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Posted: **Wed 31 Oct 2012, 17:58**

sklimkin
I have read your post some times to get the grip of the problem....
Is it this line that won't work?

<action>cat [ echo $COMMANDSTRING ] | scrot </action>

If you find gtkdialog sensitive to your bash code, remember, you can always place bash code in an external function. Like:

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call() {
 cat "$COMMANDSTRING" | scrot
}

[...]

<action>call </action>

Sigmund

Posted: **Wed 31 Oct 2012, 19:46**

zigbert wrote:sklimkin
... ...
If you find gtkdialog sensitive to your bash code, remember, you can always place bash code in an external function. Like:
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call() {
 cat "$COMMANDSTRING" | scrot
}
[...]
<action>call </action>
Sigmund

Thanks for attention, Sigmund.
I read some hours about bash-scripting successively.
After that has corrected the program text:

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#!/bin/bash
GTKDIALOG=gtkdialog

funccommand () {
if [ "$COMBOBOX1" == "All" ]; then
COMMAND1= 
else COMMAND1="-s"
echo "COMMAND1= $COMMAND1"
COMMAND2="$COMBOBOX2"
echo "COMMAND2= $COMMAND2"
COMMANDSTRING="-d $COMMAND2 $COMMAND1 -e 'mv $f ~'"
echo "COMMANDSTRING= $COMMANDSTRING"
echo "End of export variables."
fi
}

export MAIN_DIALOG='
... ... ...

	<button>
		<label>ACCEPT</label>
		<variable>GOMMANDSRING</variable>
		<action>echo "Start of scrot:"</action>
		<action>funccommand $COMBOBOX1 $COMBOBOX2</action>
		<action>echo "COMMANDSTRING= $COMMANDSTRING"</action>
		<action>cat [ echo $COMMANDSTRING ] | scrot </action>
				</button>

In bash-script it works:

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sklimkin@sklimkin-desktop:~$ funccommand () {
> if [ "$COMBOBOX1" == "All" ]; then
> COMMAND1= 
> else COMMAND1="-s"
> echo "COMMAND1= $COMMAND1"
> COMMAND2="$COMBOBOX2"
> echo "COMMAND2= $COMMAND2"
> COMMANDSTRING="-d $COMMAND2 $COMMAND1 -e 'mv $f ~'"
> echo "COMMANDSTRING= $COMMANDSTRING"
> echo "End of export variables."
> fi
> }
sklimkin@sklimkin-desktop:~$ COMBOBOX2="5"
sklimkin@sklimkin-desktop:~$ COMBOBOX1="Window"
sklimkin@sklimkin-desktop:~$ GOMMANDSRING=""
sklimkin@sklimkin-desktop:~$ funccommand $COMBOBOX1 $COMBOBOX2
COMMAND1= -s
COMMAND2= 5
COMMANDSTRING= -d 5 -s -e 'mv  ~'
End of export variables.
sklimkin@sklimkin-desktop:~$

And in gtkdialog isn't works:

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Start of scrot:
sh: funccommand: command not found
COMMANDSTRING= 
sh: scrot: command not found
cat: [: file or dir missing
cat: echo: file or dir missing
cat: ]: file or dir missing
COMBOBOX1="Window"
COMBOBOX2="5"
FILE="/home/sklimkin/projects/gtkdialog/scrotdlg-bash2/dialog"
GOMMANDSRING=""
EXIT="Cancel"
sklimkin@sklimkin-desktop:~/projects/gtkdialog/scrotdlg-bash2$

gtkdialog doesn't find my new function funccommand ()

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sh: funccommand: command not found

Problem in this string:

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<action>funccommand $COMBOBOX1 $COMBOBOX2</action>

I want to understand how correctly to cause external functions from gtkdialog.
Probably such calls are inaccessible in prior versions gtkdialog
At me now:

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sklimkin@sklimkin-desktop:~$ gtkdialog -v
gtkdialog version 0.8.0 (C) 2003-2007 Laszlo Pere, 2011 Thunor

Also isn't works:

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#!/bin/bash
GTKDIALOG=gtkdialog

call() {
funccommand $COMBOBOX1 $COMBOBOX2
echo "call_COMMANDSTRING= $COMMANDSTRING"
cat "$COMMANDSTRING" | scrot
}

funccommand () {
if [ "$COMBOBOX1" == "All" ]; then
COMMAND1= 
else COMMAND1="-s"
echo "COMMAND1= $COMMAND1"
COMMAND2="$COMBOBOX2"
echo "COMMAND2= $COMMAND2"
COMMANDSTRING="-d $COMMAND2 $COMMAND1 -e 'mv $f ~'"
echo "COMMANDSTRING= $COMMANDSTRING"
echo "End of export variables."
fi
}

export MAIN_DIALOG='

	<button>
		<label>ACCEPT</label>
		<variable>GOMMANDSRING</variable>
		<action>echo "Start of scrot:"</action>
		<action>call </action>
	</button>

Thankful in advance for the correct helps.

Posted: **Wed 31 Oct 2012, 22:52**

export -f func_name

Posted: **Thu 01 Nov 2012, 19:04**

technosaurus wrote:export -f func_name

export -f
This that magic word of which didn't suffice for the question decision.
Thanks for the help, mr technosaurus!

Posted: **Tue 06 Nov 2012, 22:27**

Hello Everyone

Has anyone used the fontbutton widget yet?

I have tried to use it to increase the font in the reader that I am making with the edit widget.

Don't know if you can use it in the edit widget or not.

This is my code so far

#!/bin/bash

GTKDIALOG=gtkdialog

WORKDIR="/usr/local/Manna"
NOTES_DIR="$WORKDIR/notestxt"

funcbtnCreate() {
echo '<button image-position="'$2'">
<label>"'"$3"'"</label>
<input file stock="'$4'"></input>
<action>echo "'"$5"' '$1'"</action>
<action type="'"$3"'">'$1'</action>
</button>'
}
export TMPDIR=/tmp/notes
mkdir -p "$TMPDIR"

echo "$TMPDIR"/reading

export MAIN_DIALOG='
<window title="Notes" icon-name="Com">

<frame>
<vbox spacing="0">
<menubar>
<menu use-underline="true">
<menuitem stock-id="gtk-quit" accel-key="0x51" accel-mods="4">
<action>exit:Quit</action>
</menuitem>
<label>"_File"</label>
</menu>
<menu label="_Edit" use-underline="true">
<menuitem stock-id="gtk-home" label="Send to Abiword">
<action>abiword '"$TMPDIR"'/reading &</action>
</menuitem>
</menu>
</menubar>
</vbox>
<hbox>
<vbox width-request="120">
<table>
<label>Notes</label>
<variable>ITEM</variable>
<input>ls '"$NOTES_DIR"'</input>
<action>ln -sf "/usr/local/Manna/notestxt/$ITEM" '"$TMPDIR"'/reading</action>
<action>refresh:EDITOR</action>
</table>
</vbox>
<edit editable="true" accepts-tab="true" indent="" justification="0" left-margin="12" right-margin="15" wrap-mode="1">
<variable>EDITOR</variable>
<height>600</height>
<width>350</width>
<input file>'"$TMPDIR"'/reading</input>
<output file>'"$TMPDIR"'/reading</output>
</edit>

</hbox>

<hbox homogeneous="true" spacing="28" width-request="350">
'"$(funcbtnCreate EDITOR 0 Refresh gtk-refresh Refreshing)"'
'"$(funcbtnCreate EDITOR 0 Save gtk-save Saving)"'

<fontbutton font-name="Sans 14" use-font="true" use-size="true">
<variable>$EDITOR</variable>
<input file>'"$TMPDIR"'/reading</input>
<output file>'"$TMPDIR"'/reading</output>

<action>refresh:EDITOR</action>
</fontbutton>
</hbox>
</frame>
</window>
'

case $1 in
-d | --dump) echo "$MAIN_DIALOG" ;;
*) $GTKDIALOG --center --program=MAIN_DIALOG ;;
esac

Posted: **Sat 10 Nov 2012, 17:36**

sklimkin wrote:
technosaurus wrote:export -f func_name
export -f
This that magic word of which didn't suffice for the question decision.
Thanks for the help, mr technosaurus!

