by rac8006 »Yet you think I should
use a text menu using bash.
I am sorry, I guess you misunderstood, I do not think
you
should use a text menu using bash, I meant to say you can create one using bash, if you want to.
But to clarify, you should use what works for you,
You asked,me,
by rac8006 »@garryRicketson
Thanks for helping with the images. How else would you generate a menu to perform multiple functions.
So this is all I was doing, is responding , that is how I would do these kind of thing,
but in no way am I trying to say, or think it is how you , or anyone else should
do it.
I am sorry if it sounded like I was trying to tell you what to do or how, I guess it would have been better to ignore the question, since it also lead to another topic.
my apology.
To clarify a little more, I my self use quite a few programs, that use GDK, and QT as well, when I said , I try to avoid using it, I mean that when I need to write a simple program or script, and , I do not use GDK, nor QT to do that, simply because I do not understand the process, and it seems to complicated to me, so why bother, when I can accomplish what I need to using something I understand better, like perl, or bash ?
But that is not to say I think someone else should do use that, every body should use
what ever suits them best.
Oh, and your welcome , on the images
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by rac8006 » Will bash allow me to open a USB port and read/write to that device?
No , "bash" by it's self can not do that, but it can be done from a terminal, or or command line, and yes a bash or perl script can be made/written, that would do all of that for you, simply by typing in the "command" or name of the bash script:
Example:
Assuming the script is written correctly, when you run it , it would detect and "open" the USB port, mount the device, and you could read or write to it, manually or via the same script, could tell it what files to write to, or copy etc.
The script can include menus, or input options, when input is needed, for example:
Code: Select all
output: this package will take 55mb disk space,
and remove these other packages,.bla,bla,bla
Continue: Yes or No
The input is yes or no .
Perl is even better, then bash.
How do you think programmers started writing programs, before they had all the GUI's,and windows junk ?
by rac8006 » I would assume that you don't use gnome or KDE or any other type of graphical desktop.
:
Well, I do use a DE, sometimes but you are right, not very much, and you are right I do not use Gnome, or KDE.
I use "Mate", however Mate is actually a extension of gnome, and depends on having at least a minimal gnome environment.
More often I use "openbox".
I like to be able to use both hands on the keyboard, and sometimes do find it extremely annoying to have to reach over to the mouse and move it around, and then click it.
Fortunately, it is pretty easy to do everything from the keyboard.
But any way, I use the methods that work best for me, and I would try to encourage anyone else to use what ever method they prefer. When I read, or see someone complaining they are having trouble or problems with that method, I only am trying to share what works for me, maybe it would for them as well, but it is not intended to be saying they have to use it.
by rac8006 » The object of this exercise was was to write a program to duplicate what the program on windows did.
Now that it is working I'm off to work on more important projects.
Well that is good you got it working, the way you want it too.
