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Emoji-aware box rendering for crisp CLI displays.

Software Engineering#CLI#emoji#tables#render#unicode#box
Authorcowwoc
Version1.0.0
Installs0

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What problem does it solve?

This Skill renders emoji-aware bordered output in terminal displays, ensuring alignment when emoji characters are present and avoiding misaligned borders in complex displays.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Emoji-aware borders and tables: render status boxes, progress indicators, and data tables with proper alignment across emoji widths.
  • Delegates width calculation to bash scripts that call Python's unicodedata for accurate padding.
  • Use Case: When producing CLI dashboards or subagent outputs that include emoji indicators like ✅, ⚠, 🔄, this Skill guarantees consistent visuals.

Quick Start

Load the rendering helpers and render a sample box:

source "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/lib/box.sh" box_init 72 box_top "✅ STATUS: Ready" box_empty box_line " Task: render-box" box_bottom

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Required Modules

None required

Components

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Name: cat:render-box
Download link: https://github.com/cowwoc/cat/archive/main.zip#cat-render-box

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