There was a task to make the graphic interface with the program scrot.
It is for this purpose convenient and pleasant to use gtkdialog and bash.
The variant with a call of additional function works.

Here that has turned out:

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#!/bin/bash 
## or /bin/sh 

funccommand () {
if [ "$COMBOBOX1" == "All" ]; then
COMMAND1="-m"
else COMMAND1="-s"
fi
## !!! Attention: This works in scrot ver. >= 0.8 only !!!
if [ "$COMBOBOX1" == "Window" ]; then
COMMAND1="-u"
fi
COMMAND2="$COMBOBOX2"
COMMANDSTRING="$COMMAND1-b-d $COMMAND2"
cd "$FILE"
scrot "$COMMANDSTRING"
}

export MAIN_DIALOG="
<window>
	<vbox>
		<text>
			<label>SCReenshOT  screen-grabber</label>
		</text>
		<frame Command button EXIT>
			<hbox>
				<button cancel></button>
			</hbox>
		</frame>
		<frame User-settings>
			<hbox>
				<vbox>
					<text>
						<label>Select grab-mode</label>
					</text>
					<combobox>
						<variable>COMBOBOX1</variable>
						<item>All</item>
						<item>Window</item>
						<item>Area</item>
						<action>save:COMBOBOX1</action>
					</combobox>
				</vbox>
				<vbox>
					<text>
						<label>Time-delay-sec</label>
					</text>
					<combobox>
						<variable>COMBOBOX2</variable>
						<item>0</item>
						<item>1</item>
						<item>2</item>
						<item>3</item>
						<item>5</item>
						<item>10</item>
						<item>20</item>
						<action>save:COMBOBOX2</action>
					</combobox>
				</vbox>
				<button>
					<label>ACCEPT</label>
					<action>$0 func</action>
				</button>
			</hbox>
		</frame>
		<frame Select DIR for save screenshot>
			<chooser>
				<height>200</height>
				<width>200</width>
				<variable>FILE</variable>
				<default>/home/</default>
				<action>save:FILE</action>
				<action>$2= $FILE</action>
			</chooser>
		</frame>
	</vbox>
</window>
"

case $1 in
	func) funccommand $2 ;;
	*) gtkdialog --program=MAIN_DIALOG ;;
esac

And it is variant of usage gtkdialog for C-lang:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?el5ruubgov613qg

ScreenShot of "SreenShoter":[/img][/code]

Posted: **Mon 12 Nov 2012, 06:19**

hi everyone,
i want to make a startmenu in puppy linux like "unity" in ubuntu or something like "metro start menu" in windows8. below, i make a button and scroll in vbox and gtkdialog desklet. but i want more..
i want to a textbox (an entry), that can search every program by change (key-pressed). can anyone help me, please?
thanks in advance

Posted: **Mon 12 Nov 2012, 07:06**

Have you had a look at http://www.smokey01.com/software/deskto ... enu.tar.gz

Posted: **Thu 15 Nov 2012, 16:48**

I read old authoring gtkdialog help:

6.2 Widget manipulation
6.2.1 'Closewindow:NAME'
The command closes the named window opened by the 'Launch:' command. The program remain active if there are more windows active.
6.2.2 'Launch:NAME'
The command opens a new window using the environment variable 'Widget'.

For some reasons I can't use tags:

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<action type="launch">DIALOG1</action>
<action type="closewindow">DIALOG1</action>

I use and It works:

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<action>Launch:DIALOG1</action>

And it isn't works:

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<action>Closewindow:DIALOG1</action>

Why?
Who can help?

Posted: **Sat 22 Dec 2012, 18:55**

Here's a tip....

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<action>yaf-splash -border false  -center -close box -bg orange -fontsize large -text "  John's  message
here   "  & </action>

The above code isn't allowed for the action of a button in a gtkdialog script,
because the text is on two lines.

