Cursive::new now takes the backend as argument

.travis.yml

@@ -4,11 +4,5 @@ rust:
     - stable
     - nightly
 script:
-    - cargo build --verbose
-    - cargo test --verbose
-    -
-    - cargo build --verbose --features=pancurses-backend --no-default-features
-    - cargo test --verbose --features=pancurses-backend --no-default-features
-    -
-    - cargo build --verbose --features=termion-backend --no-default-features
-    - cargo test --verbose --features=termion-backend --no-default-features
+    - cargo build --verbose --features "pancurses-backend termion-backend"
+    - cargo test --verbose --features "pancurses-backend termion-backend"

doc/tutorial_1.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use cursive::Cursive;
 use cursive::views::TextView;
 
 fn main() {
-	let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+	let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
 	siv.add_global_callback('q', |s| s.quit());
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ extern crate cursive;
 use cursive::Cursive;
 
 fn main() {
-	let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+	let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
 	siv.run();
 }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ extern crate cursive;
 use cursive::Cursive;
 
 fn main() {
-	let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+	let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
 	siv.add_global_callback('q', |s| s.quit());
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ use cursive::Cursive;
 use cursive::views::TextView;
 
 fn main() {
-	let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+	let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
 	siv.add_global_callback('q', |s| s.quit());
 

doc/tutorial_2.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use cursive::Cursive;
 use cursive::views::Dialog;
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     siv.add_layer(Dialog::text("This is a survey!\nPress <Next> when you're ready.")
         .title("Important survey")
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ extern crate cursive;
 use cursive::Cursive;
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     siv.run();
 }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ use cursive::views::Dialog;
 use cursive::views::TextView;
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     siv.add_layer(Dialog::around(TextView::new("...")));
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ use cursive::Cursive;
 use cursive::views::Dialog;
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     siv.add_layer(Dialog::text("This is a survey!\nPress <Next> when you're ready.")
         .title("Important survey")

doc/tutorial_3.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use cursive::views::{Button, Dialog, DummyView, EditView,
 use cursive::traits::*;
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     let select = SelectView::<String>::new()
         .on_submit(on_submit)

examples/colors.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use cursive::views::Canvas;
 // 256 colors.
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     siv.add_layer(Canvas::new(()).with_draw(draw).fixed_size((20, 10)));
 

examples/dialog.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use cursive::views::{Dialog, TextView};
 
 fn main() {
     // Creates the cursive root - required for every application.
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     // Creates a dialog with a single "Quit" button
     siv.add_layer(

examples/edit.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use cursive::traits::*;
 use cursive::views::{Dialog, EditView, TextView};
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     // Create a dialog with an edit text and a button.
     // The user can either hit the <Ok> button,

examples/hello_world.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use cursive::Cursive;
 use cursive::views::TextView;
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     // We can quit by pressing `q`
     siv.add_global_callback('q', Cursive::quit);

examples/key_codes.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use cursive::traits::*;
 // This is a handy way to check the input received by cursive.
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
     siv.add_layer(KeyCodeView::new(10).full_width().fixed_height(10));
 
     siv.run();

examples/linear.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use cursive::views::{Dialog, DummyView, LinearLayout, TextView};
 // This example uses a LinearLayout to stick multiple views next to each other.
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     // Some description text
     let text = "This is a very simple example of linear layout. Two views \

examples/list_view.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use cursive::views::{Checkbox, Dialog, EditView, LinearLayout, ListView,
 // ListView can be used to build forms, with a list of inputs.
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     siv.add_layer(
         Dialog::new()

examples/logs.rs

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 fn main() {
     // As usual, create the Cursive root
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     // We want to refresh the page even when no input is given.
     siv.set_fps(10);

examples/lorem.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fn main() {
     // Read some long text from a file.
     let content = include_str!("../assets/lorem.txt");
 
