwid.Divider()