Shell

Shell is the main three-slot layout primitive for application screens.

Shell

Smallest example

let app = Shell::new()
    .header(StatusBar::new("ansiq · ready").build())
    .body(Paragraph::new("Main area").build())
    .footer(Input::new().placeholder("Type here").build())
    .build();

Use Shell when

• you want a stable header, body, and footer
• the body may change while header/footer stay pinned
• you are building monitors, explorers, or session UIs

Key builder methods

• Shell::new()
• .header(...)
• .body(...)
• .footer(...)
• .style(...)

Important note

Shell is intentionally a three-slot primitive: header, body, footer.

Where to see it in examples

• Activity Monitor: a fixed monitor shell
• OpenAPI Explorer: a browser shell around three panes