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  <articleinfo>
    <title>Zenity Manual</title>
    <copyright>
	    <year>2003</year>
	    <holder>Sun Microsystems</holder>
    </copyright>

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	    <year>2003</year>
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    <publisher>
	    <publishername>GNOME Documentation Project</publishername>
    </publisher>

    <releaseinfo>Version 1.0 of Zenity Manual</releaseinfo>

    <legalnotice id="feedback">
	    <title>Feedback Information</title>
	    <para>
		    To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this
		    application or this documentation, please see the
		    <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:gnome-feedback">
			    GNOME Feedback Page
		    </ulink>
	    </para>
    </legalnotice>

    <authorgroup>
	    <author>
		    <firstname>Glynn</firstname>
		    <surname>Foster</surname>
		    <affiliation>
			    <orgname>GNOME Documentation Project</orgname>
		    </affiliation>
            </author>
	    <editor>
	            <firstname>Nicholas</firstname>
		    <surname>Curran</surname>
		    <affiliation>
		            <orgname>GNOME Documentation Project</orgname>
		    </affiliation>
	    </editor>
    </authorgroup>

    <revhistory>
	    <revision>
		    <revnumber>1.0</revnumber>
		    <date>18-01-2003</date>
		    <revdescription>
			    <para role="author">Glynn Foster</para>
			    <para role="publisher">
				    GNOME Documentation Project
			    </para>
		    </revdescription>
            </revision>
    </revhistory>
  </articleinfo>
  
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<!-- ==== Introduction ====== -->

  <sect1 id="zenity-introduction">
    <title>Introduction</title>

    <para>
        &app; displays simple GNOME dialogs.
    </para>

    <para>
    	&app; can display the following dialogs:
    </para>

    <itemizedlist>
        <listitem><para>
	    <link linkend="zenity-calendar-options">Calendar dialog.</link>
	</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>
	    <link linkend="zenity-text-entry-options">Text entry dialog.</link>
	</para></listitem>
        <listitem><para>Various message dialogs including:</para>
            <itemizedlist>
	        <listitem><para>
		    <link linkend="zenity-error-dialog">Error dialog.</link>
		</para></listitem>
		<listitem><para>
		    <link linkend="zenity-info-dialog">Information dialog.</link>
		</para></listitem>
		<listitem><para>
		    <link linkend="zenity-question-dialog">Question dialog.</link>
		</para></listitem>
		<listitem><para>
		    <link linkend="zenity-warning-dialog">Warning dialog.</link>
		</para></listitem>
	    </itemizedlist>
	</listitem>
	<listitem><para>
	     <link linkend="zenity-file-selection-options">File selection dialog.</link>
	</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para>
	     <link linkend="zenity-list-options">List options dialog.</link>
	</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para>
	     <link linkend="zenity-progress-options">Progress dialog.</link>
	</para></listitem>
	<listitem><para>
	     <link linkend="zenity-text-options">Text dialog.</link>
	</para></listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

  </sect1>

<!-- ==== General Options ====== -->
  <sect1 id="zenity-basic-use">
    <title>Basic Use</title>

    <para>
	&app; creates simple dialogs.  You can use &app; to create a script that
	interacts graphically with the user.
    </para>
    
    <para>
        When the user closes the dialog,
	&app; prints text produced by the dialog to standard error.
    </para>

    <para>
        Ensure that all arguments to &app; are surrounded by quotes.  For example, use
	<command>zenity --calendar --title="Holiday Planner"</command> instead of
	<command>zenity --calendar --title=Holiday Planner</command>.
	If you do not use quotes, you can get unexpected results.
    </para>

    <note>
        <title>NOTE</title>
	<para>
	Some dialogs support the use of keyboard mnemonics.  To specify the character to use as
	the mnemonic, place an underscore before that character in the text of the dialog.  For
	example, to specify the 'P' as the keyboard mnemonic in the following sentence, use
	"_Please choose a name".
	</para>
    </note>

    <para>
        &app; returns the following exit codes:
    </para>

    <variablelist>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>0</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>The user has pressed either 'OK' or 'Close'.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
     	
      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>1</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>The user has pressed either 'Cancel' or closed the dialog through the window functions.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>-1</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>An unexpected error has occurred.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect1>

<!-- ==== General Options ====== -->

  <sect1 id="zenity-general-options">
    <title>General Options</title>

    <para>
	All dialogs have the following general options:
    </para>

    <variablelist>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--title</varname>=TITLE</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the title of a dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--window-icon</varname>=ICON_PATH</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the icon that should appear in the window frame of the dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--width</varname>=WIDTH</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the width of the dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--height</varname>=HEIGHT</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the height of the dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect1>

