6/08/08
- got curses skeleton going with poe
- got menu interface skeleton going

6/09/08
- menu interface is completely usable
- menu interface installs keymap, still hacky

6/11/08
- new hexed interface, Fixed, with simple routine to set a title
- fixed hexed offset bug
- eliminated flicker... clear only needs to be called when we nuke a whole line. the padding
  takes care of the other cases.

6/13/08
- uses new queue, greatly simplified

6/18/08
hexed:
- Hexed::Menu doesnt croak on long entries

6/19/08
- Shifting keys now have to be explicitly enabled or disabled
- choose popup is functioning well
- stack of key handlers works well
- functions to clean up old windows from display
- well designed nonblocking "wait for input" read
- choose popup completely works
- askfor prompt popup completely works

6/20/08
- The choose dialog is now also space-efficent.

7/03/08
- began overhaul, refactoring, etc

7/05/08
- overhaul finished. all old functionality, new code
- new concept... Frames. frames contains set of windows. so if an app needs to totally
  switch modes (like to/from game mode and inventory mode, each with set of windows), it can
  easily
- the Menu window cleans up entries correctly
- the Menu window now uses pads and has perfect scrolling

7/06/08
- template object for menu makes nice column-aligned tables easily

7/12/08
- random improvements to template
- more of above. multiple variables in one field supported

7/13/08
- template now has sprintf filtering for variables

7/14/08
- along with numerous unsuccessful attempts at getting subwindows to overlay properly, took out a redundant redraw method from Hexed::Menu