Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 13:13:35 +0000 From: Jean-Paul Natola <jnatola@familycareintl.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: user friendliest gui Message-ID: <AB2BC18AD166C948A0BC559E22CE9C9105DEF87B@FCIEXCHANGE1.FCI> In-Reply-To: <20100513174715.de1b0ca6.freebsd@edvax.de>
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>You only need one of the last two things. You have to decide: >a) Want X? Use Tcl/Tk. Install both tcl and tk ports. Examples in /usr/local/lib/tk<version>/demos. >b) Work in text mode? Use dialog. Comes with base system. Examples in /usr/share/examples/dialog. >c) Work in text more, but make it more complicated? Use ncurses and curses development kit. Install cdk from ports. Examples in /usr/local/share/examples/cdk. >Depending on your decision, the path follows. :-) >Oh, CDK is not that bad or complicated, but I think you should >go with dialog first. If you've got enough experience in >implementing shell "wrappers" / "extenders" with dialog, it >should be an easy task to do the same with Tcl/Tk. Keep in >mind that using X limits the usability of your project (which >is a very useful one per se). No experience at all implementing shell wrappers,=20 I tried installing tcltutor and that's bombing out allover the place. this is getting too complex, I think I'll load just a desktop gui , and pu= t a clamav icon on the desktop and just have them right click and scan dri= ve
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