<!-- ==== Calendar Options ====== -->

  <sect1 id="zenity-calendar-options">
    <title>Calendar Dialog</title>

    <para>
        Use <command>--calendar</command> to create a Calendar dialog.  &app; returns the
	date selected to standad error.  The current date will be used by the dialog if
	no date is given on the command line.
    </para>
    <para>
	The Calendar dialog has the following options:
    </para>

    <variablelist>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--text</varname>=TEXT</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the text to appear in the Calendar dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
     	
      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--day</varname>=DAY</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the day to be pre-selected in the Calendar dialog. The day 
	        ust be a number between 1 and 31.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--month</varname>=MONTH</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the day to be pre-selected in the Calendar dialog. The day must be
	  	a number between 1 and 12.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--year</varname>=YEAR</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the year to be pre-selected in the Calendar dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--date-format</varname>=FORMAT</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the format to be returned from the Calendar dialog after
	  	the selection has been made. The default format depends
		on your locale. The format must be of <command>strftime</command>
		style, for example "%A %d/%m%y".
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

    <para>
    	The following script is an example of how to use the Calendar dialog:

		<programlisting>
		#!/bin/sh

		if zenity --calendar --title="Calendar selection" --text="Select a date from below" --day=18 --month=1 --year=2003
		  then echo $?
		  else echo "No date selected"
		fi
		</programlisting>
    </para>

    <figure id="zenity-calendar-screenshot">
      <title>Calendar dialog example</title>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject>
          <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="figures/zenity-calendar-screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
          </imageobject>
          <textobject>
              <phrase>&app; Calendar dialog example</phrase>
          </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
   </figure>
													  
  </sect1>

<!-- ==== Text Entry Options ====== -->

  <sect1 id="zenity-text-entry-options">
    <title>Text Entry Dialog</title>

    <para>
        Use <command>--entry</command> to create a Text Entry dialog.
	&app; returns the 
	contents of the text entry to standard error. 
    </para>	
    <para>	
	The Text Entry dialog has the following options:
    </para>

    <variablelist>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--text</varname>=TEXT</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the text to appear in the Text Entry dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--entry-text</varname>=TEXT</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the text to appear in the entry field of the Text Entry dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--hide-text</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies that the text in the entry field of the Text Entry dialog be hidden.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

    <para>
    	The following script is an example of how to use the Text Entry dialog:

		<programlisting>
		#!/bin/sh

		if zenity --entry --title="Add a new entry" --text="Enter your _Password" --hide-text
		  then echo $?
		  else echo "No password entered"
		fi
		</programlisting>
    </para>

    <figure id="zenity-entry-screenshot">
      <title>Text Entry dialog example</title>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject>
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/zenity-entry-screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>&app; Text Entry dialog example</phrase>
	  </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
    </figure>
  </sect1>

<!-- ==== Message Options ====== -->

  <sect1 id="zenity-message-options">
    <title>Message Dialogs</title>

    <para>
        &app; can create four types of message dialog.  
	Use the <command>--text</command> option to set the text shown in the
	dialog.
    </para>
    <sect2 id="zenity-warning-dialog">
      <title>Warning Dialog</title>

      <para>
          Use <command>--warning</command> to create a Warning dialog.
      </para>

      <para>
    	  The following script is an example of how to use the Warning message dialog:

		<programlisting>
		#!/bin/bash

		FILE_TYPE=$(file -b $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS|awk '{ print $1}')

		if [ "$FILE_TYPE" != "PNG" ]; then
		  zenity --warning --text="Could not rotate image :" --hide-text
		fi
		</programlisting>
      </para>

      <figure id="zenity-warning-screenshot">
        <title>Warning dialog example</title>
        <screenshot>
          <mediaobject>
            <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="figures/zenity-warning-screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
	    </imageobject>
	    <textobject>
	      <phrase>&app; Warning dialog example</phrase>
	    </textobject>
          </mediaobject>
        </screenshot>
      </figure>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="zenity-error-dialog">
      <title>Error Dialog</title>

      <para>
          Use <command>--error</command> to create an Error dialog.  
      </para>

      <figure id="zenity-error-screenshot">
        <title>Error dialog example</title>
        <screenshot>
          <mediaobject>
            <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="figures/zenity-error-screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
	    </imageobject>
	    <textobject>
	      <phrase>&app; Error dialog example</phrase>
	    </textobject>
          </mediaobject>
        </screenshot>
      </figure>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="zenity-info-dialog">
      <title>Information Dialog</title>

