diff --git a/xlib/console/console.py b/xlib/console/console.py
index 9cf1269..9406ce5 100644
--- a/xlib/console/console.py
+++ b/xlib/console/console.py
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ from typing import Generator
 
 _progress_symbols = "|/-\\"
 
-def progress_bar_iterator(iterable, desc = '') -> Generator:
-    n_count = len(iterable)
-
-    progress_bar_print(0, n_count, desc)
+def progress_bar_iterator(iterable, count : int = None, desc = '', suppress_print=False) -> Generator:
+    if count is None:
+        count = len(iterable)
+    if not suppress_print:
+        progress_bar_print(0, count, desc)
     for i, item in enumerate(iterable):
         yield item
-        progress_bar_print(i + 1, n_count, desc)
+        if not suppress_print:
+            progress_bar_print(i + 1, count, desc)
 
 def progress_bar_print(n, n_count, desc = ''):
     str_max_len = 80
@@ -19,8 +21,7 @@ def progress_bar_print(n, n_count, desc = ''):
     suffix_str = f'| {n}/{n_count}'
     bar_len = str_max_len - (prefix_str_len+len(suffix_str))
 
-
-    bar_head = '#'*int( (n/n_count)*bar_len)
+    bar_head = '#'*int( (n/ max(1,n_count) )*bar_len)
     if n != n_count:
         bar_head += _progress_symbols[n % len(_progress_symbols)]
     bar_tail = '-'*( bar_len - len(bar_head) )
diff --git a/xlib/console/diacon/Diacon.py b/xlib/console/diacon/Diacon.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..568ebfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xlib/console/diacon/Diacon.py
@@ -0,0 +1,337 @@
+
+import threading
+import time
+from enum import IntEnum
+from typing import Any, Callable, List, Tuple, Union
+
+from ... import text as lib_text
+
+class EDlgMode(IntEnum):
+    UNDEFINED = 0
+    BACK = 1
+    RELOAD = 2
+    WRONG_INPUT = 3
+    SUCCESS = 4
+
+
+class DlgChoice:
+    def __init__(self, name : str = None, row_desc : str = None):
+        super().__init__()
+        if len(name) == 0:
+            raise ValueError('Zero len name is not valid.')
+        self._name = name
+        self._row_desc = row_desc
+        
+    def get_name(self) -> Union[str, None]: return self._name
+    def get_row_desc(self) -> Union[str, None]: return self._row_desc
+    
+class Dlg:
+    def __init__(self, title : str = None, has_go_back=True):
+        """
+
+        """
+        self._title = title
+        self._has_go_back = has_go_back
+
+    def get_name(self) -> str: return self._name
+
+    def handle_user_input(self, s : str) -> EDlgMode:
+        """
+
+        """
+        s = s.strip()
+
+        # ? and < available in any dialog, handle them first
+        s_len = len(s)
+        if s_len == 0:
+            return EDlgMode.RELOAD
+        if s_len == 1:
+            #if s == '?':
+            #    return EDlgMode.RELOAD
+            if s == '<':
+                return EDlgMode.BACK
+
+        return self.on_user_input(s)
+
+    def print(self, table_width_max=80, col_spacing = 3):
+        """
+        print dialog
+        """
+        
+        # Gather table lines
+        table_def : List[str]= []
+        
+        if self._has_go_back:
+            table_def.append('| < | Go back.')
+            
+        table_def.append('|99')
+        table_def = self.on_print(table_def)
+        
+        table = lib_text.ascii_table(table_def, max_table_width=80, 
+                                     left_border = None,
+                                     right_border = None,
+                                     border = ' | ',
+                                     row_symbol = None)
+        print()
+        print(table)
+        
+
+    #overridable
+    def on_print(self, table_lines : List[Tuple[str,str]]):
+        return table_lines
+
+    #overridable
+    def on_user_input(self, s : str) -> EDlgMode:
+        """
+        handle user input
+        return False if input is invalid
+        """
+        return EDlgMode.UNDEFINED
+
+class DlgChoices(Dlg):
+    def __init__(self, choices : List[DlgChoice], multiple_choices=False, title : str = None, has_go_back = True):
+        """
+
+        """
+        super().__init__(title=title, has_go_back=has_go_back)
+        self._choices = choices
+        self._multiple_choices = multiple_choices
+
+        self._results = None
+        self._results_id = None
+
+        self._short_names = [choice.get_name() for choice in choices]
+
+        # if any([x is not None for x in self._short_names]):
+        #     # Using short names from choices
+        #     if any([x is None for x in self._short_names]):
+        #         raise Exception('No short name for one of choices.')