A way around this problem is to define a variable at beginning of script
such as

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export MESSAGE=" John's message 
here "

Then the button's action becomes one line...

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<action>yaf-splash -border false  -center -close box -bg orange -fontsize large -text " $MESSAGE  "  & </action>

_______________________________________________

I found that if Zigbert's localisation method is used then
MESSAGE=" John's message
here "

is all that is needed. In other words the exporting of the
variable isn't needed.

________________________________________

EDIT: I couldn't get this method of using yaf-splash in a button action
to work when there was a gettext text string

.

Posted: **Mon 31 Dec 2012, 07:35**

Happy New Year "dialoguers"

I'm trying to make a simple GUI for pet installation (below), but I can not find the way to pass the fileselect choice to petget (apparently did not study enough

)

I appreciate any suggestions

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export INSTALL_PET_GUI='<window title="Pet installer GUI">
 <vbox>
   <frame>
   <text use-markup="true"><label>"Sellect a pet to install"</label></text>
     
   <hbox>
    <text><label>Sellect pet</label></text>
    <entry fs-action="file" fs-folder="/root" 
	tooltip-text="Drag or type the pet path here or use the file select button">
     <default>pet</default>
     <variable>EXEC</variable>
    </entry>
	<button>
     <input file stock="gtk-directory"></input>
     <action>fileselect:EXEC</action>
    </button>
   </hbox> 
   <hbox homogeneous="true">
   <button>
     <label>"Install"</label>
     <action>/usr/local/petget/petget ??? </action>
     <action>exit:apply</action>
   </button>
   <button cancel></button>
  </hbox>  
  </frame>
 </vbox>
</window>'
gtkdialog -p INSTALL_PET_GUI

Posted: **Mon 31 Dec 2012, 09:14**

Hi mavrothal,

This works

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<button>
     <label>"Install"</label>
     <action>/usr/local/petget/petget $EXEC</action>
     <action>exit:apply</action>
   </button>

or better yet, the full path isn't needed,

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<button>
     <label>"Install"</label>
     <action>petget $EXEC</action>
     <action>exit:apply</action>
   </button>

Cheers, ☃HaPpy NeWyEaR☘

Geoffrey

Posted: **Mon 31 Dec 2012, 10:46**

Geoffrey wrote:This works

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<button>
     <label>"Install"</label>
     <action>/usr/local/petget/petget $EXEC</action>
     <action>exit:apply</action>
   </button>

Indeed it does.
Thanks and a Happy New Year to you

Posted: **Mon 07 Jan 2013, 15:47**

Here's a nice tip:

Activating a menuitem processes the actions within the menuitem immediately and then returns to the activater.

Activating a button returns to the activater and then processes the actions within the button later when the button has finished animating.

So, a hidden menuitem is a good place to store lots of code that can be called (activated) from multiple places -- it can be thought of as a subroutine of gtkdialog pseudo-XML.

Here's an example that demonstrates the speed difference and the processing order (watch stdout in terminal):

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#!/bin/sh

GTKDIALOG=gtkdialog

RandomGet="od -An -N2 -tu2 < /dev/urandom"

