Anyone who can help me with YAD (Yet Another Dialog).
I'm designing a GUI for a software installation. I'm stuck with the form field. Here is the sample code that I'm working with :
sersoft()
{
root_verify #fucntion for root verification
os_verify #function to detect the OS and its version
if [ "$ret_val" == 3 ] || [ "$ret_val" == 4 ]; then #ret_val indicates type of OS
apt-get update -y
apt-get upgrade -y
apt-get -y install gcc g++ libpcap0.8-dev build-essential
#and many other installations
service ssh restart
apt-get -y update
apt-get -y upgrade
elif [ "$ret_val" == 5 ];then
yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
yum -y install gcc libpcap-devel fontconfig-devel
#etc
yum -y update
yum -y upgrade
fi
}
MSP="Install Prerequesites for Server"
MCP="Install Prerequesites for Client"
MSP1="Software for Server"
MCP1="Software for Client"
#Welcome Tab
yad --plug=$KEY --tabnum=1 --form --image="$banner" --separator='\n' --quoted-output \
> $res4 &
#Prerequesites Tab
yad --plug=$KEY --tabnum=2 --form --separator='\n' --text="\n\nPlease install the required softwares needed to configure Monosek software. \n\nClick any one of the options.\n\n" --text-align=center --quoted-output \
--field="$MSP!gtk-yes:2":FBTN --align=center \
--field="$MCP!gtk-yes:3":FBTN --align=center > $res1 &
#Installation Tab
action=$(yad --plug=$KEY --tabnum=3 --form --seperator='\n' --quoted-output \
--field="Select:CBE" "\--Install\--!$MSP1!$MCP1") > $res2 &
#Main Dialog
yad --center --fixed --notebook --key=$KEY --tab-pos=left --tab="Welcome Tab" --tab="Prerequesites" --tab="Install" \
--title="Software Setup Wizard" --image="$icon" \
--button="OK:0" \
--button="Exit:1" \
--height=560 --width=665 --image-on-top --text=" Software version $VERSION"
case $action in
$MSP1*) TAB2=install_ser_soft ;;
$MCP1*) TAB3=instal_client_soft ;;
*) yad --center --text="error"
;;
esac
Now the problem is I have no idea how to get the buttons work. Say suppose I click the button MSP, it should call the function install_pre_ser which contains the commands to install the essential softwares. The same applies to the other button.
Can anyone help me with this as I have tried with almost all possibilities from past couple of days. Thanks in advance :-)
The part of your code action=$(yad ....) is not working due to the fact that yad output instead of action goes to a $res2 file due to the >$res2.
In your code you need to apply action=$(cat $res2) and then case check should run.
In any case, i was able to make your code work in my machine by applying different methods for installation function calls:
function sersoft {
yad --text "Server Prerequesites Will be installed now"
}
export -f sersoft
function clientsoft {
yad --text "Client Prerequesites Will be installed now"
}
export -f clientsoft
function install_ser_soft {
yad --text "Server SOFTWARE to be installed now"
}
function install_client_soft {
yad --text "Client SOFTWARE to be installed now"
}
MSP="Install Prerequesites for Server"
MCP="Install Prerequesites for Client"
MSP1="Software for Server"
MCP1="Software for Client"
yad --plug=12346 --tabnum=1 --form --image="abp.png" --separator='\n' &\
yad --plug=12346 --tabnum=2 --form --separator='\n' --text="Please install softwares" --text-align=center \
--field="$MSP!gtk-yes:2:FBTN" "bash -c sersoft" --align=center --field="$MCP!gtk-yes:3:FBTN" "bash -c clientsoft" \
--align=center &\
action=$(yad --plug=12346 --tabnum=3 --form --seperator=' ' --field="Select:CBE" "\--Install\--!$MSP1!$MCP1" &\
yad --center --notebook --key=12346 --tab="Welcome Tab" --tab="Prerequesites" --tab="Install" --title="Software Setup Wizard" --image="abp.png" --button="OK:0" --button="Exit:1" --height=560 --width=665 --image-on-top --text="Software version 3")
ret=$?
echo "output=" $ret
echo "answer=" $action
case $action in
$MSP1*) install_ser_soft ;;
$MCP1*) install_client_soft ;;
*) yad --center --text="error";;
esac
Try my test and let me know if it works for you.
PS: There is a nice tutorial here that might help you for your project: http://smokey01.com/yad/