YadQt

This is an app to produce simple Qt dialogs from the command line, similar to YAD for gtk.

To build/install:

./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
make
make install

QUICK USE:
yadqt -h

Usage: YadQt/app/yadqt [options]

Options:
  -h, --help                           Displays help on commandline options.
  --help-all                           Displays help, including generic Qt
                                       options.
  -v, --version                        Displays version information.
  -a, --appname <YadQt>                Application name.
  -t, --title <YadQt>                  Title.
  -b, --body <YadQt>                   Body.
  -d, --default, --data <keithhedger>  Default text ( lists, forms etc, 1st
                                       positional arg passed will overide this
                                       ).
  --fromstdin                          Read default data from stdin.
  --width <0>                          Dialog width ( set to 0 for default size
                                       for dialog ).
  --height <0>                         Dialog height ( set to 0 for default
                                       size for dialog ).
  --opseparator <|>                    Separator for multi item output ( use
                                       "newline" to use '\n' ).
  --ipseparator <|>                    Separator for multi item default text
                                       input ( use "newline" to use '\n' ).
  --multiple                           Select multiple items ( lists ).
  --btntoerr                           Print button to stderr.
  --buttons <Ok>                       Buttons ( for info boxes ).
  --timeout <0>                        Timeout to use for tray menu message in
                                       mS ( 0=no message ).
  --icon <system-run>                  Icon to use for tray menu.
  --allowreload                        Add 'Reload' item to tray menu.
  --runfirst <ARG>                     Run application  ARG before
                                       starting/reloading traymenu.
  --remember                           Remembers last tray menu context menu
                                       item and sets main icon to menuitem icon,
                                       middle click then reactives last item.

  --type <aboutqt>                     Box Type ( no type will display aboutbox ).
                                       Types are:
                                       about aboutqt query info warn fatal input
                                       getitem form list textfile imagefile
                                       colour font text tailbox notepad richtext
                                       openfile savefile prefsdialog
                                       tabbedprefsdialog traymenu help.

                                       More info and examples here:
                                       https://keithdhedger.github.io/pages/yadq
                                       t/yadqt.html

Dialog types:

about  
aboutqt  
query  
info  
warn  
fatal  
input  
getitem  
form  
list  
textfile  
imagefile  
colour  
font  
text  
tailbox  
notepad  
richtext
openfile
savefile
prefsdialog
tabbedprefsdialog
traymenu
help

Examples:

yadqt --type=help
yadqt --type=aboutqt
yadqt --type=about -b "About box with html<br><br><a href=\"https://keithdhedger.github.io\">Website</a><br><br><a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\">Mail Me</a>"

yadqt --type=fatal -t "DANGER!" -b "BSOD!" --buttons="abort|Ignore" --btntoerr 2>/dev/pts/2;echo $?

cat /usr/include/linux/limits.h|yadqt --type=getitem -t "Select Item" -b "Items:"  --ipseparator=newline --fromstdin
yadqt --type=getitem -t "my title" -b "some combobox input"  -d "one|three|two|end" --btntoerr 2>/dev/pts/2;echo $?

yadqt --type=input -t "my title" -b "some user input"  -d "default input txt";echo $?

yadqt --type=info -b "Some info for you" --buttons="ok" --btntoerr 2>/dev/pts/2;echo $?

yadqt --type=form -t "Simple Form" -b "Entry 1|Box Two|Data 3|Last Box" --btntoerr --default="default 1|box 2|box n"  2>/dev/pts/2;echo $?

yadqt --type=form -t "Simple Form" -b "Entry 1|Box Two|Data 3|Last Box"  --default="default 1|box 2|box n" --width=300 --height=0

yadqt --type=list -t "Simple List" --default="$(cat /etc/fstab|tr '\\n' '|')" --multiple --btntoerr --width=600 --height=350 2>/dev/pts/2;echo $?
yadqt --type=list -t "Simple List" --default="$(cat /etc/fstab)" --btntoerr --width=600 --height=350 --ipseparator="newline"
yadqt --type=list -t "Simple List" --default="default 1|item 2|item 3|num 4|five|666|item nth" --multiple  --opseparator="newline";echo $?

yadqt --type=text -t "Show Text" --default="some text@second line@third line" --ipseparator=@

while read;do echo $REPLY;done< <(cat /etc/fstab)|yadqt --type=text --fromstdin --width=800 -t "Show Text"

yadqt --type=textfile --width=800 --height=400 -d /usr/include/linux/limits.h  --btntoerr  2>/dev/pts/3;echo $?

yadqt --type=imagefile -d '/home/keithhedger/WallpapersByCatagory/AllHallows/halloween-graveyard.gif'
yadqt --type=imagefile -d '/home/keithhedger/Backgrounds/bc3.png' --height=420 --width=640

yadqt --type=colour --default="#c080ff80" -t "Select a colour..."|yadqt --type=input -t "Results" -b "Colour Selected" --fromstdin
yadqt --type=colour --default="#c080ff80" --btntoerr -t "Select a colour..."  2>/dev/pts/2;echo $?

yadqt --type=font -d "Monospace,20"

Tailbox will update additions from file

tail -n25 -f '/run/XfceWMScript.log' |yadqt --type=tailbox -t "Tail box" --width=800
Or
yadqt --type=tailbox -t "Tail box" --width=800 < /run/XfceWMScript.log

Notepad simple text file editor

yadqt --type=notepad --width=800 --height=400  ../../README ;echo $?

