diff --git a/console-gui.py b/console-gui.py
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+import curses
+from curses import wrapper
+from curses.textpad import Textbox, rectangle
+from enum import Enum
+# doc: https://docs.python.org/3/howto/curses.html, https://docs.python.org/3/library/curses.html#module-curses.textpad
+CYAN_MAGENTA = 1
+RED_BLACK = 2
+MAGENTA_CYAN = 3
+YELLOW_BLACK = 4
+WHITE_BLUE = 5
+
+class Project:
+    def __init__(self, title: str):
+        self.title = title
+        self.tasks = []
+    
+    def addTask(self, task):
+        self.tasks.append(task)
+    
+    def removeTask(self, task):
+        self.tasks.remove(task)
+
+class Task:
+    def __init__(self,name: str,desc=""):
+        self.name = name
+        self.status = Status.IDLE
+
+class Status(Enum):
+    DONE = 1
+    WORKING = 2
+    IDLE = 3
+
+def get_x_pos_center(text: str):
+    return curses.COLS // 2 - len(text) // 2
+
+def draw_menu(stdscr, projects: list, idx: int):
+    menu_width = 20
+    # draw line
+    stdscr.attron(curses.color_pair(RED_BLACK))
+    stdscr.vline(0, menu_width, curses.ACS_VLINE, stdscr.getmaxyx()[0] - 1)
+    stdscr.attroff(curses.color_pair(RED_BLACK))
+
+    # draw project title
+    title = "PROJECTS"
+    title_start = menu_width // 2 - len(title) // 2
+    stdscr.attron(curses.color_pair(YELLOW_BLACK) | curses.A_REVERSE)
+    stdscr.addstr(0,0," " * (title_start-1))
+    stdscr.addstr(0, title_start-1, title)
+    stdscr.addstr(0, len(title) + title_start - 1, " " * (menu_width - (len(title) + title_start)))
+    stdscr.attroff(curses.color_pair(YELLOW_BLACK) | curses.A_REVERSE)
+
+    # draw projects
+    y = 1
+    for i, project in enumerate(projects):
+        if i == idx:
+            stdscr.addstr(y, 0, project.title,curses.A_REVERSE)
+        else:    
+            stdscr.addstr(y, 0, project.title)
+        y = y + 1
+
+def main(stdscr):
+
+    """
+    COLOR_BLACK
+    COLOR_RED
+    COLOR_GREEN
+    COLOR_YELLOW
+    COLOR_BLUE
+    COLOR_MAGENTA
+    COLOR_CYAN
+    COLOR_WHITE
+    """
+
+    curses.init_pair(1, curses.COLOR_CYAN, curses.COLOR_MAGENTA)
+    curses.init_pair(2, curses.COLOR_RED, curses.COLOR_BLACK)
+    curses.init_pair(3, curses.COLOR_MAGENTA, curses.COLOR_CYAN)
+    curses.init_pair(4, curses.COLOR_YELLOW, curses.COLOR_BLACK)
+    curses.init_pair(5, curses.COLOR_WHITE, curses.COLOR_BLUE)
+
+    k = 0 # input key
+    i = 0 # projects index
+    projects = []
+    test_project = Project("Test")
+    test_project.addTask(Task("testtask", "testdesc"))
+    projects.append(test_project)
+    
+    while (k != ord('q')):
+
+        if k == ord('e'):
+            editing = not editing
+        elif k == 450:  # up key
+            i = i - 1
+            if i < 0:
+                i = len(projects) - 1
+        elif k == 456:  # down key
+            i = i + 1
+            
+            if i > len(projects) - 1:
+                i = 0
+            
+        
+        
+
+        stdscr.clear()
+        draw_menu(stdscr,projects,i)
+
+        # add the text box
+            # editwin = curses.newwin(10, 30, 5, edit_window_x)
+            # editwin.border()
+            # rectangle(stdscr, 4,edit_window_x - 1, 1+10+1 + 4, 1+30+1 + edit_window_x - 1)
+            # stdscr.refresh()
+            # box = Textbox(editwin)
+        # Wait for next input
+        k = stdscr.getch()
+        stdscr.refresh()
+
+    curses.endwin()
+
+# wrapper already calls noecho() and cbreak() and stdcr.keypad(True)
+# it also resets the settings upon closing or upon error
+wrapper(main)
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