source: gnome/add/zenity.xml@ 9d2dc4e2

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  %general-entities;

<!ENTITY zenity-download-http "http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/zenity/2.6/zenity-&zenity-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY zenity-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/zenity/2.6/zenity-&zenity-version;.tar.bz2">
<!ENTITY zenity-size "610 KB">
<!ENTITY zenity-buildsize "6.9 MB">
<!ENTITY zenity-time "0.08 SBU">

]>

<sect1 id="zenity" xreflabel="Zenity-&zenity-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="zenity.html"?>
<title>Zenity-&zenity-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>Zenity</application></title>

<para>
<application>Zenity</application> is a rewrite of
<application>gdialog</application>, the <acronym>GNOME</acronym> port of
<application>dialog</application> which allows you to display
<application><acronym>GTK</acronym>+</application> dialog boxes from the
command line and shell scripts.
</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&zenity-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&zenity-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &zenity-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required:
&zenity-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&zenity-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>
                                                                                
<sect3><title><application>Zenity</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="intltool"/>,
<xref linkend="popt"/>,
<xref linkend="libgnomecanvas"/> and
<xref linkend="scrollkeeper"/>
</para></sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>Zenity</application></title>

<para>Install <application>Zenity</application> by running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=`pkg-config --variable=prefix ORBit-2.0` \
    --localstatedir=/var/lib &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><parameter>--localstatedir=/var/lib</parameter>: This switch
puts <application>ScrollKeeper</application> files in <filename
class="directory">/var/lib/scrollkeeper</filename>
instead of <filename class="directory">$GNOME_PREFIX/var/scrollkeeper</filename>.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application>Zenity</application> package contains
<command>gdialog</command> and
<command>zenity</command>.
</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>gdialog</title>
<para><command>gdialog</command> is a wrapper script which can be used
with legacy scripts.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>zenity</title>
<para><command>zenity</command> is a program that will display
<application><acronym>GTK</acronym>+</application> dialogs, and return
the user's input.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>