minor bump

use it to disable the RichLog and load the tui_no_log tcss.

update README and add no log screenshot

README.md

@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ The TUI should now be discoverable as `vban-tui`
 vban-tui --host=localhost --port=6980 --streamname=Command1
 ```
 
+Additional Flags:
+
+- --rich_log/--no-rich_log: Use this to [disable the RichLog window](./img/tui-no_log.png).
+    -   This is useful if you're sending commands to Voicemeeter because you won't receive any responses anyway.
+
 ### Environment Variables
 
 example .envrc:
@@ -53,12 +58,28 @@ The TUI should load with the request input focused. Simply type in your request
 
 If you enter the request `clear` the output log will be cleared.
 
+Press `Ctrl+q` to exit from the TUI.
+
 ### Command History
 
 Press *up/down* while focused on the request input to scroll through the command history.
 
 ---
 
+## Notes
+
+This TUI supports the following:
+
+-   Sending requests for Voicemeeter
+-   Sending requests and receiving responses for Matrix
+
+If you need to send requests and receive responses for Voicemeeter check out [vban-cli][vban-cli]
+
+---
+
 ## License
 
 `vban-tui` is distributed under the terms of the [MIT](https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html) license.
+
+
+[vban-cli]: https://github.com/onyx-and-iris/vban-cli

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "vban-tui"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 description = "A Textual-based TUI for VBAN Text"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name = "onyx-and-iris", email = "code@onyxandiris.online" }]

src/vban_tui/settings.py

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     host: Annotated[str, AfterValidator(is_valid_host)] = 'localhost'
     port: Annotated[int, AfterValidator(is_valid_port)] = 6980
     streamname: Annotated[str, AfterValidator(is_valid_streamname)] = 'Command1'
+    rich_log: bool = True
 
     model_config = SettingsConfigDict(
         env_file=(

src/vban_tui/tui.py

@@ -11,11 +11,15 @@ from .settings import Settings
 class VbanTui(App):
     """A Textual App to display VBAN data."""
 
-    CSS_PATH = 'tui.tcss'
+    def _select_css(self):
+        if hasattr(self, '_settings') and not self._settings.rich_log:
+            return 'tui_no_log.tcss'
+        return 'tui.tcss'
 
     def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__()
         self._settings = Settings()
+        self.CSS_PATH = self._select_css()
+        super().__init__()
         self._command_history = CommandHistory()
         self._history_index = None
 
@@ -62,6 +66,11 @@ class VbanTui(App):
 
         self.query_one('#request-input').focus()
 
+        if not self._settings.rich_log:
+            self.query_one('#response-log').remove()
+            self.query_one('#main-grid').styles.height = '20'
+            self.query_one('#main-grid').refresh(layout=True)
+
     def on_key(self, event):
         """Handle key events."""
         request_input = self.query_one('#request-input')

src/vban_tui/tui_no_log.tcss

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#main-grid {
+    height: 20;
+    margin: 1 2;
+    background: #232a38;
+    color: #f5e0dc;
+    border: heavy #a5b6d7;
+    border-title-color: #b7bdfc;
+    border-title-style: bold;
+    padding: 1 1;
+    grid-size: 3 2;
+    grid-gutter: 1 1;
+    grid-rows: 1fr 1fr;
+    grid-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr;
+}
+
+#host-labelinput {
+    height: auto;
+    width: 100%;
+    content-align: left middle;
+    text-align: left;
+    background: #3a415a;
+    border: solid #a5b6d7;
+    border-title-color: #b7bdfc;
+    padding: 0 1 0 1;
+    margin: 0 1 0 1;
+}
+
+#host-label {
+    padding: 0 1;
+}
+
+#port-labelinput {
+    height: auto;
+    width: 100%;
+    content-align: left middle;
+    text-align: left;
+    background: #3a415a;
+    border: solid #a5b6d7;
+    border-title-color: #b7bdfc;
+    padding: 0 1 0 1;
+    margin: 0 1 0 1;
+}
+
+#port-label {
+    padding: 0 1;
+}
+
+#streamname-labelinput {
+    height: auto;
+    width: 100%;
+    content-align: left middle;
+    text-align: left;
+    background: #3a415a;
+    border: solid #a5b6d7;
+    border-title-color: #c6a0f6;
+    padding: 0 1 0 1;
+    margin: 0 1 0 1;
+}
+
+#streamname-label {
+    padding: 0 1;
+}
+
+#request-labelinput {
+    height: auto;
+    width: 100%;
+    content-align: left middle;
+    text-align: left;
+    background: #3a415a;
+    border: solid #a5b6d7;
+    border-title-color: #b7bdfc;
+    padding: 0 1 0 1;
+    margin: 0 1 0 1;
+    column-span: 3;
+}
+
+#request-label {
+    padding: 0 1;
+}
+
+#request-input {
+    width: 100%;
+    display: block;
+}
+

uv.lock

@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ requires-dist = [{ name = "tomli", marker = "python_full_version < '3.11'", spec
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vban-tui"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "pydantic-settings" },