Re: shell programming made easy

["Jean-Raymond.Chauviere" <Jean-Raymond Chauviere cetelem fr>]

Oh YES !
it seems like something I had in the old times on apple (maybe it is
always).
It will be easy to integrate it in shell script (imagine with tk - :-) -
)
using here document.
This will permit
* presentation
* automated task prapared by administrator (add option to menu, and so
on...)
Yes, it will be a great help for me as administrator, as will be a real
documentation
on the files under $HOME/.gnome*
JRC

maga.gna@softhome.net wrote:
> 
> an important feature of unix shell is to be programmable. graphic user
> interfaces aren't. i think would be a great improvment to make gnome
> programmable as well. a good way to make it should be to create an
> easy tool, usable for most users.
> my idea is to make recordable a sequence of commands made in gnome
> environment. for example: to make a batch to save a file into two
> different directories, i mean some thing like this:
> 
> click start recording
> open file menu
> click "save as"
> choose directory
> mark this step in order the name would be prompted each time
> write file name
> copy file name to clipboard
> ok
> open file menu
> "save as"
> choose second directory
> paste file name
> ok
> stop recording
> 
> i think something like that will make shell programming easy for most
> user.
> 
> bye
> 
> maga.gna
> 
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