github.com/Valkryst/VTerminal @2025.10.1

This project does not require frequent updates as it is a look and feel for Swing, which is a stable framework. You can assume it works unless otherwise stated.

Table of Contents

• Links
• Installation
  • Gradle
  • Maven
  • sbt
• Media (Screenshots & Videos)
• Supported Components
• Enhanced Components
• Credits & Inspiration

Links

• Discussions/Forum
• Documentation
  • Usage Guide
• Related Projects
  • VTerminalPaletteEditor, which can be used to create or edit custom palettes for use with VTerminal.
  • VTerminalTestGUI, which I use to visually test VTerminal.
  • Chris Reuter's demo, showing how VTerminal can be used with JRuby.
• Performance Tips
• Resolving Compatibility & Render Issues

Installation

VTerminal is hosted on the JitPack package repository which supports Gradle, Maven, and sbt.

Gradle

Add JitPack to your build.gradle at the end of repositories.

allprojects {
    repositories {
        ...
        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
    }
}

Add VTerminal as a dependency.

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.github.Valkryst:VTerminal:2025.10.1'
}

Maven

Add JitPack as a repository.

<repositories>
    <repository>
        <id>jitpack.io</id>
        <url>https://jitpack.io</url>
    </repository>
</repositories>

Add VTerminal as a dependency.

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.Valkryst</groupId>
    <artifactId>VTerminal</artifactId>
    <version>2025.10.1</version>
</dependency>

Scala SBT

Add JitPack as a resolver.

resolvers += "jitpack" at "https://jitpack.io"

Add VTerminal as a dependency.

libraryDependencies += "com.github.Valkryst" % "VTerminal" % "2025.10.1"

Media

Please note that all screenshots and videos will look worse than if you were to run the example GUI yourself. This is primarily due to compression.

Screenshots

• JButton
• JCheckBox
• JLabel
• JLayeredPane
• JPasswordField
• JProgressBar
• JRadioButton
• JScrollPane
• VEditorPane
• VPanel
  • With a blur shader.
• VTextArea
• VTextField
• VTextPane

Videos

• Click-through of the example GUI used for testing VTerminal. This covers most, if not all the supported components.

Supported Components

If there is a component that you'd like VTerminal to support, or if you're experiencing any issues with the supported components, then please feel free to open an issue.

• JButton
• JCheckBox
• JEditorPane
• JLabel
• JPanel
• JPasswordField
• JProgressBar
• JRadioButton
• JScrollPane
• JTextArea
• JTextField
• JTextPane
• JToolTip
• VFrame
  • A subclass of JFrame which allows for easier en/disabling of full screen mode and which has a number of convenience methods.
• VPanel
  • A subclass of JPanel which allows for displaying a 2D grid of characters in which each cell can display a unique fore/background color and code point (Unicode character).

Enhanced Components

Unless otherwise specified, the following components have an overridden paintComponent method which ensures the component is rendered at a higher quality than its default counterpart.

The following image shows a JEditorPane and a VEditorPane side-by-side.

Unfortunately, I was unable to find a fool-proof way of ensuring that all components render with high-quality RenderingHints. If a method is ever discovered, then these classes may be depreciated and/or removed from this repository.

• VEditorPane
• VPasswordField
• VTextArea
• VTextField
• VTextPane

Credits & Inspiration

• Architecture
• Robert Eckstein's "Java SE Application Design With MVC".
• Juri Strumpflohner's "Logical separation with MVC", a follow-up to Eckstein's article.
• Filthy Rich Clients: Developing Animated and Graphical Effects for Desktop Java™ Applications
• Trystan's AsciiPanel.
• VFont
  • The FontGenerator from ZenDarva's AsylumRLE.
  • The FontRenderer from Oddlabs' Tribal Trouble.