+        #     if len(set(self._short_names)) != len(self._short_names):
+        #         raise ValueError(f'Contains duplicate short names: {self._short_names}')
+        # else:
+
+        # Make short names for all choices
+        names = [ choice.get_name() for choice in choices ]
+        names_len = len(names)
+
+        if len(set(names)) != names_len:
+            raise ValueError(f'Contains duplicate name of choice : {names}')
+
+        short_names_len = [1]*names_len
+        while True:
+            short_names = [ name[:short_names_len[i_name]] for i_name, name in enumerate(names) ]
+
+            has_dup = False
+            for i in range(names_len):
+                i_short_name = short_names[i]
+
+                match_count = 0
+                for j in range(names_len):
+                    j_short_name = short_names[j]
+                    if i_short_name == j_short_name:
+                        match_count += 1
+
+                if match_count > 1:
+                    has_dup = True
+                    short_names_len[i] += 1
+
+            if not has_dup:
+                break
+        self._short_names = short_names
+
+
+
+    def get_selected_choices(self) -> List[DlgChoice]:
+        """
+        returns selected choices
+        """
+        return self._results
+
+    def get_selected_choices_id(self) -> List[int]:
+        """
+        returns selected choice
+        """
+        return self._results_id
+
+    #overridable
+    def on_print(self, table_def : List[str]):
+        for short_name, choice in zip(self._short_names, self._choices):
+            row_def = f'| {short_name}'
+            row_desc = choice.get_row_desc()
+            if row_desc is not None:
+                row_def += row_desc
+            table_def.append(row_def)
+
+        return table_def
+
+    #overridable
+    def on_user_input(self, s : str) -> bool:
+        result = super().on_user_input(s)
+        if result == EDlgMode.UNDEFINED:
+
+            if self._multiple_choices:
+                multi_s = s.split(',')
+            else:
+                multi_s = [s]
+
+            results = []
+            results_id = []
+            for s in multi_s:
+                s = s.strip()
+
+                x = [ i for i,short_name in enumerate(self._short_names) if s == short_name  ]
+                if len(x) == 0:
+                    # no short name match
+                    return EDlgMode.WRONG_INPUT
+                else:
+                    id = x[0]
+                    results_id.append(id)
+                    results.append(self._choices[id])
+
+            if len(set(results_id)) != len(results_id):
+                # Duplicate input
+                return EDlgMode.WRONG_INPUT
+
+            self._results = results
+            self._results_id = results_id
+
+            return EDlgMode.SUCCESS
+
+        return result
+
+
+
+class _Diacon:
+    """
+    User dialog with via console.
+
+    Internal architecture:
+
+    [
+        Main-Thread
+
+        current thread from which __init__() called
+    ]
+
+    [
+        Dialog-Thread
+
+        separate thread where dialogs are handled and dynamically created
+
+        we need this thread, because main thread can be busy,
+        for example training neural network
+
+        calls on_dlg() provided with __init__
+
+        thus keep in mind on_dlg() works in separate thread
+
+        This thread must not be blocked inside on_dlg(),
+        because Diacon.stop() can be called that stops all threads.
+    ]
+
+    [
+        Input-Thread
+
+        separate thread where user input is accepted in non-blocking mode,
+        and transfered to processing thread
+    ]
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._on_dlg : Callable = None
+
+        self._lock = threading.RLock()
+        self._current_dlg : Dlg = None
+        self._new_dlg : Dlg = None
+
+        self._started = False
+        self._dialog_t : threading.Thread = None
+        self._input_t : threading.Thread = None
+        self._input_request = False
+        self._input_result : str = None
+
+    def start(self, on_dlg : Callable):
+        if self._started:
+            raise Exception('Diacon already started.')
+        self._started = True
+        self._on_dlg = on_dlg
+
+        self._input_t = threading.Thread(target=self._input_thread, daemon=True)
+        self._input_t.start()
+        self._dialog_t = threading.Thread(target=self._dialog_thread, daemon=True)
+        self._dialog_t.start()
+
+    def stop(self):
+        if not self._started:
+            raise Exception('Diacon not started.')