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     // We can quit by pressing q
     siv.add_global_callback('q', |s| s.quit());

examples/markup.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use cursive::utils::markup::StyledString;
 use cursive::views::{Dialog, TextView};
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     let mut styled = StyledString::plain("Isn't ");
     styled.append(StyledString::styled("that ", Color::Dark(BaseColor::Red)));

examples/menubar.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 // application.
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     // We'll use a counter to name new files.
     let counter = AtomicUsize::new(1);

examples/mines/main.rs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use cursive::vec::Vec2;
 use cursive::views::{Button, Dialog, LinearLayout, Panel, SelectView};
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     siv.add_layer(
         Dialog::new()

examples/mutation.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use cursive::views::{Dialog, OnEventView, TextView};
 // This example modifies a view after creation.
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     let content = "Press Q to quit the application.\n\nPress P to open the \
                    popup.";

examples/position.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn move_top(c: &mut Cursive, x_in: isize, y_in: isize) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
     siv.set_fps(60);
 
     // We can quit by pressing `q`

examples/progress.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 // "ticked" to indicate progress.
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     // We'll start slowly with a simple start button...
     siv.add_layer(

examples/radio.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use cursive::views::{Dialog, DummyView, LinearLayout, RadioGroup};
 // This example uses radio buttons.
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     // We need to pre-create the groups for our RadioButtons.
     let mut color_group: RadioGroup<String> = RadioGroup::new();

examples/refcell_view.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use cursive::views::{Dialog, EditView, LinearLayout, TextView};
 // This example shows a way to access multiple views at the same time.
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     // Create a dialog with 2 edit fields, and a text view.
     // The text view indicates when the 2 fields content match.

examples/select.rs

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fn main() {
             Some(EventResult::Consumed(None))
         });
 
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     // Let's add a BoxView to keep the list at a reasonable size
     // (it can scroll anyway).

examples/slider.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use cursive::traits::*;
 use cursive::views::{Dialog, SliderView};
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     siv.add_global_callback('q', |s| s.quit());
 

examples/terminal_default.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use cursive::views::TextView;
 // This way, it looks more natural.
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     let theme = custom_theme_from_cursive(&siv);
     siv.set_theme(theme);

examples/text_area.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use cursive::traits::*;
 use cursive::views::{Dialog, EditView, OnEventView, TextArea};
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     // The main dialog will just have a textarea.
     // Its size expand automatically with the content.

examples/theme.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use cursive::Cursive;
 use cursive::views::{Dialog, TextView};
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
     // You can load a theme from a file at runtime for fast development.
     siv.load_theme_file("assets/style.toml").unwrap();
 

examples/theme_manual.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use cursive::theme::{BaseColor, BorderStyle, Color, ColorStyle};
 use cursive::views::{Dialog, EditView, LinearLayout, TextView};
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    let mut siv = Cursive::default();
 
     let layout = LinearLayout::vertical()
         .child(TextView::new("This is a dynamic theme example!"))

src/backend/blt.rs

@@ -15,12 +15,34 @@ enum ColorRole {
     Background,
 }
 
-pub struct Concrete {
+pub struct Backend {
     mouse_position: Vec2,
     buttons_pressed: HashSet<MouseButton>,
 }
 
-impl Concrete {
+impl Backend {
+    pub fn init() -> Box<Self> {
+        terminal::open("Cursive", 80, 24);
+        terminal::set(terminal::config::Window::empty().resizeable(true));
+        terminal::set(vec![
+            terminal::config::InputFilter::Group {
+                group: terminal::config::InputFilterGroup::Keyboard,
+                both: false,
+            },
+            terminal::config::InputFilter::Group {
+                group: terminal::config::InputFilterGroup::Mouse,
+                both: true,
+            },
+        ]);
+
+        let c = Backend {
+            mouse_position: Vec2::zero(),
+            buttons_pressed: HashSet::new(),
+        };
+
+        Box::new(c)
+    }
+
     fn blt_keycode_to_ev(
         &mut self, kc: KeyCode, shift: bool, ctrl: bool
     ) -> Event {
@@ -144,29 +166,7 @@ impl Concrete {
     }
 }
 
