Re: dialog vs whiptail

Jim Foltz writes: > I want to use either dialog or whiptail for some installation front ends. > What's the difference between these two programs? dialog is based on ncurses while whiptail is based on newt and slang. whiptail is (almost) completely compatible and offers a few extensions. -- John H

dialog vs whiptail

Hello, I want to use either dialog or whiptail for some installation front ends. What's the difference between these two programs? The man page for whiptail is only a minor rewrite of the dialog man pageq, but I didn't find where it told the differences between them. -- Jim Foltz <[EMAIL PROTECT