Re: [Nautilus-list] Nautilus Scripts Web Page

[Benjamin FrantzDale <bfrantzdale odin ac hmc edu>]

On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Ben Ford wrote:

> Darin Adler wrote:
>
> >on 9/3/01 9:08 PM, Ben Ford at ben kalifornia com wrote:
> >
> >>Yeah, there's multiple ways, dialog, etc.  But it would look more
> >>"unified" if Nautilus did them.
> >>
> >If you have a specific suggestion about how the dialogs that a script can
> >create are second-class citizens, then I'd be happy to consider it. But I'd
> >like you to try something first, and then tell me what's wrong with it,
> >rather than guessing without trying it.
> >
>
> I am meaning that it would be more visually appealing if all scripts
> that used dialogs used the same ones, rather than some using tk, some
> using curses, etc.  My suggestion is to simply incorporate something
> like Xdialog (http://xdialog.free.fr/) into Nautilus, or even just
> include it as a standard gnome package.

gdialog == xdialog + gtk

> >>Also, am I reading this right in that
> >>to view something from a script you need to open a new window and there
> >>is no way to manipulate the current view?
> >>
> >
> >Yes, but you're kind of coming at it backwards. There's already a way to
> >tell Nautilus to open a new window. It's not specific to a "Nautilus
> >script". Anyone can do that from the command line. Ways to manipulate
> >existing windows from the command line could be added too.
> >
> >I personally would be more likely to work on this if I was given a
> >particular specific example where I can see how a script would work much
> >better if it was given a way to change an existing window or view from the
> >command line, rather than the general principle that it "ought to be there".
> >
>
> I already gave you a few.
>
> Image viewing.  It'd be nice to have a script to automatically resize
> your window to the best size to view an image.  If I had to open a new
> window, I'd just pop open ee.  Much faster that way at least.
>
> Converting a word doc to text and viewing it.  Same thing, if I had to
> open a new window, I'd just open gless.
>
> Previewing web scripts.  I can already use a shell script to run a PHP
> script and pop open a Mozilla window.  (Actually, mozilla has -remote).
>  But it would be nice to just be able to click on a script and have it
> run and display results in the HTML preview.
>
> I hate opening loads of new windows to do anything.
>
>
> -b
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