-impl backend::Backend for Concrete {
-    fn init() -> Box<Self> {
-        terminal::open("Cursive", 80, 24);
-        terminal::set(terminal::config::Window::empty().resizeable(true));
-        terminal::set(vec![
-            terminal::config::InputFilter::Group {
-                group: terminal::config::InputFilterGroup::Keyboard,
-                both: false,
-            },
-            terminal::config::InputFilter::Group {
-                group: terminal::config::InputFilterGroup::Mouse,
-                both: true,
-            },
-        ]);
-
-        let c = Concrete {
-            mouse_position: Vec2::zero(),
-            buttons_pressed: HashSet::new(),
-        };
-
-        Box::new(c)
-    }
-
+impl backend::Backend for Backend {
     fn finish(&mut self) {
         terminal::close();
     }

src/backend/curses/mod.rs

@@ -3,14 +3,10 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use theme::{BaseColor, Color};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "ncurses")]
-mod n;
-#[cfg(feature = "ncurses")]
-pub use self::n::*;
+pub mod n;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "pancurses")]
-mod pan;
-#[cfg(feature = "pancurses")]
-pub use self::pan::*;
+pub mod pan;
 
 fn split_i32(code: i32) -> Vec<u8> {
     (0..4).map(|i| ((code >> (8 * i)) & 0xFF) as u8).collect()

src/backend/curses/n.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use theme::{Color, ColorPair, Effect};
 use utf8;
 use vec::Vec2;
 
-pub struct Concrete {
+pub struct Backend {
     current_style: Cell<ColorPair>,
     pairs: RefCell<HashMap<ColorPair, i16>>,
 
@@ -21,7 +21,56 @@ pub struct Concrete {
     event_queue: Vec<Event>,
 }
 
-impl Concrete {
+impl Backend {
+    pub fn init() -> Box<backend::Backend> {
+        // Change the locale.
+        // For some reasons it's mandatory to get some UTF-8 support.
+        ncurses::setlocale(ncurses::LcCategory::all, "");
+
+        // The delay is the time ncurses wait after pressing ESC
+        // to see if it's an escape sequence.
+        // Default delay is way too long. 25 is imperceptible yet works fine.
+        ::std::env::set_var("ESCDELAY", "25");
+
+        ncurses::initscr();
+        ncurses::keypad(ncurses::stdscr(), true);
+
+        // This disables mouse click detection,
+        // and provides 0-delay access to mouse presses.
+        ncurses::mouseinterval(0);
+        // Listen to all mouse events.
+        ncurses::mousemask(
+            (ncurses::ALL_MOUSE_EVENTS | ncurses::REPORT_MOUSE_POSITION)
+                as mmask_t,
+            None,
+        );
+        ncurses::noecho();
+        ncurses::cbreak();
+        ncurses::start_color();
+        // Pick up background and text color from the terminal theme.
+        ncurses::use_default_colors();
+        // No cursor
+        ncurses::curs_set(ncurses::CURSOR_VISIBILITY::CURSOR_INVISIBLE);
+
+        // This asks the terminal to provide us with mouse drag events
+        // (Mouse move when a button is pressed).
+        // Replacing 1002 with 1003 would give us ANY mouse move.
+        print!("\x1B[?1002h");
+        stdout().flush().expect("could not flush stdout");
+
+        let c = Backend {
+            current_style: Cell::new(ColorPair::from_256colors(0, 0)),
+            pairs: RefCell::new(HashMap::new()),
+
+            last_mouse_button: None,
+            event_queue: Vec::new(),
+
+            key_codes: initialize_keymap(),
+        };
+
+        Box::new(c)
+    }
+
     /// Save a new color pair.
     fn insert_color(
         &self, pairs: &mut HashMap<ColorPair, i16>, pair: ColorPair
@@ -149,56 +198,7 @@ impl Concrete {
     }
 }
 