+        self._started = False
+        self._dialog_t.join()
+        self._dialog_t = None
+        self._input_t.join()
+        self._input_t = None
+
+    def _input_thread(self,):
+        while self._started:
+            if self._input_request:
+                try:
+                    input_result = input()
+                except Exception as e:
+                    input_result = ''
+
+                with self._lock:
+                    self._input_result = input_result
+                    self._input_request = False
+                time.sleep(0.050)
+
+
+    def _dialog_thread(self, ):
+        self._on_dlg(None, EDlgMode.RELOAD)
+
+        while self._started:
+
+            with self._lock:
+
+                if self._new_dlg is not None:
+                    (new_dlg, is_print), self._new_dlg = self._new_dlg, None
+                    if new_dlg is not None:
+                        self._current_dlg = new_dlg
+                    if is_print:
+                        self._current_dlg.print()
+                    self._request_input()
+
+                input_result = self._fetch_input()
+                if input_result is not None:
+
+                    if self._current_dlg is not None:
+                        mode = self._current_dlg.handle_user_input(input_result)
+                        if mode == EDlgMode.WRONG_INPUT:
+                            print('\nWrong input')
+                            mode = EDlgMode.RELOAD
+                        if mode == EDlgMode.UNDEFINED:
+                            mode = EDlgMode.RELOAD
+                        self._on_dlg(self._current_dlg, mode)
+                        continue
+
+            time.sleep(0.005)
+
+    def _fetch_input(self):
+        with self._lock:
+            result = None
+            if self._input_result is not None:
+                result, self._input_result = self._input_result, None
+            return result
+
+    def _request_input(self):
+        with self._lock:
+            if not self._input_request:
+                self._input_result = None
+                self._input_request = True
+
+    def update_dlg(self, new_dlg = None, print=True ):
+        """
+        show current or set new Dialog
+        Can be called from any thread.
+        """
+        self._new_dlg = (new_dlg, print)
+
+Diacon = _Diacon()
diff --git a/xlib/console/diacon/__init__.py b/xlib/console/diacon/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34d2886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xlib/console/diacon/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .Diacon import Diacon, Dlg, DlgChoice, DlgChoices, EDlgMode
diff --git a/xlib/text/__init__.py b/xlib/text/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2be600f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xlib/text/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .ascii_table import ascii_table
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diff --git a/xlib/text/ascii_table.py b/xlib/text/ascii_table.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af823cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xlib/text/ascii_table.py
@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+import re
+from typing import Union, List
+_opts_halign = {'l':0,'c':1,'r':2}
+_opts_valign = {'t':0,'m':1,'b':2}
+
+"""
+test = [
+            '|c99 TABLE NAME',
+            '|3 3-span left align\n multiline row |rb2 2-span right bottom align',
+            '|c WWWWWWWWWW |c WWWWWWWWWW |c WWWWWWWWWW |c WWWWWWWWWW |c WWWWWWWWWW',
+            '|c3 center aligned 3-span |r2 2-span right align',
+            '|r 0 |c3 Center align\nmulti\nline\nrow |l 1.00',
+            '|r 1 |r3 Right align\nmulti\nline\nrow |l 1.00',
+            '| ? | s',
+            '| ? | Three |c Two | asdasd | asdasd',
+            '| ? |3 asdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasdasda |3 asdasd',
+        ]
+"""
+
+class Column:
+    __slots__ = ['halign', 'valign', 'span', 'content']
+
+    def __init__(self, halign : int = 0, valign : int = 0, span : int = 1, content : str = None):
+        self.halign, self.valign, self.span, self.content = halign, valign, span, content
+
+    def __str__(self):  return f'{self.content} s:{self.span}'
+    def __repr__(self): return self.__str__()
+
+    def split(self, sep : Union[str,int], maxsplit=-1) -> List['Column']:
+        result = []
+        if isinstance(sep, int):
+            c_split = [ self.content[:sep], self.content[sep:] ]
+        else:
+            c_split = self.content.split(sep, maxsplit=maxsplit)
+
+        if len(c_split) == 1:
+            return [self]
+        for c in c_split:
+            col = Column()
+            col.halign = self.halign
+            col.valign = self.valign
+            col.span = self.span
+            col.content = c
+            result.append(col)
+        return result
+
+    def copy(self, content=...):
+        if content is Ellipsis:
+            content=self.content
+
+        column = Column()
+        column.halign = self.halign
+        column.valign = self.valign
+        column.span = self.span
+        column.content = content
+        return column
+
+def ascii_table(table_def : List[str],
+                min_table_width : int = None,
+                max_table_width : int = None,
+                fixed_table_width : int = None,
+                style_borderless = False,
+                left_border : str= '|',
+                right_border : str = '|',
+                border : str= '|',
+                row_symbol : str = '-',
+                col_def_delim = '|',
+                ) -> str:
+    """
+
+    arguments
+
+        table_def   list of str
+
+            |[options] data - defines new column
+
+            options:
+                halign: l - left (default), c - center, r - right
+                valign: t - top  (default), m - center, b - bottom
+                1..N - col span
+
+            example: ['|c99 TABLE NAME',
+                      '|l first col |r second col']
+    """
+    if style_borderless:
+        left_border, right_border, border, row_symbol = None, None, ' | ', None
+        
+    if fixed_table_width is not None:
+        min_table_width = fixed_table_width
+        max_table_width = fixed_table_width
+        
+    if min_table_width is not None and max_table_width is not None:
+        if min_table_width > max_table_width:
+            raise ValueError('min_table_width > max_table_width')
+
+    col_spacing = len(border) if border is not None else 0
+    cols_count = 0
+    
+    # Parse columns in table_def
+    rows : List[List[Column]] = []
+    for raw_line in table_def:
+        # Line must starts with column definition
+        if len(raw_line) == 0 or raw_line[0] != col_def_delim:
+            raise ValueError(f'Line does not start with | symbol, content: "{raw_line}"')
+
+        # Parsing raw columns
+        row : List[Column] = []
+        i_raw_col = 0
+        raw_line_split = raw_line.split(col_def_delim)[1:]
+        raw_line_split_len = len(raw_line_split)
+
+        for n_raw_col, raw_col in enumerate(raw_line_split):
+            # split column options and content
+            col_opts, col_content = ( raw_col.split(' ', maxsplit=1) + [''] )[:2]
+
+            # Parse column options
+            col = Column(content=col_content)
+            for col_opt in re.findall('[lcr]|[tmb]|[0-9]+', col_opts.lower()):
+                h = _opts_halign.get(col_opt, None)
+                if h is not None:
+                    col.halign = h
+                    continue
+                v = _opts_valign.get(col_opt, None)
+                if v is not None:
+                    col.valign = v
+                    continue
+                col.span = max(1, int(col_opt))
+            row.append(col)
+
+            if n_raw_col != raw_line_split_len-1:
+                i_raw_col += col.span
+            else:
+                # total max columns, by last column without span
+                cols_count = max(cols_count, i_raw_col+1)
+
+        rows.append(row)
+
+    # Cut span of last cols to fit cols_count
+    for row in rows:
+        row[-1].span = cols_count - (sum(col.span for col in row) - row[-1].span)
+
+    # Compute cols border indexes
+    cols_border = [0]*cols_count
+    for i_col_max in range(cols_count+1):
+        for row in rows:
+            i_col = 0
+            col_border = 0
+            for col in row:
+                i_col += col.span
+                col_max_len = max([ len(x.strip()) for x in col.content.split('\n')])
+                col_border = cols_border[i_col-1] = max(cols_border[i_col-1], col_border + col_max_len)
+                if i_col >= i_col_max:
+                    break
+                col_border += col_spacing
+
+    # fix zero cols border
+    for i_col, col_border in enumerate(cols_border):
+        if i_col != 0 and col_border == 0:
+            cols_border[i_col] = cols_border[i_col-1]
+
+    table_width = cols_border[-1] + (len(left_border) if left_border is not None else 0) + \
+                                    (len(right_border) if right_border is not None else 0)
+                                    
+    # Determine size of table width 
+    table_width_diff = 0
+    if max_table_width is not None:
+        table_width_diff = max(table_width_diff, table_width - max_table_width)
+    if min_table_width is not None:
+        table_width_diff = min(table_width_diff, table_width - min_table_width)
+
+    if table_width_diff != 0:
+        # >0 :shrink, <0 :expand table
+        diffs = [ x-y for x,y in zip(cols_border, [0]+cols_border[:-1] ) ]
+
+        while table_width_diff != 0:
+            if table_width_diff > 0:
+                max_diff = max(diffs)
+                if max_diff <= col_spacing:
+                    raise Exception('Unable to shrink the table to fit max_table_width.')
