//! # [Ratatui] Popup example
//! The latest version of this example is available in the [examples] folder in the repository.
//! Please note that the examples are designed to be run against the `main` branch of the Github
//! repository. This means that you may not be able to compile with the latest release version on
//! crates.io, or the one that you have installed locally.
//! See the [examples readme] for more information on finding examples that match the version of the
//! library you are using.
//! [Ratatui]: https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui
//! [examples]: https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui/blob/main/examples
//! [examples readme]: https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui/blob/main/examples/README.md
// See also https://github.com/joshka/tui-popup and
// https://github.com/sephiroth74/tui-confirm-dialog
crossterm::event::{self, Event, KeyCode, KeyEventKind},
layout::{Constraint, Flex, Layout, Rect},
widgets::{Block, Clear, Paragraph, Wrap},
fn main() -> Result<()> {
let terminal = ratatui::init();
let app_result = App::default().run(terminal);
fn run(mut self, mut terminal: DefaultTerminal) -> Result<()> {
terminal.draw(|frame| self.draw(frame))?;
if let Event::Key(key) = event::read()? {
if key.kind == KeyEventKind::Press {
KeyCode::Char('q') => return Ok(()),
KeyCode::Char('p') => self.show_popup = !self.show_popup,
fn draw(&self, frame: &mut Frame) {
let vertical = Layout::vertical([Constraint::Percentage(20), Constraint::Percentage(80)]);
let [instructions, content] = vertical.areas(area);
let text = if self.show_popup {
"Press p to close the popup"
"Press p to show the popup"
let paragraph = Paragraph::new(text.slow_blink())
.wrap(Wrap { trim: true });
frame.render_widget(paragraph, instructions);
let block = Block::bordered().title("Content").on_blue();
frame.render_widget(block, content);
let block = Block::bordered().title("Popup");
let area = popup_area(area, 60, 20);
frame.render_widget(Clear, area); //this clears out the background
frame.render_widget(block, area);
/// helper function to create a centered rect using up certain percentage of the available rect `r`
fn popup_area(area: Rect, percent_x: u16, percent_y: u16) -> Rect {
let vertical = Layout::vertical([Constraint::Percentage(percent_y)]).flex(Flex::Center);
let horizontal = Layout::horizontal([Constraint::Percentage(percent_x)]).flex(Flex::Center);
let [area] = vertical.areas(area);
let [area] = horizontal.areas(area);