-impl backend::Backend for Concrete {
-    fn init() -> Box<Self> {
-        // Change the locale.
-        // For some reasons it's mandatory to get some UTF-8 support.
-        ncurses::setlocale(ncurses::LcCategory::all, "");
-
-        // The delay is the time ncurses wait after pressing ESC
-        // to see if it's an escape sequence.
-        // Default delay is way too long. 25 is imperceptible yet works fine.
-        ::std::env::set_var("ESCDELAY", "25");
-
-        ncurses::initscr();
-        ncurses::keypad(ncurses::stdscr(), true);
-
-        // This disables mouse click detection,
-        // and provides 0-delay access to mouse presses.
-        ncurses::mouseinterval(0);
-        // Listen to all mouse events.
-        ncurses::mousemask(
-            (ncurses::ALL_MOUSE_EVENTS | ncurses::REPORT_MOUSE_POSITION)
-                as mmask_t,
-            None,
-        );
-        ncurses::noecho();
-        ncurses::cbreak();
-        ncurses::start_color();
-        // Pick up background and text color from the terminal theme.
-        ncurses::use_default_colors();
-        // No cursor
-        ncurses::curs_set(ncurses::CURSOR_VISIBILITY::CURSOR_INVISIBLE);
-
-        // This asks the terminal to provide us with mouse drag events
-        // (Mouse move when a button is pressed).
-        // Replacing 1002 with 1003 would give us ANY mouse move.
-        print!("\x1B[?1002h");
-        stdout().flush().expect("could not flush stdout");
-
-        let c = Concrete {
-            current_style: Cell::new(ColorPair::from_256colors(0, 0)),
-            pairs: RefCell::new(HashMap::new()),
-
-            last_mouse_button: None,
-            event_queue: Vec::new(),
-
-            key_codes: initialize_keymap(),
-        };
-
-        Box::new(c)
-    }
-
+impl backend::Backend for Backend {
     fn screen_size(&self) -> (usize, usize) {
         let mut x: i32 = 0;
         let mut y: i32 = 0;

src/backend/curses/pan.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::io::{stdout, Write};
 use theme::{Color, ColorPair, Effect};
 use vec::Vec2;
 
-pub struct Concrete {
+pub struct Backend {
     // Used
     current_style: Cell<ColorPair>,
     pairs: RefCell<HashMap<ColorPair, i32>>,
@@ -24,7 +24,41 @@ pub struct Concrete {
     window: pancurses::Window,
 }
 
-impl Concrete {
+impl Backend {
+    pub fn init() -> Box<Self> {
+        ::std::env::set_var("ESCDELAY", "25");
+
+        let window = pancurses::initscr();
+        window.keypad(true);
+        pancurses::noecho();
+        pancurses::cbreak();
+        pancurses::start_color();
+        pancurses::use_default_colors();
+        pancurses::curs_set(0);
+        pancurses::mouseinterval(0);
+        pancurses::mousemask(
+            pancurses::ALL_MOUSE_EVENTS | pancurses::REPORT_MOUSE_POSITION,
+            ::std::ptr::null_mut(),
+        );
+
+        // This asks the terminal to provide us with mouse drag events
+        // (Mouse move when a button is pressed).
+        // Replacing 1002 with 1003 would give us ANY mouse move.
+        print!("\x1B[?1002h");
+        stdout().flush().expect("could not flush stdout");
+
+        let c = Backend {
+            current_style: Cell::new(ColorPair::from_256colors(0, 0)),
+            pairs: RefCell::new(HashMap::new()),
+            window: window,
+            last_mouse_button: None,
+            event_queue: Vec::new(),
+            key_codes: initialize_keymap(),
+        };
+
+        Box::new(c)
+    }
+
     /// Save a new color pair.
     fn insert_color(
         &self, pairs: &mut HashMap<ColorPair, i32>, pair: ColorPair
@@ -132,41 +166,7 @@ impl Concrete {
     }
 }
 