+
+                diffs[ diffs.index(max_diff) ] -= 1
+            else:
+                diffs[ diffs.index(min(diffs)) ] += 1
+
+            table_width_diff += 1 if table_width_diff < 0 else -1
+
+        for i in range(len(cols_border)):
+            cols_border[i] = diffs[i] if i == 0 else cols_border[i-1] + diffs[i]
+
+        # recompute new table_width
+        table_width = cols_border[-1] + (len(left_border) if left_border is not None else 0) + \
+                                        (len(right_border) if right_border is not None else 0)
+
+    # Process columns for \n and col width
+    new_rows : List[List[List[Column]]] = []
+    for row in rows:
+        row_len = len(row)
+
+        # Gather multi rows for every col
+        cols_sub_rows = []
+
+        i_col = 0
+        col_border = 0
+        for col in row:
+            i_col += col.span
+            col_border_next = cols_border[i_col-1]
+
+            col_width = col_border_next-col_border
+
+            # slice col to sub rows by \n separator and col_width
+            col_content_split = [ x.strip() for x in col.content.split('\n') ]
+            cols_sub_rows.append([ x[i:i+col_width].strip() for x in col_content_split
+                                                            for i in range(0, len(x), col_width) ])
+
+            col_border = col_border_next + col_spacing
+
+        cols_sub_rows_max = max([len(x) for x in cols_sub_rows])
+
+        for n, (col, col_sub_rows) in enumerate(zip(row, cols_sub_rows)):
+            valign = col.valign
+
+            unfilled_rows = cols_sub_rows_max-len(col_sub_rows)
+            if valign == 0: # top
+                col_sub_rows = col_sub_rows + ['']*unfilled_rows
+            elif valign == 1: # center
+                top_pad = unfilled_rows // 2
+                bottom_pad = unfilled_rows - top_pad
+                col_sub_rows = ['']*top_pad + col_sub_rows + ['']*bottom_pad
+            elif valign == 2: # bottom
+                col_sub_rows = ['']*unfilled_rows + col_sub_rows
+
+            cols_sub_rows[n] = col_sub_rows
+
+        sub_rows = [ [None]*row_len for _ in range(cols_sub_rows_max) ]
+        for n_col, col in enumerate(row):
+            for i in range(cols_sub_rows_max):
+                sub_rows[i][n_col] = col.copy(content=cols_sub_rows[n_col][i])
+
+        new_rows.append(sub_rows)
+
+    rows = new_rows
+
+    # Composing final lines
+    lines = []
+
+    row_line = row_symbol[0]*table_width if row_symbol is not None else None
+    if row_line is not None:
+        lines.append(row_line)
+    for sub_rows in rows:
+
+        for row in sub_rows:
+            line = ''
+
+            if left_border is not None:
+                line += left_border
+
+            i_col = 0
+            for col in row:
+                col_content = col.content
+
+                if i_col == 0:
+                    col_border0 = 0
+                else:
+                    if border is not None:
+                        line += border
+                    col_border0 = cols_border[i_col-1] + col_spacing
+
+                i_col += col.span
+
+                col_border1 = cols_border[i_col-1]
+
+                col_space = col_border1 - col_border0
+                col_remain_space = col_space-len(col_content)
+
+                halign = col.halign
+                if halign == 0: # left
+                    col_content = col_content + ' '*col_remain_space
+                elif halign == 1: # center
+                    col_left_pad = col_remain_space // 2
+                    col_right_pad = col_remain_space - col_left_pad
+                    col_content = ' '*col_left_pad + col_content + ' '*col_right_pad
+                elif halign == 2: # right
+                    col_content = ' '*col_remain_space + col_content
+
+                line += col_content
+
+            if right_border is not None:
+                line += right_border
+
+            lines.append(line)
+        if row_line is not None:
+            lines.append(row_line)
+
+    return '\n'.join(lines)
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