Question about Shell Script (#!/bin/sh)

[jpeps]

A little tricky, but I found a way to get it working. I don't think it has a scroll bar, which makes it kind of useless for long lists. Maybe an idea for our own gtkdialog development, though, since I'm sure it would get used a lot.

[Moose On The Loose]

A little tricky, but I found a way to get it working. I don't think it has a scroll bar, which makes it kind of useless for long lists. Maybe an idea for our own gtkdialog development, though, since I'm sure it would get used a lot.

I just thought of a way to do long lists. Here is the basic idea:

Place a button above and below the space where a subset of the full list is shown.

When someone clicks on the up button, the dialog closes, and a new one opens with the list scrolled down by 1/2 the length of the sub-list you are showing. Te script needs to keep track of the state ON/OFF of the items in the full list and give the subset back with the right combination of check marks.

I have made a thing that works like a combo-box but allows the user entry to be filtered on a keystroke basis. This used the fact that there is an event for the loss of focus. If the scrolled list is done in its own box, this trick could be used to make the list a stand alone thing.

[seaside]

Could this be used-

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<tree selection-mode="3"

It gives you multiple selection capability with a scroll bar.

Cheers,
s

[RSH]

Could this be used-

Code:
<tree selection-mode="3"

This works fine. It ( selection-mode="3") gives you the possibility to select several files.

But how to distinguish (sort out) the selected and unselected items?

[seaside]

RSH,

But how to distinguish (sort out) the selected and unselected items?

All the selected items are returned separated in this variable-

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<variable>TREECHOICES</variable>

Cheers,
s

[jpeps]

Not as pretty as checklists, but works nicely. <ctrl> clicking returns multiple items.

[RSH]

Not as pretty as checklists, but works nicely.

Yes, checklists would be my favorite as well, but "tree" is also usable. I'd just never heard about the attribute "selection-mode". Everything i'd tried gives me only single-file-selection. But this one works and i can use it for my work.

To put the whole selection into a text file use

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echo $TREE1 > /tmp/list

To write the whole selection as single lines into a text file use

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for i in $TREE1;
	do
		echo $i >> /tmp/list
	done

[jpeps]

Here's a version using tree. In batch mode, the "batch copy" button opens the tree list. Select with <ctrl> click, and then push the "select pets" button.
This opens an editable box for final selection. Push the "Make Pets" button for creation in /tmp

edit: added a "select all" button in tree list

[jpeps]

added a "select-all" button for batch

[seaside]

jpeps,

Nicely done.

I've found it easier to build gtkdialog menu items this way-

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for i in *.files;do 
i=${i//.files/}
LIST="$LIST<item>"$i"</item>"
done
echo $LIST # becomes input variable item list for combobox

It grabs only the ".files", cuts off the ".files" extension, and makes up the list variable all in one shot.

Regards,
s

[RSH]

jpeps,

Nicely done.

I've found it easier to build gtkdialog menu items this way-
Code:

for i in *.files;do
i=${i//.files/}
LIST="$LIST<item>"$i"</item>"
done
echo $LIST # becomes input variable item list for combobox


It grabs only the ".files", cuts off the ".files" extension, and makes up the list variable all in one shot.

I do use this one, which works also fine. It uses original funcItemCreate.

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  <tree selection-mode="3" stock="gtk-file">
    <label>"'$WFNALST'"</label>
    <height>200</height><width>300</width>
	'"$(funcItemCreate)"'
    <variable>TREEOUTPUT</variable>
  </tree>

To write complete selection as single lines into a text file use

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for i in $TREEOUTPUT;
   do
      echo $i >> /tmp/list
   done

[jpeps]

Figured a way to do the scrollable checklist with a createcheckbox function within a scrollable vbox

[RSH]

I select "Batch Mode" then clicking on "Batch Copy" - nothing happens.

Output after running gnewpet:

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** (gtkdialog:31852): WARNING **: create_tree(): A TreeView with no label.
**
ERROR:automaton.c:1833:connect_tree_signals: assertion failed: (tree_view != NULL && Attr != NULL)
Aborted
sh-4.1# 

Figured a way to do the scrollable checklist with a createcheckbox function within a scrollable vbox

Yes, this is exactly, what i'd meant and it looks good. Does it work or is it just step 1?

[RSH]

Inserting "<label>Batch Pets</label>" after <tree selection-mode="3"> inside your gnewpet script executes the batch window - but it is empty.

Clicking on "Select Pets" opens another empty window.

Clicking on "Select All" opens a window with all files listed.

Clicking OK inside full list window executes nothing.

Batch list in /tmp/batch is existing

[jpeps]

Here's a version using gtkdialog checkboxes:

version 5.1 Put checklist in it's own scrollable vbox. Thanks RSH
version 5.2 1/23/12 Restored file report function

[RSH]

Here's a version using gtkdialog checkboxes:

Yes, and this one works out of the box (something is wrong with 4.1?)

I did not have a look into the 5.0 script yet, but i must say:

Great Work!

Fantastic!

[jpeps]

Here's a version using gtkdialog checkboxes:

Yes, and this one works out of the box (something is wrong with 4.1?)

Works on my end. If you hack the script, all bets are off.

[RSH]

Works on my end. If you hack the script, all bets are off.

Yes, by having a look into previous scripts, i meant to know this already.

However: great work, again.

Maybe you can go to the GtkDialog Development Section agin, post your .pet or script and point out that it is necessary to get this one - with a handle like the tree-item is handled (to get easily out the selected items just like the tree-item gives it to the programmer).

This would be a nice and useful GtkDialog-Feature...

Edit: maybe calling it CheckboxTree.

[RSH]

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	#echo -e "$(Xdialog --title "$WTITLE $WMTUSER" --stdout --no-cancel --editbox /tmp/applist_tmp  16 50)" >/usr/share/applications-desktop-files/$SPATH/applist-new
	EdNewList="$(Xdialog --title "$WTITLE $WMTUSER" --stdout --no-cancel --editbox /tmp/applist_tmp  16 50)"
	#echo -e $EdNewList >/usr/share/applications-desktop-files/$SPATH/applist-new
	
	# remove old list
	if [ "$EdNewList" != "" ]; then
		rm /usr/share/applications-desktop-files/$SPATH/applist
	fi
	
	# put into file
	for i in $EdNewList
	do
		if [ "$EdNewList" != "" ]; then
			echo -e $i >> /usr/share/applications-desktop-files/$SPATH/applist
		fi
	done

This will write output as single lines into a file.

f.e.:

file1
file2
file3...

Also the batch file (here=applist) will stay and will not loose it's data when closing the window (not using ok button)

Maybe good to know?

[jpeps]

The output from batch selection already remains in /tmp

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/tmp $ cat batch-list
CPUtemp_usage-2.0
flashplayer