-impl backend::Backend for Concrete {
-    fn init() -> Box<Self> {
-        ::std::env::set_var("ESCDELAY", "25");
-
-        let window = pancurses::initscr();
-        window.keypad(true);
-        pancurses::noecho();
-        pancurses::cbreak();
-        pancurses::start_color();
-        pancurses::use_default_colors();
-        pancurses::curs_set(0);
-        pancurses::mouseinterval(0);
-        pancurses::mousemask(
-            pancurses::ALL_MOUSE_EVENTS | pancurses::REPORT_MOUSE_POSITION,
-            ::std::ptr::null_mut(),
-        );
-
-        // This asks the terminal to provide us with mouse drag events
-        // (Mouse move when a button is pressed).
-        // Replacing 1002 with 1003 would give us ANY mouse move.
-        print!("\x1B[?1002h");
-        stdout().flush().expect("could not flush stdout");
-
-        let c = Concrete {
-            current_style: Cell::new(ColorPair::from_256colors(0, 0)),
-            pairs: RefCell::new(HashMap::new()),
-            window: window,
-            last_mouse_button: None,
-            event_queue: Vec::new(),
-            key_codes: initialize_keymap(),
-        };
-
-        Box::new(c)
-    }
-
+impl backend::Backend for Backend {
     fn screen_size(&self) -> (usize, usize) {
         let (y, x) = self.window.get_max_yx();
         (x as usize, y as usize)

src/backend/dummy.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+//! Dummy backend
+use backend;
+use theme;
+use event;
+
+pub struct Backend;
+
+impl Backend {
+    pub fn init() -> Box<backend::Backend>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        Box::new(Backend)
+    }
+}
+
+impl backend::Backend for Backend {
+    fn finish(&mut self) {}
+
+    fn refresh(&mut self) {}
+
+    fn has_colors(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
+    fn screen_size(&self) -> (usize, usize) {
+        (1, 1)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_event(&mut self) -> event::Event {
+        event::Event::Exit
+    }
+
+    fn print_at(&self, _: (usize, usize), _: &str) {}
+
+    fn clear(&self, _: theme::Color) {}
+
+    fn set_refresh_rate(&mut self, _: u32) {}
+
+    // This sets the Colours and returns the previous colours
+    // to allow you to set them back when you're done.
+    fn set_color(&self, colors: theme::ColorPair) -> theme::ColorPair {
+        colors
+    }
+
+    fn set_effect(&self, _: theme::Effect) {}
+    fn unset_effect(&self, _: theme::Effect) {}
+}

src/backend/mod.rs

@@ -1,22 +1,20 @@
 use event;
 use theme;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "termion")]
-mod termion;
-#[cfg(feature = "bear-lib-terminal")]
-mod blt;
-#[cfg(any(feature = "ncurses", feature = "pancurses"))]
-mod curses;
+pub mod dummy;
 
-#[cfg(feature = "bear-lib-terminal")]
-pub use self::blt::*;
-#[cfg(any(feature = "ncurses", feature = "pancurses"))]
-pub use self::curses::*;
+/// Backend using the pure-rust termion library.
 #[cfg(feature = "termion")]
-pub use self::termion::*;
+pub mod termion;
+
+/// Backend using BearLibTerminal
+#[cfg(feature = "bear-lib-terminal")]
+pub mod blt;
+
+#[cfg(any(feature = "ncurses", feature = "pancurses"))]
+pub mod curses;
 
 pub trait Backend {
-    fn init() -> Box<Self> where Self: Sized;
     // TODO: take `self` by value?
     // Or implement Drop?
     fn finish(&mut self);

src/backend/termion.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use std::thread;
 use theme;
 use vec::Vec2;
 
-pub struct Concrete {
+pub struct Backend {
     terminal: AlternateScreen<MouseTerminal<RawTerminal<Stdout>>>,
     current_style: Cell<theme::ColorPair>,
     input: chan::Receiver<TEvent>,
@@ -56,7 +56,39 @@ impl Effectable for theme::Effect {
     }
 }
 
