diff --git a/screen-profiles-helper b/screen-profiles-helper
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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys, os, os.path, time, string, dialog, commands
+
+def ioctl_GWINSZ(fd):                  #### TABULATION FUNCTIONS
+    try:                                ### Discover terminal width
+        import fcntl, termios, struct, os
+        cr = struct.unpack('hh', fcntl.ioctl(fd, termios.TIOCGWINSZ, '1234'))
+    except:
+        return None
+    return cr
+
+def terminal_size():                    ### decide on *some* terminal size
+    cr = ioctl_GWINSZ(0) or ioctl_GWINSZ(1) or ioctl_GWINSZ(2)  # try open fds
+    if not cr:                                                  # ...then ctty
+        try:
+            fd = os.open(os.ctermid(), os.O_RDONLY)
+            cr = ioctl_GWINSZ(fd)
+            os.close(fd)
+        except:
+            pass
+    if not cr:                            # env vars or finally defaults
+        try:
+            cr = (env['LINES'], env['COLUMNS'])
+        except:
+            cr = (25, 80)
+    return int(cr[1]-5), int(cr[0]-5)         # reverse rows, cols
+
+
+def handle_exit_code(d, code):
+    # d is supposed to be a Dialog instance
+    if code in (d.DIALOG_CANCEL, d.DIALOG_ESC):
+        if code == d.DIALOG_CANCEL:
+            msg = "You chose cancel.  Do you want to " \
+                  "exit this program?"
+        else:
+            msg = "You pressed ESC.  Do you want to " \
+                  "exit this program?"
+        # "No" or "ESC" will bring the user back to the demo.
+        # DIALOG_ERROR is propagated as an exception and caught in main().
+        # So we only need to handle OK here.
+        if d.yesno(msg) == d.DIALOG_OK:
+            sys.exit(0)
+        return 0
+    else:
+        return 1                        # code is d.DIALOG_OK
+
+def menu_demo(d, size):
+    while 1:
+        (code, tag) = d.menu(
+            "Please chose an action",
+            width=size[0],
+            choices=[("1", "Display some basic help"),
+                     ("2", "Change screen profile"),
+                     ("3", "Create a new window"),
+                     ("4", "Install screen by default at login")
+                     ])
+        if handle_exit_code(d, code):
+            break
+    return tag
+
+def help(d, size):
+    d.textbox("/usr/share/doc/screen-profiles/help.txt", width=size[0], height=size[1])
+
+def profile(d):
+    list = []
+    for choice in commands.getoutput('select-screen-profile -l').splitlines():
+        if choice.startswith("ubuntu"):
+            el = (choice, "<-- recommended", 1)
+            list.append(el)
+        else:
+            el = (choice, "", 0)
+            list.append(el)
+    (code, tag) = d.radiolist("Which profile would you like to use?", width=65, choices=list)
+    if code == d.DIALOG_OK:
+        commands.getoutput('select-screen-profile --set %s' % tag)
+        d.msgbox("Please press F5 to apply profile")
+
+def newwindow(d):
+    (code, answer) = d.inputbox("New window name?", init="bash")
+    if code == d.DIALOG_OK:
+        commands.getoutput('screen -t %s' % answer)
+
+def install(d):
+    out = commands.getoutput("bash /usr/share/screen-profiles/screen-install")
+    if out == "":
+        out = "Screen will be launched automatically next time you login."
+
+    d.msgbox(out)
+
+def main():
+    """This is the main loop of our screen helper.
+
+    """
+    size = terminal_size()
+    
+    try:
+        d = dialog.Dialog(dialog="dialog")
+        d.add_persistent_args(["--backtitle", "GNU Screen profiles helper"])
+
+        help(d, size)
+
+        while True:
+            tag = menu_demo(d, size)
+            if   tag == "1":
+                help (d, size)
+            elif tag == "2":
+                profile(d)
+            elif tag == "3":
+                newwindow(d)
+            elif tag == "4":
+                install(d)
+            
+    except dialog.error, exc_instance:
+        sys.stderr.write("Error:\n\n%s\n" % exc_instance.complete_message())
+        sys.stderr.write("%s\n" % dialog.error)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__": main()