Buttondialog - nicer than xmessage

[MU]

Buttondialog is a utility written in Freebasic.
So it easily can be extended.
The binary itself is only 31 kb in size, or 15 kb compressed with upx.
You can run it from shellscripts, if you want more options than xmessage offers.

It is run like this:
buttondialog rcfolder

rcfolder can be a folder of your choice, that contains configurationfiles.
These files define the texts, pictures, actions and some options (e.g. buttons can be arranged vertically).

A demo is included, just type in a consolewindow:
buttondialogdemo

hint for programmers:
it does not use a Gladefile, as shown here:
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=30525
Instead, the elements are created using native Gtk functions.
So this approach is quite flexible.
You could use /tmp/myfolder as rcfolder, and create the rcfiles in it generated by a script.

If the first button is clicked, the dialog prints
#1
to stdout, and so on.

The PET includes the files for the Demo, and the Basic-Code (GPL).
If you want to add it to a pupplett for own purposes, you need only the binary "buttondialog".

Mark

[MU]

buttondialogdemo was missing this line:
cd /usr/local/Buttondialog
So you could no see the pictures.
I updated the PET with it.
Mark

[BarryK]

That's great! I'm downloading it right now...

[Lobster]

So you could not see the pictures.

wot no pics?
thanks Mark - will download again

linked here . . .
http://tmxxine.com/wik/wikka.php?wakka=FreeBasic

FreeBasic
F. A. B.

[Lobster]

Mark - I am using it as a simple front end for pjsua (a VOIP app)

this is the buttons.rc part

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Puppy Sip VOIP
resource/voice-support.png
rxvt /usr/bin/pjsua &
Pjsip commands
resource/nis24.xpm
defaultbrowser http://www.opensourcesociety.org/2008/01/20/pjsip-command-line-voip-client-for-linux/ &
exit
resource/stock_exit.png
EXIT

this line should open rxvt and run pjsua . . . (a command line app)

rxvt /usr/bin/pjsua &

It don't
Any help appreciated

[MU]

rxvt -e /usr/bin/pjsua &

Mark

[Lobster]

works
so easy . . . I always forget - thanks for 3 minute response time . . .