Color console boxes in linux terminal

Question

So I have noticed that things (for lack of a better word) like this and are just done in the console using special characters and changing their color. I know how to accomplish this on windows but how would I go about doing this in linux (I am using ubuntu if that matters)? Are there any predefined classes out there to help construct these textboxes?

Answer 1

The first among the usual suspects would be ncurses. For C++, you probably ought to check out NDX++

Answer 2

If you just want to create simple standard widgets you may try dialog library, but if you need something more powerful then ncurses is your choice.

Answer 3

I see you already accepted an answer but I think Newt is exactly what you are looking for. Follow the link to the website to download.