this is release candidate 2.3.3-rc1

Incorporates a modified version of the dialog-based invoke.sh script
suggested by JoshuaKimsey:
https://discord.com/channels/1020123559063990373/1089119602425995304

installer/templates/invoke.sh.in

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# coauthored by Lincoln Stein, Eugene Brodsky and JoshuaKimsey
+# Copyright 2023, The InvokeAI Development Team
+
 ####
 # This launch script assumes that:
 # 1. it is located in the runtime directory,
@@ -18,18 +21,109 @@ cd "$scriptdir"
 . .venv/bin/activate
 
 export INVOKEAI_ROOT="$scriptdir"
+PARAMS=$@
 
 # set required env var for torch on mac MPS
 if [ "$(uname -s)" == "Darwin" ]; then
     export PYTORCH_ENABLE_MPS_FALLBACK=1
 fi
 
-if [ "$0" != "bash" ]; then
+do_choice() {
+    case $1 in
+	1)
+            echo "Generate images with a browser-based interface"
+            clear
+            invokeai --web $PARAMS
+            ;;
+	2)
+            echo "Generate images using a command-line interface"
+            clear
+            invokeai $PARAMS
+            ;;
+	3)
+            echo "Textual inversion training"
+            clear
+            invokeai-ti --gui $PARAMS
+            ;;
+	4)
+            echo "Merge models (diffusers type only)"
+            clear
+            invokeai-merge --gui $PARAMS
+            ;;
+	5)
+            echo "Download and install models"
+            clear
+            invokeai-model-install --root ${INVOKEAI_ROOT}
+            ;;
+	6)
+            echo "Change InvokeAI startup options"
+            clear
+            invokeai-configure --root ${INVOKEAI_ROOT} --skip-sd-weights --skip-support-models
+            ;;
+	7)
+            echo "Re-run the configure script to fix a broken install"
+            clear
+            invokeai-configure --root ${INVOKEAI_ROOT} --yes --default_only
+            ;;
+	8)
+            echo "Open the developer console"
+            clear
+            file_name=$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+            bash --init-file "$file_name"
+            ;;
+	9)
+            echo "Update InvokeAI"
+            clear
+            invokeai-update
+            ;;
+	10)
+            echo "Command-line help"
+            clear
+            invokeai --help
+            ;;
+	*)
+            echo "Exiting..."
+            exit
+            ;;
+    esac
+    clear
+}
+    
+do_dialog() {
+    while true
+    do
+	options=(
+	    1 "Generate images with a browser-based interface"
+	    2 "Generate images using a command-line interface"
+	    3 "Textual inversion training"
+	    4 "Merge models (diffusers type only)"
+	    5 "Download and install models"
+	    6 "Change InvokeAI startup options"
+	    7 "Re-run the configure script to fix a broken install"
+	    8 "Open the developer console"
+	    9 "Update InvokeAI"
+	    10 "Command-line help")
+	
+        choice=$(dialog --clear \
+                        --backtitle "InvokeAI" \
+                        --title "What you like to run?" \
+                        --menu "Select an option:" \
+                        0 0 0 \
+                        "${options[@]}" \
+                        2>&1 >/dev/tty) || clear
+	do_choice "$choice"
+    done
+    clear
+}
+
+do_line_input() {
+    echo " ** For a more attractive experience, please install the 'dialog' utility. **"
+    echo ""
     while true
     do
 	echo "Do you want to generate images using the"
-    echo "1. command-line interface"
+	echo "1. browser-based UI"
-    echo "2. browser-based UI"
+	echo "2. command-line interface"
 	echo "3. run textual inversion training"
 	echo "4. merge models (diffusers type only)"
 	echo "5. download and install models"
@@ -40,56 +134,22 @@ if [ "$0" != "bash" ]; then
 	echo "10. command-line help"
 	echo "Q - Quit"
 	echo ""
-    read -p "Please enter 1-10, Q: [2] " yn
+	read -p "Please enter 1-10, Q: [1] " yn
-    choice=${yn:='2'}
+	choice=${yn:='1'}
-    case $choice in
+	do_choice $choice
-        1)
-            echo "Starting the InvokeAI command-line..."
-            invokeai $@
-            ;;
-        2)
-            echo "Starting the InvokeAI browser-based UI..."
-            invokeai --web $@
-            ;;
-        3)
-            echo "Starting Textual Inversion:"
-            invokeai-ti --gui $@
-            ;;
-        4)
-            echo "Merging Models:"
-            invokeai-merge --gui $@
-            ;;
-        5)
-            invokeai-model-install --root ${INVOKEAI_ROOT}
-            ;;
-        6)
-            invokeai-configure --root ${INVOKEAI_ROOT} --skip-sd-weights --skip-support-models
-            ;;
-        7)
-            invokeai-configure --root ${INVOKEAI_ROOT} --yes --default_only
-            ;;
-        8)
-            echo "Developer Console:"
-            file_name=$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
-            bash --init-file "$file_name"
-            ;;
-        9)
-            echo "Update:"
-            invokeai-update
-            ;;
-        10)
-            invokeai --help
-            ;;
-        [qQ])
-            exit 0
-            ;;
-        *)
-            echo "Invalid selection"
-            exit;;
-    esac
     done
+}
+
+if [ "$0" != "bash" ]; then
+    # Dialog seems to be a standard installtion for most Linux distros, but this checks to ensure it is present regardless
+    if command -v dialog &> /dev/null ; then
+	do_dialog
+    else
+	do_line_input
+    fi
 else # in developer console
     python --version
     echo "Press ^D to exit"
     export PS1="(InvokeAI) \u@\h \w> "
 fi
+