Director using MenuDispatch.

director.cpp

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void Director::server_prompt(const std::string &prompt,
 void Director::proxy_activate(void) {
   active = true;  // yes, set keep-alive timer.
   to_server(" "); // start keep-alive timer.
-  
+
   // set other values we need
   talk_direct = false;
   show_client = false;
@@ -174,6 +174,23 @@ void Director::proxy_activate(void) {
   to_client(box.row(output));
   to_client(box.bottom());
 
+  std::shared_ptr<Dispatch> menu = std::make_shared<MenuDispatch>(*this);
+  chain = menu;
+  MenuDispatch *md = static_cast<MenuDispatch *>(&(*menu));
+      md->menu_box_color = "\x1b[1;33;44m";
+    md->menu_text_color = "\x1b[1;37;44m";
+    md->menu_title = "Proxy Menu";
+    md->menu_options_color = "\x1b[1;36;40m";
+
+       md->menu_prompt =
+        "\x1b[0;31;40m\xdb\xb2\xb1\xb0 \x1b[31;40mRED "
+        "\x1b[32;40mGREEN\x1b[30;42m\xdb\xb2\xb1\xb0 \x1b[0m : "; 
+      md->lazy = true;
+       md->menu = {{"A", "Apple"}, {"B", "Blue"}, {"R", "Rabbit"}, {"Z", "ZOOO!"}};
+    md->setNotify([this]() { this->menu_choice(); });
+    menu->activate();
+/*
+  // Using InputDispatch  -- and see have_input
   std::shared_ptr<Dispatch> readline = std::make_shared<InputDispatch>(*this);
   chain = readline;
   InputDispatch *id = static_cast<InputDispatch *>(&(*readline));
@@ -181,6 +198,24 @@ void Director::proxy_activate(void) {
   id->max_length = 15;
   id->setNotify([this]() { this->have_input(); });
   readline->activate();
+*/
+
+}
+
+void Director::menu_choice(void) {
+  MenuDispatch * md = dynamic_cast<MenuDispatch *>(&(*chain));
+  if (md) {
+    if (md->input.empty()) {
+      to_client("Menu aborted.\n\r");
+      proxy_deactivate();
+      return;
+    } else {
+      std::string text = str(boost::format( "Back from Menu [%1%] was selected.\n\r") % md->input);
+      to_client(text);
+
+      md->activate();
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 void Director::have_input(void) {

director.h

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class Director {
   ~Director();
 
   void have_input(void);
+  void menu_choice(void);
   int count;
 
  private:

dispatchers.cpp

@@ -516,6 +516,9 @@ void MenuDispatch::client_input(const std::string &cinput) {
             return;
           }
         }
+        // Erase last character, wasn't an option.
+        to_client("\b \b");
+        input.erase(input.length() - 1);
       }
     }
   }