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+#!/usr/local/bin/ruby -w
+
+require "rubygems"
+require "highline/import"
+
+# The old way, using ask() and say()...
+choices = %w{ruby python perl}
+say("This is the old way using ask() and say()...")
+say("Please choose your favorite programming language:")
+say(choices.map { |c| "  #{c}\n" }.join)
+
+case ask("?  ", choices)
+when "ruby"
+  say("Good choice!")
+else
+  say("Not from around here, are you?")
+end
+
+# The new and improved choose()...
+say("\nThis is the new mode (default)...")
+choose do |menu|
+  menu.prompt = "Please choose your favorite programming language?  "
+
+  menu.choice :ruby do say("Good choice!") end
+  menu.choices(:python, :perl) do say("Not from around here, are you?") end
+end
+
+say("\nThis is letter indexing...")
+choose do |menu|
+  menu.index        = :letter
+  menu.index_suffix = ") "
+
+  menu.prompt = "Please choose your favorite programming language?  "
+
+  menu.choice :ruby do say("Good choice!") end
+  menu.choices(:python, :perl) do say("Not from around here, are you?") end
+end
+
+say("\nThis is with a different layout...")
+choose do |menu|
+  menu.layout = :one_line
+
+  menu.header = "Languages"
+  menu.prompt = "Favorite?  "
+
+  menu.choice :ruby do say("Good choice!") end
+  menu.choices(:python, :perl) do say("Not from around here, are you?") end
+end
+
+say("\nYou can even build shells...")
+loop do
+  choose do |menu|
+    menu.layout = :menu_only
+  
+    menu.shell  = true
+  
+    menu.choice(:load, "Load a file.") do |command, details|
+      say("Loading file with options:  #{details}...")
+    end
+    menu.choice(:save, "Save a file.") do |command, details|
+      say("Saving file with options:  #{details}...")
+    end
+    menu.choice(:quit, "Exit program.") { exit }
+  end
+end