      <para>
          Use <command>--info</command> to create an Information dialog.
      </para>

      <figure id="zenity-information-screenshot">
        <title>Informational dialog example</title>
        <screenshot>
          <mediaobject>
            <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="figures/zenity-information-screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
	    </imageobject>
	    <textobject>
	      <phrase>&app; Informational dialog example</phrase>
	    </textobject>
          </mediaobject>
        </screenshot>
      </figure>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="zenity-question-dialog">
      <title>Question Dialog</title>

      <para>
          Use <command>--question</command> to create a Question dialog.
      </para>

      <figure id="zenity-question-screenshot">
        <title>Question dialog example</title>
        <screenshot>
          <mediaobject>
            <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="figures/zenity-question-screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
	    </imageobject>
	    <textobject>
	      <phrase>&app; Question dialog example</phrase>
	    </textobject>
          </mediaobject>
        </screenshot>
      </figure>
    </sect2>

  </sect1>

<!-- ==== File Selection Options ====== -->

  <sect1 id="zenity-file-selection-options">
    <title>File Selection Dialog</title>

    <para>
	Use <command>--file-selection</command> to create a file selection
	dialog. &app; returns 
	the files or directories selected to standard error. 
    </para>
    <para>
	The File Selection dialog has the following options:
    </para>

    <variablelist>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--filename</varname>=FILENAME</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the file or directory to be selected in the File Selection dialog
	        when the dialog is first shown.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>--multiple</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Allows selection of multiple filenames in the File Selection dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>--separator</varname>=SEPARATOR</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the string used to divide the returned list of filenames.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

    <para>
    	The following script is an example of how to use the File Selection dialog:

		<programlisting>
		#!/bin/sh

		FILE=`zenity --file-selection --title="Select a file"'

		case $? in
		         0)
			  	echo "\"$FILE\" selected.";;
		         1)
			        echo "No file selected.";;
			-1)
			        echo "No file selected.";;
		esac
		</programlisting>
    </para>

    <figure id="zenity-fileselection-screenshot">
      <title>File Selection dialog example</title>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject>
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/zenity-fileselection-screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>&app; File Selection dialog example</phrase>
	  </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
    </figure>

  </sect1>

<!-- ==== List Options ====== -->

  <sect1 id="zenity-list-options">
    <title>List Dialog</title>

    <para>
	Use <command>--list</command> to create a list dialog.  &app; returns the entries in
	the first column of text of selected rows to standard error.
    </para>

    <para>
	Every column must be specified by the <command>--column</command> option.  Data for
	the dialog must specified column by column, row by row.  Data can be provided to
	the dialog through standard input.  Each entry must be separated by a newline.
    </para>

    <para>
	If you use the <command>--checklist</command> or <command>--radiolist</command>
        options, each row must start with either 'TRUE' or 'FALSE'.
    </para>

    <para>
	The List dialog has the following options:
    </para>

    <variablelist>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--text</varname>=TEXT</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the text to appear in the List dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--column</varname>=COLUMN</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the column headers to appear in the List dialog.
		You must call the <command>--column</command> option for
		each column you want to appear in the dialog.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--checklist</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies that the first column should contain check boxes in the List dialog.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--radiolist</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies that the first column should contain radio boxes in the List dialog.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--editable</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Allows the displayed items to be edited.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--seperator</varname>=SEPERATOR</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies what string should be used when the List dialog returns the selected entries.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--print-column</varname>=COLUMN</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies what column should be printed to standard output. The default is to return
		the first column. 'ALL' may be specified to print out all columns.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

    <para>
    	The following commandline is an example of how to use the List dialog:
		<programlisting>
		zenity --list --title="Choose bugs you wish to view" \
		       --text="Select items from the list below." \
		       --column="Bug Number" --column="Severity" --column="Description" \
		       992383 Normal "GtkTreeView crashes on multiple selections" \
		       293823 High "GNOME Dictionary does not handle proxy" \
		       393823 Critical "Menu editing does not work in GNOME 2.0"
		</programlisting>
    </para>

    <figure id="zenity-list-screenshot">
      <title>List Selection dialog example</title>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject>
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/zenity-list-screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>&app; List dialog example</phrase>
	  </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
    </figure>

  </sect1>

<!-- ==== Progress Options ====== -->

  <sect1 id="zenity-progress-options">
    <title>Progress Dialog</title>

    <para>
	Use <command>--progress</command> to create a Progress dialog. 
    </para>

