- Zenity works under Linux and Windows, and can be called from Python directly: import os os.system('zenity -info -text='Stuff') Using -warning instead of.
- I am trying to create a small GUI in Zenity, for it i a few text inputs coupled with a checklist. It seems however the only list i can add to a form is a list of fixed values, and not one with checkboxes in it.
| Original author(s) | Sun Microsystems |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Glynn Foster Lucas Rocha |
| Initial release | [dubious] |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Unix-like |
| License | GNU Lesser General Public License |
| Website | wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Zenity |
I'm trying to take input from the user using the zenity command. Here's the command I'm passing to zenity: zenity -question -title 'Share File' -text 'Do you want to share file?' Here's the code using Java to execute the command.
Zenity is free software and a cross-platform program that allows the execution of GTKdialog boxes in command-line and shell scripts. Is youtube downloader for mac.
Description[edit]
Like tools such as whiptail and dialog, Zenity allows easy creation of GUIs,[1] though it has fewer features than more complex GUI-creation tools.[2]
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Other scripting languages such as Perl and Python can be used to construct full-scale GUI applications, but the zenity program enables a shell script to interact with a GUI user.. [The] user interface is not as refined as one that could be provided by a full-featured GUI application, but it is perfectly suitable for simple interactions.
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Cross-platform compatibility[edit]
As of 2012, Zenity is available for Linux, BSD and Windows.[4] A Zenity port to Mac OS X is available in MacPorts and Homebrew.
As of 2018, Zenity ports for Windows are available: zenity-windows (based on version 3.20.0) and winzenity (based on 3.8.0 / statically linked)
Zenity does not possess any built-in scripting capabilities and it must, therefore, rely on an interpreter for processing. To create a script that runs on more than one platform without extensive modifications, it would be best to use an interpreter that is available on the widest range of operating systems. One option is Python in combination with the PyZenity library.[5]
Cross-platform script example[edit]
POSIX shell script example[edit]
Microsoft Windows example[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Cartwright, Ryan (2009-01-30), 'More fun with Zenity: shell script/GUI interactivity', Free Software Magazine, archived from the original on 2011-11-06, retrieved 2011-12-10
- ^Diehl, Mike (2008-05-12), 'Make Your Scripts User Friendly with Zenity', LinuxJournal, archived from the original on 2011-11-26, retrieved 2011-12-10
- ^Tyler, Chris (2006), 'Chapter 4. Basic System Management', Fedora Linux, O'Reilly Media, pp. 258–259, ISBN978-0-596-52682-5, archived from the original on 2011-07-15, retrieved 2010-03-15
- ^Zenity for Windows, archived from the original on 2012-01-12, retrieved 2011-12-10
- ^Ramos, Brian (2011-04-20), PyZenity, archived from the original on 2013-10-07, retrieved 2012-11-15
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External links[edit]
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