-impl Concrete {
+impl Backend {
+    pub fn init() -> Box<Self> {
+        print!("{}", termion::cursor::Hide);
+
+        let resize = chan_signal::notify(&[chan_signal::Signal::WINCH]);
+
+        // TODO: lock stdout
+        let terminal = AlternateScreen::from(MouseTerminal::from(
+            ::std::io::stdout().into_raw_mode().unwrap(),
+        ));
+
+        let (sender, receiver) = chan::async();
+
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            for key in ::std::io::stdin().events() {
+                if let Ok(key) = key {
+                    sender.send(key)
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        let c = Backend {
+            terminal: terminal,
+            current_style: Cell::new(theme::ColorPair::from_256colors(0, 0)),
+            input: receiver,
+            resize: resize,
+            timeout: None,
+            last_button: None,
+        };
+
+        Box::new(c)
+    }
+
     fn apply_colors(&self, colors: theme::ColorPair) {
         with_color(&colors.front, |c| print!("{}", tcolor::Fg(c)));
         with_color(&colors.back, |c| print!("{}", tcolor::Bg(c)));
@@ -136,39 +168,7 @@ impl Concrete {
     }
 }
 
-impl backend::Backend for Concrete {
-    fn init() -> Box<Self> {
-        print!("{}", termion::cursor::Hide);
-
-        let resize = chan_signal::notify(&[chan_signal::Signal::WINCH]);
-
-        // TODO: lock stdout
-        let terminal = AlternateScreen::from(MouseTerminal::from(
-            ::std::io::stdout().into_raw_mode().unwrap(),
-        ));
-
-        let (sender, receiver) = chan::async();
-
-        thread::spawn(move || {
-            for key in ::std::io::stdin().events() {
-                if let Ok(key) = key {
-                    sender.send(key)
-                }
-            }
-        });
-
-        let c = Concrete {
-            terminal: terminal,
-            current_style: Cell::new(theme::ColorPair::from_256colors(0, 0)),
-            input: receiver,
-            resize: resize,
-            timeout: None,
-            last_button: None,
-        };
-
-        Box::new(c)
-    }
-
+impl backend::Backend for Backend {
     fn finish(&mut self) {
         print!("{}{}", termion::cursor::Show, termion::cursor::Goto(1, 1));
         print!(

src/cursive.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use backend;
-use backend::Backend;
 use direction;
 use event::{Callback, Event, EventResult};
 use printer::Printer;
@@ -33,6 +32,34 @@ impl<F: FnOnce(&mut Cursive) -> () + Send> CbFunc for F {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "termion")]
+impl Default for Cursive {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::termion()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "termion"), feature = "pancurses"))]
+impl Default for Cursive {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::pancurses()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "termion"), not(feature = "pancurses"), feature = "bear-lib-terminal"))]
+impl Default for Cursive {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::blt()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "termion"), not(feature = "pancurses"), not(feature = "bear-lib-terminal"), feature = "ncurses"))]
+impl Default for Cursive {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::ncurses()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Central part of the cursive library.
 ///
 /// It initializes ncurses on creation and cleans up on drop.
@@ -60,13 +87,9 @@ pub struct Cursive {
     cb_sink: mpsc::Sender<Box<CbFunc>>,
 }
 