MAIN_DIALOG='
<window title="Activate Test" window-position="1" resizable="false"
	border-width="0">
	<vbox spacing="0">
		<menubar>
			<menu use-underline="true" label="_File">
				<menuitem stock-id="gtk-quit" accel-key="0x51" accel-mods="4">
					<action>exit:Quit</action>
				</menuitem>
			</menu>
			<menu use-underline="true" label="_Code">
				<menuitem stock-id="gtk-refresh">
					<variable>muiMenuitemRoute</variable>
					<action>echo MenuitemRoute 2</action>
					<action>refresh:entMenuitemRoute</action>
					<action>echo MenuitemRoute 3</action>
				</menuitem>
			</menu>
		</menubar>
		<vbox border-width="50">
			<hbox>
				<button image-position="1">
					<label>Activate</label>
					<input file stock="gtk-go-forward"></input>
					<action>echo ButtonRoute 0</action>
					<action>activate:btnButtonRoute</action>
					<action>echo ButtonRoute 1</action>
				</button>
				<button image-position="1">
					<variable>btnButtonRoute</variable>
					<label>Refresh</label>
					<input file stock="gtk-go-forward"></input>
					<action>echo ButtonRoute 2</action>
					<action>refresh:entButtonRoute</action>
					<action>echo ButtonRoute 3</action>
				</button>
				<entry>
					<variable>entButtonRoute</variable>
					<input>"'$RandomGet'"</input>
				</entry>
			</hbox>
			<hbox>
				<button image-position="1">
					<label>Activate</label>
					<input file stock="gtk-go-forward"></input>
					<action>echo MenuitemRoute 0</action>
					<action>activate:muiMenuitemRoute</action>
					<action>echo MenuitemRoute 1</action>
				</button>
				<text label="Refresh"></text>
				<pixmap stock-icon-size="3">
					<input file stock="gtk-go-forward"></input>
				</pixmap>
				<entry>
					<variable>entMenuitemRoute</variable>
					<input>"'$RandomGet'"</input>
				</entry>
			</hbox>
		</vbox>
	</vbox>
</window>
'
export MAIN_DIALOG

case $1 in
	-d | --dump) echo "$MAIN_DIALOG" ;;
	*) $GTKDIALOG --program=MAIN_DIALOG ;;
esac

Regards,
Thunor

Posted: **Mon 07 Jan 2013, 16:38**

Hi.

I wanted to test the above posted script but it gives me an gtkdialog error in gtkdialog3, gtidialog4 and gtkdialog5.

Which version is used for this script?

RSH

Posted: **Mon 07 Jan 2013, 17:52**

RSH wrote:Hi.

I wanted to test the above posted script but it gives me an gtkdialog error in gtkdialog3, gtidialog4 and gtkdialog5.

Which version is used for this script?

RSH

Hi RSH

Change all <variable export="false"> to <variable> and it'll work. I'll edit the script and remove them, they're not necessary.

Regards,
Thunor

Posted: **Mon 07 Jan 2013, 21:56**

Here's another top tip:

A text widget that has space-expand and space-fill set to true can be used as a spacer to push neighbouring widgets in certain directions.

Here the spacer text is "[]" so you can see it -- drag the window out and watch the button.

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#!/bin/sh

GTKDIALOG=gtkdialog

Spacer="[]"

MAIN_DIALOG='
<window title="Spacer Test" window-position="1">
	<vbox>
		<hbox>
			<button space-expand="false" space-fill="false">
				<label>This button will stay put</label>
				<input file stock="gtk-about"></input>
			</button>
			<text space-expand="true" space-fill="true">
				<label>"'$Spacer'"</label>
			</text>
		</hbox>
   </vbox>
</window>
'
export MAIN_DIALOG

case $1 in
   -d | --dump) echo "$MAIN_DIALOG" ;;
   *) $GTKDIALOG --program=MAIN_DIALOG ;;
esac

Regards,
Thunor

Posted: **Fri 11 Jan 2013, 21:48**

Hello Everyone,

I have a question, Has anyone done hyper-links in gtkdialog? If so how do you go about doing it.

What I would like to do is link from one program to another. Hit a word in one program to show the answer in another program.

Any help would be great thanks.

Cheers

Posted: **Sat 12 Jan 2013, 19:48**

Hit a word in one program to show the answer in another program

If you look at the code in puppy clock
you will see a button called 'World clock'

What it does is launch a second program.

You should check out how I wrote it.
When the button is first pressed, I check the version of
gtkdialog to make sure it is recent. Then I launch the second program.

_____________________________________________

Posted: **Sat 12 Jan 2013, 21:19**

Hi don570,

Will take a look and see if that is what I am looking for.

Cheers

EDIT: Hi don570 took a look not what I was looking for thanks, but I did remember that what I need is just a button to go to one to another program.

Just need to look at my code.

Cheers

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GtkDialog - tips

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yaf-splash tip

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