Re: shell programming made easy

[Sean Murphy <murphy erim-int com>]

You wouldn't happen to be a former Mac user would you?  This sounds a lot
like AppleScript's script recording feature!  ;-)

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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