Richtext simple richtext viewer

yadqt --type=richtext --width=800 --height=400 '/tmp/KeithDHedger.github.io/docs/index'

System tray icon examples

Left click for balloon message, right click for menu.

If --allow restart is set and --data is a path to a file a 'Restart' item is added after the 'Quit' item in the context menu to restart the traynenu ( with possible different data in the file ).

yadqt --type=traymenu --title="Run Apps" --icon=system-run --data="XTerm|xterm|xterm|Open Google|google-chrome|xdg-open https://www.google.com|New Email|mail_new|xdg-email" --timeout=1000 --remember

YadQt/resources/examples/trayexample.sh

File choosers

yadqt --type=openfile
yadqt --type=savefile -d /tmp/somefile

Prefs Dialog:

Prefs will be saved in ~/.config/KDHedger/APPLICATIONNAME.
APPLICATIONNAME will default to YadQt, or set it via the -a switch.
Prefs are standard QT QSettings files.
Prefs are also echoed to stdout When you select 'Apply', format for output is:
PREFSNAME=VALUE
Output seperator is set with --opseparator.
See the examples in /usr/share/YadQt/examples

pushd /usr/share/YadQt/examples
	./bashprefs.sh
popd

pushd /usr/share/YadQt/examples
	./bashprefstabbed.sh
popd

echo 'font|prefs/main font|Sans Serif,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0|colour|prefs/main colour 2|#ff00ffff|colour|second col|grey'|yadqt --type=prefsdialog -t "my prefs" -a yadprefsdialog --fromstdin

Example prefs config file:

#page
#type=page
#tab label
#if using paged prefs first entry MUST be a page
page
Tab 1

#font selector
#type=font
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#default, will be overwitten when prefs are saved
font
prefs/Main Font
Sans Serif,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0

font
Secondary Font

#colour selector
#type=colour
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#default, will be overwitten when prefs are saved
colour
prefs/Main Colour 2
#ff00ffff

#colour selector
#type=colour
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#default, will be overwitten when prefs are saved
colour
Second Col
grey

#page
#type=page
#tab label
#if using paged prefs first entry MUST be a page
page
Page 2

#combobox
#type=combobox
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#default entry to select, blank=none
#entry 1
#entry 2
#entry n
#end combobox
combostart
prefs/Combo Name 1

entry1
entry2
e3
lastentry
comboend

#combobox
#type=combobox
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#default entry to select, blank=none
#entry 1
#entry 2
#entry n
#end combobox
combostart
Combo Name 2
lastentry00
entry1
entry 200
e 30
lastentry00
comboend

#edit box
#type=edit
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#default, will be overwitten when prefs are saved
edit
prefs/Edit Two
some data

#page
#type=page
#tab label
#if using paged prefs first entry MUST be a page
page
Last Page

#edit box
#type=edit
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#default, will be overwitten when prefs are saved
edit
Edit Three
more data

#check box
#type=check
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#default (0/1), will be overwitten when prefs are saved
check
prefs/Check 1
0

#check box
#type=check
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#default (0/1), will be overwitten when prefs are saved
check
Use Theme
0

#folder select
#type=folder
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#default, will be overwitten when prefs are saved
folder
Folder One

#file select
#type=file
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#default, will be overwitten when prefs are saved
file
Fiile One
/usr

#spin box
#type=spinner
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#minimum
#maximum
#value
#step
#N.B. if step=0 up/down arrows wont work you can only type a value
#for float spinners the number of decimals used are the same as the decimals in the step value
spinner
Spinner one
1
10
5
0.1

#spin box
#type=spinner
#prefs name, prefs sections seperated by /
#minimum
#maximum
#value
#step
#N.B. if step=0 up/down arrows wont work you can only type a value
#for float spinners the number of decimals used are the same as the decimals in the step value
spinner
prefs/spinner 2
200
500
200
25

endpefs

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Simple search in current folder:

Searches files for text and opens in default app.

find .  -print0 |xargs -0 grep -s --binary-files=without-match --ignore-case --binary-files=without-match --line-number "$(yadqt --type=input -t Search -b "Search for")"|yadqt --type=list -t "Found" --width 800 --fromstdin --ipseparator=newline |awk -F: '{print $1}'|xargs xdg-open

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Some options are not yet implemented

TODO

documentation - ONGOING ... :(
More examples
more boxes
set o/p separator for data.DONE
set i/p separator for data.DONE