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As part of a script read directory but as a GUI

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I'd like to enhance my script :

#!bin/bash
echo "where would you like to install? (type directory)"
read directory

this is nice but not really robust, it doesn't really account for human error the way "browse" buttons in most UIs do because then the user has to click on actually existing folders and also he won't use anti slash instead of slash ect, ect, ect...

is there a way for me to, for example open up a nautilus windows in "find folder mode" and as soon as you select one it returns (closes) with the folder path (return value/pipe)?

does that exist? I feel like something of that nature is called by web browsers and ect.

EDIT : I just found this : https://askubuntu.com/questions/488350/how-do-i-prompt-users-with-a-gui-dialog-box-to-choose-file-directory-path-via-t

It's weird to me that you should have to install a whole other file browser. how do the other apps manage their magic?

shell-script shell file-browser

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edited Apr 14 at 12:55

tatsu

asked Apr 14 at 12:44

tatsutatsu

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  Applications use the filechooser dialog provided by whatever toolkit they are built with (Gtk+, Qt etc.). zenity provides a shell API for accessing Gtk+ dialogs.
  
  – steeldriver
  Apr 14 at 14:11
  

  
  
  
  


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  yeah. I get that but why doesn't it have my gnome ubuntu theme? when I use browse from firefox it opens a window that's exactly like nautilus but in "find folder" or "fild file" mode.
  
  – tatsu
  Apr 14 at 14:22
  

  
  
  
  


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  Other apps do it via using the GTK+ or Qt or whatever toolkit for common controls, etc. so they all look the same. call this one more vote for using zenity
  
  – ivanivan
  Apr 14 at 15:21
  

  
  
  
  


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  @steeldriver wierd. when I ran the script in a virtual machine the theme was respected. I don't know why on my main machine it doesn't. Ok i'll be using zenity
  
  – tatsu
  Apr 14 at 15:35
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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I'd like to enhance my script :

#!bin/bash
echo "where would you like to install? (type directory)"
read directory

this is nice but not really robust, it doesn't really account for human error the way "browse" buttons in most UIs do because then the user has to click on actually existing folders and also he won't use anti slash instead of slash ect, ect, ect...

is there a way for me to, for example open up a nautilus windows in "find folder mode" and as soon as you select one it returns (closes) with the folder path (return value/pipe)?

does that exist? I feel like something of that nature is called by web browsers and ect.

EDIT : I just found this : https://askubuntu.com/questions/488350/how-do-i-prompt-users-with-a-gui-dialog-box-to-choose-file-directory-path-via-t

It's weird to me that you should have to install a whole other file browser. how do the other apps manage their magic?

shell-script shell file-browser

share|improve this question

edited Apr 14 at 12:55

tatsu

asked Apr 14 at 12:44

tatsutatsu

1487

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Applications use the filechooser dialog provided by whatever toolkit they are built with (Gtk+, Qt etc.). zenity provides a shell API for accessing Gtk+ dialogs.
  
  – steeldriver
  Apr 14 at 14:11
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  yeah. I get that but why doesn't it have my gnome ubuntu theme? when I use browse from firefox it opens a window that's exactly like nautilus but in "find folder" or "fild file" mode.
  
  – tatsu
  Apr 14 at 14:22
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Other apps do it via using the GTK+ or Qt or whatever toolkit for common controls, etc. so they all look the same. call this one more vote for using zenity
  
  – ivanivan
  Apr 14 at 15:21
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @steeldriver wierd. when I ran the script in a virtual machine the theme was respected. I don't know why on my main machine it doesn't. Ok i'll be using zenity
  
  – tatsu
  Apr 14 at 15:35
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I'd like to enhance my script :

#!bin/bash
echo "where would you like to install? (type directory)"
read directory

this is nice but not really robust, it doesn't really account for human error the way "browse" buttons in most UIs do because then the user has to click on actually existing folders and also he won't use anti slash instead of slash ect, ect, ect...

is there a way for me to, for example open up a nautilus windows in "find folder mode" and as soon as you select one it returns (closes) with the folder path (return value/pipe)?

does that exist? I feel like something of that nature is called by web browsers and ect.

EDIT : I just found this : https://askubuntu.com/questions/488350/how-do-i-prompt-users-with-a-gui-dialog-box-to-choose-file-directory-path-via-t

It's weird to me that you should have to install a whole other file browser. how do the other apps manage their magic?

shell-script shell file-browser

share|improve this question

edited Apr 14 at 12:55

tatsu

asked Apr 14 at 12:44

tatsutatsu

1487

#!bin/bash
echo "where would you like to install? (type directory)"
read directory

share|improve this question

edited Apr 14 at 12:55

tatsu

asked Apr 14 at 12:44

tatsutatsu

1487

share|improve this question

edited Apr 14 at 12:55

tatsu

asked Apr 14 at 12:44

tatsutatsu

1487

asked Apr 14 at 12:44

tatsutatsu

1487

asked Apr 14 at 12:44

tatsutatsu

1487