#!/usr/bin/env python
## CURSES BASIC-MAIL GUI 
#   This is the Basic-Mail program, a basic email client written in python
#   with a curses interface.
#
# To Run: Go to the Basic-Mail directory and type "python Basic-Mail.py",
#         without the quotes.
#         If it doesn't open, make sure that the size of the console window
#         is at least 80 x 30 pixels.
##
## Filename: menu.py ##
#   This file contains functions that deal with, guess what, menus!
##

## IMPORTS ##
import curses, curses.ascii, curses.panel  # Curses imports
import traceback, os, sys, select, string  # Random imports
from variables import *  # Imports all variables
from draw import *  # Imports the window drawing functions

## Function: Creates a menu window below the user selected option.
##           Returns the menu window's panel.
def create_menu(list,location):
    x = 2
    y = 2
    height = 0
    width = 0
    for number in list[0][0:location]:
        x +=  len(number) + 2    
    location = (location * 2) + 2
    for number in list[location]:
        if len(number) > width:
            width = len(number)
        height += 1
    width += 2  # Accounts for borders
    height += 1  # Again for borders
    menu_win = curses.newwin(height,width,y,x)
    menu_panel = curses.panel.new_panel(menu_win)
    
    # Begin drawing menu
    y = 0
    x = 0
    draw_borders(menu_win,width,height)
    for number in list[location]:
        menu_win.addstr(y,x+1,number)
        menu_win.addch(y,list[location+1][y]+1,number[list[location+1][y]],\
                       curses.color_pair(3))
        y += 1
    menu_win.refresh()
    return menu_panel