-new_default!(Cursive);
-
 impl Cursive {
     /// Creates a new Cursive root, and initialize the back-end.
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
-        let backend = backend::Concrete::init();
-
+    pub fn new(backend: Box<backend::Backend>) -> Self {
         let theme = theme::load_default();
         // theme.activate(&mut backend);
         // let theme = theme::load_theme("assets/style.toml").unwrap();
@@ -87,6 +110,37 @@ impl Cursive {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Creates a new Cursive root using a ncurses backend.
+    #[cfg(feature = "ncurses")]
+    pub fn ncurses() -> Self {
+        Self::new(backend::curses::n::Backend::init())
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new Cursive root using a pancurses backend.
+    #[cfg(feature = "pancurses")]
+    pub fn pancurses() -> Self {
+        Self::new(backend::curses::pan::Backend::init())
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new Cursive root using a termion backend.
+    #[cfg(feature = "termion")]
+    pub fn termion() -> Self {
+        Self::new(backend::termion::Backend::init())
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new Cursive root using a bear-lib-terminal backend.
+    #[cfg(feature = "bear-lib-terminal")]
+    pub fn blt() -> Self {
+        Self::new(backend::blt::Backend::init())
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new Cursive root using a dummy backend.
+    ///
+    /// Nothing will be output. This is mostly here for tests.
+    pub fn dummy() -> Self {
+        Self::new(backend::dummy::Backend::init())
+    }
+
     /// Returns a sink for asynchronous callbacks.
     ///
     /// Returns the sender part of a channel, that allows to send
@@ -100,11 +154,11 @@ impl Cursive {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// ```rust
     /// # extern crate cursive;
     /// # use cursive::*;
     /// # fn main() {
-    /// let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    /// let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
     /// siv.set_fps(10);
     ///
     /// // quit() will be called during the next event cycle
@@ -136,7 +190,7 @@ impl Cursive {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// ```rust
     /// # extern crate cursive;
     /// #
     /// # use cursive::{Cursive, event};
@@ -145,7 +199,7 @@ impl Cursive {
     /// # use cursive::menu::*;
     /// #
     /// # fn main() {
-    /// let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    /// let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
     ///
     /// siv.menubar()
     ///    .add_subtree("File",
@@ -289,13 +343,13 @@ impl Cursive {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// ```rust
     /// # extern crate cursive;
     /// # use cursive::{Cursive, views, view};
     /// # use cursive::traits::*;
     /// # fn main() {
     /// fn main() {
-    ///     let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    ///     let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
     ///
     ///     siv.add_layer(views::TextView::new("Text #1").with_id("text"));
     ///
@@ -327,12 +381,12 @@ impl Cursive {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// ```rust
     /// # extern crate cursive;
     /// # use cursive::{Cursive, views};
     /// # use cursive::traits::*;
     /// # fn main() {
-    /// let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    /// let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
     ///
     /// siv.add_layer(views::TextView::new("Text #1")
     ///                               .with_id("text"));
@@ -360,10 +414,10 @@ impl Cursive {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// ```rust
     /// # use cursive::Cursive;
     /// # use cursive::views::{TextView, ViewRef};
-    /// # let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    /// # let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
     /// use cursive::traits::Identifiable;
     ///
     /// siv.add_layer(TextView::new("foo").with_id("id"));
@@ -400,11 +454,11 @@ impl Cursive {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// ```rust
     /// # extern crate cursive;
     /// # use cursive::*;
     /// # fn main() {
-    /// let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    /// let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
     ///
     /// siv.add_global_callback('q', |s| s.quit());
     /// # }
@@ -423,11 +477,11 @@ impl Cursive {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// ```rust
     /// # extern crate cursive;
     /// # use cursive::*;
     /// # fn main() {
-    /// let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    /// let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
     ///
     /// siv.add_global_callback('q', |s| s.quit());
     /// siv.clear_global_callbacks('q');
@@ -445,11 +499,11 @@ impl Cursive {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// ```rust
     /// # extern crate cursive;
     /// # use cursive::*;
     /// # fn main() {
-    /// let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    /// let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
     ///
     /// siv.add_layer(views::TextView::new("Hello world!"));
     /// # }

src/lib.rs

@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@
 //!
 //! ## Examples
 //!
-//! ```no_run
+//! ```rust
 //! extern crate cursive;
 //!
 //! use cursive::Cursive;
 //! use cursive::views::TextView;
 //!
 //! fn main() {
-//!     let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+//!     let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
 //!
 //!     siv.add_layer(TextView::new("Hello World!\nPress q to quit."));
 //!

