extern crate crossterm; use crossterm::{style, terminal, AlternateScreen, ClearType, Color, Crossterm, RawScreen}; use std::io::{stdout, Write}; use std::{thread, time}; fn print_wait_screen() { let crossterm = Crossterm::new(); let terminal = crossterm.terminal(); let cursor = crossterm.cursor(); terminal.clear(ClearType::All); cursor.hide(); cursor.goto(0, 0); println!("Welcome to the wait screen."); cursor.goto(0, 1); println!("Please wait a few seconds until we arrive back at the main screen."); cursor.goto(0, 2); println!("Progress:"); cursor.goto(0, 3); // print some progress example. for i in 1..5 { // print the current counter at the line of `Seconds to Go: {counter}` cursor.goto(10, 2); print!( "{}", style(format!("{} of the 5 items processed", i)) .with(Color::Red) .on(Color::Blue) ); stdout().flush(); // 1 second delay thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs(1)); } } pub fn print_wait_screen_on_alternate_window() { // by passing in 'true' the alternate screen will be in raw modes. if let Ok(alternate) = AlternateScreen::to_alternate(true) { print_wait_screen(); } // <- drop alternate screen; this will cause the alternate screen to drop. } fn main() { print_wait_screen_on_alternate_window(); }