Pgprompt enables users to quickly select items from lists, choose files, and receive simple window prompts. The project's software is designed to simplify the user interface process.
The pgprompt project is a user-friendly software that allows users to easily prompt their selection from a list, select a file, type in something or click a button. What's great about this software is that it does not require you to pre-design a gui in XML. Instead, you just need to pass command line parameters to it.
For instance, you can use the snippet provided by the software to show a window like in the first screenshot. The command is: "export MAILCLIENT="sylpheed-claws" pgprompt-gtk2 tell MESSAGE="You have mail" BUTTONS="Exit/Summary/Start $MAILCLIENT" BUTTONSEP="/" DEFAULTBUTTON="Exit" CANCELBUTTON="Exit".
One of the intuitive features of pgprompt is that if you define a CANCELBUTTON, you can easily hit "Escape" and it will act as if you clicked the specified button. Similarly, if you hit "Return", the DEFAULTBUTTON will be triggered.
In terms of usability, pgprompt offers a lot of flexibility. To know what you can do with this software, just take a look at the help that the script prints out. Additionally, you can check out the example command lines and screenshots provided by the software developer.
It's also worth noting that this software displays old-fashioned file dialogs with keyboard completion that just works. This means that you won't have to deal with the "crappy GNOMEified rubbish dialogs".
In order to use pgprompt, you need to have Perl and GTK2-perl installed. The latest release of pgprompt includes the ability to put separators among the buttons using '%', as well as the fix for a bug when the list is empty and LISTSELECTION is browse.
Overall, pgprompt is an excellent software that provides a simple yet effective solution to prompt users with different options, files and buttons. Its intuitive features and flexibility make it a great tool for developers, power users, or anyone who wants to simplify the user interface of their applications.
For instance, you can use the snippet provided by the software to show a window like in the first screenshot. The command is: "export MAILCLIENT="sylpheed-claws" pgprompt-gtk2 tell MESSAGE="You have mail" BUTTONS="Exit/Summary/Start $MAILCLIENT" BUTTONSEP="/" DEFAULTBUTTON="Exit" CANCELBUTTON="Exit".
One of the intuitive features of pgprompt is that if you define a CANCELBUTTON, you can easily hit "Escape" and it will act as if you clicked the specified button. Similarly, if you hit "Return", the DEFAULTBUTTON will be triggered.
In terms of usability, pgprompt offers a lot of flexibility. To know what you can do with this software, just take a look at the help that the script prints out. Additionally, you can check out the example command lines and screenshots provided by the software developer.
It's also worth noting that this software displays old-fashioned file dialogs with keyboard completion that just works. This means that you won't have to deal with the "crappy GNOMEified rubbish dialogs".
In order to use pgprompt, you need to have Perl and GTK2-perl installed. The latest release of pgprompt includes the ability to put separators among the buttons using '%', as well as the fix for a bug when the list is empty and LISTSELECTION is browse.
Overall, pgprompt is an excellent software that provides a simple yet effective solution to prompt users with different options, files and buttons. Its intuitive features and flexibility make it a great tool for developers, power users, or anyone who wants to simplify the user interface of their applications.
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