src/printer.rs

@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ impl<'a> Printer<'a> {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```no_run
+    /// ```rust
     /// # use cursive::Printer;
     /// # use cursive::theme;
-    /// # use cursive::backend::{self, Backend};
-    /// # let b: Box<Backend> = backend::Concrete::init();
+    /// # use cursive::backend;
+    /// # let b = backend::dummy::Backend::init();
     /// # let t = theme::load_default();
     /// # let printer = Printer::new((6,4), &t, &b);
     /// printer.with_color(theme::ColorStyle::highlight(), |printer| {
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ impl<'a> Printer<'a> {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```no_run
+    /// ```rust
     /// # use cursive::Printer;
     /// # use cursive::theme;
-    /// # use cursive::backend::{self, Backend};
-    /// # let b: Box<Backend> = backend::Concrete::init();
+    /// # use cursive::backend;
+    /// # let b = backend::dummy::Backend::init();
     /// # let t = theme::load_default();
     /// # let printer = Printer::new((6,4), &t, &b);
     /// printer.print_box((0,0), (6,4), false);

src/view/identifiable.rs

@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ pub trait Identifiable: View + Sized {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// ```rust
     /// # use cursive::Cursive;
     /// # use cursive::views::TextView;
     /// # use cursive::view::Boxable;
     /// use cursive::view::Identifiable;
     ///
-    /// let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+    /// let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
     /// siv.add_layer(
     ///     TextView::new("foo")
     ///         .with_id("text")

src/view/scroll.rs

@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@ impl ScrollBase {
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
-    /// ```no_run
+    /// ```rust
     /// # use cursive::view::ScrollBase;
     /// # use cursive::Printer;
     /// # use cursive::theme;
-    /// # use cursive::backend::{self, Backend};
+    /// # use cursive::backend;
     /// # let scrollbase = ScrollBase::new();
-    /// # let b: Box<Backend> = backend::Concrete::init();
+    /// # let b = backend::dummy::Backend::init();
     /// # let t = theme::load_default();
     /// # let printer = Printer::new((5,1), &t, &b);
     /// # let printer = &printer;

src/view/view_wrapper.rs

@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ impl<T: ViewWrapper> View for T {
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
-/// ```no_run
+/// ```rust
 /// # #[macro_use] extern crate cursive;
 /// # use cursive::view::{View,ViewWrapper};
 /// struct FooView<T: View> {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ macro_rules! wrap_impl {
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
-/// ```no_run
+/// ```rust
 /// # #[macro_use] extern crate cursive;
 /// # use cursive::view::{View,ViewWrapper};
 /// struct FooView<T: View> {

src/views/edit_view.rs

@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ pub type OnSubmit = Fn(&mut Cursive, &str);
 ///
 /// [1]: https://github.com/gyscos/Cursive/blob/master/examples/edit.rs
 ///
-/// ```no_run
+/// ```rust
 /// # extern crate cursive;
 /// # use cursive::Cursive;
 /// # use cursive::traits::*;
 /// # use cursive::views::{Dialog, EditView, TextView};
 /// # fn main() {
-/// let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+/// let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
 ///
 /// // Create a dialog with an edit text and a button.
 /// // The user can either hit the <Ok> button,

src/views/select_view.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use views::MenuPopup;
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
-/// ```no_run
+/// ```rust
 /// # extern crate cursive;
 /// # use cursive::Cursive;
 /// # use cursive::views::{SelectView, Dialog, TextView};
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ use views::MenuPopup;
 ///                     .button("Quit", |s| s.quit()));
 /// });
 ///
-/// let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+/// let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
 /// siv.add_layer(Dialog::around(time_select)
 ///                      .title("How long is your wait?"));
 /// # }

src/views/text_view.rs

@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ impl TextContentInner {
 ///
 /// # Examples
 ///
-/// ```rust,no_run
+/// ```rust
 /// # use cursive::Cursive;
 /// # use cursive::views::TextView;
-/// let mut siv = Cursive::new();
+/// let mut siv = Cursive::dummy();
 ///
 /// siv.add_layer(TextView::new("Hello world!"));
 /// ```