Questions tagged [zenity]
Zenity is a program often used in scripts to display graphical boxes that very often prompt for user input. It is a rewrite of the old, but still used gdialog program, and has a 'gdialog wrapper script' so that it can be used in older scripts.
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Mark previous notification from list as read?
I am running a service that will notify as frequently as every 5 minutes on condition.
These notifications are important, but in addition to every popup, I only ever want to see the most recent ...
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I need a zenity progress bar using the output of shred
I want to use the output of shred to make a progress bar with zenity.
My shred command looks like this.
sudo shred -vfn 1 /dev/sda
I am new to Linux. So I probably miss an obvious solution.
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How to show "live" progress of ffmpeg process with zenity (or yad, or kdialog)?
I have a script to cut/trim media files - initial details here and here; after some more recent adjustments adjustments it looks like this:
#!/bin/bash
INPUT=$1
eval $(yad --width=400 --form --field=...
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gnome-terminal and zenity will not install
I was tasked to update an nvidia jetson nano from Ubuntu 18 to 20.04. I followed this (https://qengineering.eu/install-ubuntu-20.04-on-jetson-nano.html) guide step by step, but while I was following ...
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Is there a way to keep Zenity open after preforming my shell script?
I have made a zenity list that opens up the terminal to run a shell script but after it is ran zenity closes is there a way to keep zenity from closing?
Here is my script -
#!/bin/bash
zret="$( ...
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I need help trying to make a functional Zenity list
Here is what I have so far
#!/bin/bash
zenity --list --title "Packages" --list --text "select packages you want to install" --checklist --column "id" --column "...
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Linux: How to capture sheduled shutdown datetime and display it on Zenity Window?
Using a script I want to display my system's scheduled shutdown datetime on a Zenity window on the desktop.
The following code displays the scheduled date and time formatted. I want to take that date ...
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How to interact with zenity window and type some text inside it?
I have python code :
import subprocess
subprocess.call(['sh', './zenity.sh'])
and zenity.sh file which is
#!/usr/bin/python
zenity --forms --title="Question" \
--add-entry="...
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How to prevent Microsoft Teams "Allow settings change?" dialog on startup?
I am using Ubuntu 20.04 and I've installed Microsoft Teams using Ubuntu Software.
My problem is that I am always getting this annoying dialog when starting teams. I said yes and no many times. No ...
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Cancel zenity button usage
so a pretty straight forward question , on zenity theres is 2 buttons on each page , ok and cancel . with my script i manage to assign the zenity code to a variable where i can pick a date for my ...
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Text Entry in Zenity
I am trying to do a delete function inside a zenity entry box .
I would like to know how can I store the path given by the user inside the entry box in a variable or how can I use it . Thanks. here is ...
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zenity file-selection how to get list items as you choose
I have a bash script that use zenity as GUI.
I need to get a list of files in the same order as I select them.
I use --file-selection option and working fine but it put in the output variable always ...
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How can I use following password-prompting dialog from shell? (GNOME)
How can I trigger above dialog from a shell script which needs to prompt for a password?
I already encountered and use zenity for that purpose, though I like the former more for aesthetic reasons (...
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Why does Zenity list kernels to remove, which it cannot find?
I am trying to use Zenity to remove old kernels (disk space issue), as described by WinEunuuchs2Unix on Mar 11, 2017 (and follow-ons).
Zenity lists kernels that it says can be removed. For example, ...
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18.04: Run zenity in background or not show the terminal
A .desktop file runs some dialog boxes using zenity (more) on an Ubuntu 18.04 system.
I want just the zenity dialog boxes to come up, not the terminal. I've tried setting the Terminal tag to false and ...
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Cancel buttons Zenity
So, I have this script:
#!/bin/sh
#InputBox1Test
title=$(zenity --entry --text 'Type what you want your Notification Title to Say!' --title 'Notification')
text=$(zenity --entry --text 'Type what ...
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I need help with zenity to list files
I have the command
sudo find / -size +450M -exec ls -lhGSr {} \;
to find and list files greater than 450M. I know how to display the output in zenity, but I'd like to select a path (any) in zenity ...
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Package to install bash script that needs root/sudo access
Is there a way to create a Snap/Snapcraft or Debian package that could install a bash script as an "application" with an icon in the Dock--specifically, one that needs to be run as root in order to ...
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How to put YAD form fields value into variable after submit?
How to put YAD form fields value into variable after submit?
My script actually looks like this:
#!/bin/bash
default_jpg='/';
default_mp3='/';
default_resolution='1920:1080';
default_filename="/";
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How do I get a Zenity feature in Yad?
I have the following twenty-six files in a folder:
$ ls
a.txt c.txt e.txt g.txt i.txt k.txt m.txt o.txt q.txt s.txt u.txt w.txt y.txt
b.txt d.txt f.txt h.txt j.txt l.txt n.txt p....
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Zenity progress: no window
Bit of a noob question, I know...
I want to batch convert my videos to h265, which I can do with the help of Zernity and ffmpeg, but I'm having a little problem with the progress bar, in that there ...
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Avoid showing cancel button on dialog
I'm using Kubuntu 18.04 with:
$ zenity --version
3.28.1
I want to display a --list dialog with zenity, but I don't want to show the Cancel button (in fact I'm okay if there is no OK either).
It ...
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How do I suppress Zenity dialog pop-up when starting Jupyter Notebook? [closed]
When I launch Jupyter Notebook from terminal, a Zenity notification window pops-up saying:
Allow opening file?
Allow snap "jupyter" to open file "/run/user/1000/snap.jupyter/jupyter/nbserver-5664-...
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It is possible to add password show in zenity linux
It is possible to make zenity dialog with password show button or something like this ?
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How to display a value with zenity?