    <para>
 &app; reads data from
	standard input line by line.  If a line is prefixed with a hash (#), the text is 
	updated with the text on that line.  If a line contains only a number, the percentage
	is updated with that number.
    </para>
	
    <para>
	The Progress dialog has the following options:
    </para>

    <variablelist>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--text</varname>=TEXT</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the text to appear in the Progress dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--percentage</varname>=PERCENTAGE</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies the initial percentage that should be set in the Progress dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>--auto-close</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Closes the progress dialog when 100% has been reached.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--pulsate</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies that the Progress dialog should pulsate until an EOF character is read
	        from standard input.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

    <para>
    	The following script is an example of how to use the Progress dialog:
		<programlisting>
		#!/bin/sh
		(
		echo "10" ; sleep 1
		echo "# Updating mail logs" ; sleep 1
		echo "20" ; sleep 1
		echo "# Resetting cron jobs" ; sleep 1
		echo "50" ; sleep 1
		echo "This line will just be ignored" ; sleep 1
		echo "75" ; sleep 1
		echo "# Rebooting system" ; sleep 1
		echo "100" ; sleep 1
		) |
		zenity --progress --title="Update System Logs" --text="Scanning mail logs..." --percentage=0

		if [ "$?" = -1 ] ; then
			zenity --error --text="Update cancelled."
		fi
		</programlisting>
    </para>

    <figure id="zenity-progress-screenshot">
      <title>Progress dialog example</title>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject>
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/zenity-progress-screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>&app; Progress dialog example</phrase>
	  </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
    </figure>

  </sect1>

<!-- ==== Text Information Options ====== -->

  <sect1 id="zenity-text-options">
    <title>Text Information Dialog</title>

    <para>
	Use <command>--text-info</command> to create a Text Information dialog. 
    </para>
	
    <para>
	The Text Information dialog has the following options:
    </para>

    <variablelist>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--filename</varname>=FILENAME</term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Specifies a file to be loaded in the Text Information dialog.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--editable</varname></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Allows the displayed text to be edited.  The edited text is
	  returned to standard error when the dialog is closed.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

    <para>
    	The following script is an example of how to use the Text Infomation dialog:
		<programlisting>
		#!/bin/sh

		FILE=`zenity --file-selection --title="Select a file"'

		case $? in
		         0)
			  	zenity --text-info --title=$FILE --filename=$FILE --editable 2>/tmp/tmp.txt
							
		         1)
			        echo "No file selected.";;
			-1)
				echo "No file selected.";;
		esac
		</programlisting>
    </para>

    <figure id="zenity-text-screenshot">
      <title>Text Information dialog example</title>
      <screenshot>
        <mediaobject>
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="figures/zenity-text-screenshot.png" format="PNG"/>
	  </imageobject>
	  <textobject>
	    <phrase>&app; Text Information dialog example</phrase>
	  </textobject>
        </mediaobject>
      </screenshot>
    </figure>

  </sect1>

<!-- ==== Miscellaneous Options ====== -->

  <sect1 id="zenity-miscellaneous-options">
    <title>Miscellaneous Options</title>

    <para>
	&app; has the following miscellaneous options:
    </para>

    <variablelist>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--about</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Displays some information about &app;.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>--version</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>Prints the version number of &app;.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect1>

<!-- ================ Application License ================= -->
  <sect1 id="license">
	  <title>License</title>
	  <para>
		  This program is free software; you can redistribute
		  it and/or modify it under the terms of the 
		  <ulink type="help" url="gnome-help:gpl">
			  <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle>
	          </ulink>
		  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either 
		  version 2 of the License, of (at your option) any later
		  version.
	  </para>
	  <para>
		  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be
		  useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
		  implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A 
		  PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
		  <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle>
		  for more details.
          </para>
	  <para>
		  A copy of the 
		  <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle>
		  is included as an appendix to the 
		  <citetitle>GNOME Users Guide</citetitle>
		  . You may also obtain a copy of the 
		  <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle>
		  from the Free Software Foundation by visiting
		  <ulink type="http" url="http://www.fsf.org">
			  their Web site
		  </ulink>
		  or by writing to 
		  <address>Free Software Foundation, Inc.
			  <street>59 Temple Place</street> - Suite 330
			  <city>Boston</city>,
			  <state>MA</state>
			  <postcode>02111-1307</postcode>
			  <country>USA</country>
		  </address>
	  </para>
  </sect1>

</article>