I'm trying to calculate Euler's numb. but I'm having problems trying to display the result. This is what I have:
#Using a switch an case
"Euler's Number")
szAnswer=$(zenity --info --text "Enter a ...
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zenity window is not shown when called from `at` command
Calling zenity command shows an alert window, as expected:
zenity --info --text="test"
But calling zenity with at does not show the alert window, at the specified time:
echo "zenity --info --text=\"...
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Zenity: get selected filename without its path
I need zenity to put a selected filename into a variable without its path.
What I have now is
file_to_copy="$(zenity --file-selection --title='Select a File')"
echo $file_to_copy
then prints
/home/...
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How to detect if the user has clicked on "Quit" in a zenity list
This is my code:
while true; do
choice=$(zenity --list --text "Users are listed below." --title "Result" --ok-label="Back to Menu" --cancel-label="Quit" --column=Users $(cut -d : -f 1 /etc/passwd)...
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zenity --notification: additional button
I´ve got a question regarding zenity.
What I want to do is display my total data usage of my web-stick for the current day in a message box.
I found a solution using notify-send:
set name ( vnstat --...
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Bash one-liner to display ALL `gsettings` in GUI dialog window
Recently I've been encountering many questions in Ask Ubuntu that require changing gsettings to solve the problem. For example this question: How to prevent shutdown when one of two batteries is empty?...
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Zenity multi-choice from keyboard
I was looking for a zenity script that would offer choice between multiple commands (logout options, programs). Looking at the script discussed here (that uses the --radiolist option) I have noticed ...
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Using wmctrl with zenity prompt causes budgie-wm segmentation fault [closed]
I'm attempting to write a bash script that switches between workspaces with some dialog prompts along the way. I'm running Ubuntu 17.04 with Budgie remix.
When using wmctrl or zenity separately, they ...
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How to make a progress bar work in Zenity?
I am writing a simple basic bash script (starting with #! /bin/bash, file format is .sh) and I am trying to make a progress bar work:
#!/bin/bash
echo "You are running in LXDE mode. Answer 'yes' or ...
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Zenity remote display text issue
When i run command:
ssh user@host "zenity --warning --width=500 --no-wrap --text="Your $VPN is not connected. Please connect it or inform to engineer" --display=:0"
If I use single quote then it ...
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Zenity question - how can I use user input?
I want to make a zenity question that goes further depending on the answer you choose.
The question in my script is:
zenity --question --text="Would you like to participate in a little form?"
_
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How to make zenity "transient parent" warning disappear permanently [duplicate]
Zenity annoys me by always displaying the warning in terminal:
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged.
Apparently I'm not the only one:
linuxquestions.org - ...
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Bash template to use zenity (or yad) to insert / edit / delete records in a file or database
I’m looking for a bash template that uses zenity or yad to maintain a list of records. The template could be a shopping check list with print option or it could be a list of servers to monitor ping ...
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How to edit YAD question labels (example)?
YAD is a Zenity fork.
I have this yad script:
#!/bin/bash
yad --text="Execute the file? (press 'Cancel' to open in text editor)"
case $? in
0)thunar "$1"
;;
1)gedit $1
;;
esac
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Zenity script: dismiss window with close (x) button or Esc
Following this solution I have a zenity script to ask me what to do when clicking an executable script in Thunar or a desktop file in Pantheon Files:
#!/bin/bash
zenity --question --text="What ...
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Using Zenity to maintain configuration file
I need to setup a configuration file in Bash and believe Zenity is the best method but am having problems finding a link using google with a suitable example.
So far my code looks like this:
#!/bin/...
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Enter GPG passphrase with Zenity GUI enviroment
I am working about a Zenity GUI based GPG application. But I have a problem with that. GPG ask passphrase for encryption in terminal with this command gpg -c $FILE. However users must enter their ...
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pipe stdout to zenity notification
I would like to pipe the stdout of shutdown -P +60 to zenity --notification. But this does not work:
sudo shutdown -P +60 | zenity --notification
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Get path to folder using zenity [duplicate]
I found the zenity file path dialog but I how can I get the path to a folder?
Any help is appreciated.
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How do i Create a Zenity form with a check list in it
I am trying to create a small GUI in Zenity, for it i a few text inputs coupled with a checklist. It seems however the only list i can add to a form is a list of fixed values, and not one with ...
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Detect cancelling zenity when script is run as sudo [duplicate]
I use Ubuntu 14.04 and have a simple script:
OUTPUT=$(zenity --forms\
--title="new"\
--text="Add new"\
--separator="," \
--add-entry="path"\
)
accepted=$?
if ((accepted != 0)); then
echo "...
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How to resume zenity list after picking choice?
I have a zenity list whose entries call different scripts. Among them there is a scripts which concatenates all the results from other scripts. I would like to recall this script so I can save what I ...
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error message when running zenity under 16.04: Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged
Under ubuntu 16.04 I get the following message
Gtk-Message: GtkDialog mapped without a transient parent. This is discouraged
when I open zenity with the command
zenity --text-info --filename=&...
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Zenity list dialog from variables
I have a bash script which looks like this:
column_names="--column=\"TargetDir\" --column=\"TargetPage_ID\" --column=\"TargetTitle\""
row="\"Target Dir 1\" 1 \"TargetTitle 1\""
echo "column_name is: ...
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Zenity windows are no longer the same size
Lately, I have been using zenity with a progress window, and opening questions with the same size on top of the progress window, to hide it. With Ubuntu 14.04, they were exactly the same size, and it ...
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zenity list in forms dialog is not viewable
What I am trying to do is this:
zenity --forms --add-list my_list --list-values="one|two|three"
What I get is this:
That white line in the center is the list , which for some reason has no width ...
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