Re: xprompt

[Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve%sohara.org@localhost>]

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:35:25 -0600 (CST)
"Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost> wrote:

> On Wed, 19 Dec 2007, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote:
> 
> >     Is there anything similar to xprompt in pkgsrc ?
> 
> 
> If you need just a choice button, maybe x11/xmessage will work.

        Yep I found that but I need a text box as well as some choices.

> Or use x11/xdialog which is a X-based drop-in for curses "dialog" and 
> maybe with --inputbox.

        Ah now that looks good - could get fancy and use dialog or xdialog
depending on $DISPLAY being set :) Thanks.

> By the way, do you have a URL for the official location for xprompt?

        Probably here:

http://www.dss.bc.ca/dss/tech/src/xprompt/xprompt-1.4.tar.gz

        Barry Brachman who wrote it is/was at bc.ca. It hasn't changed
since 1996 though.

-- 
C:>WIN                                      |   Directable Mirror Arrays
The computer obeys and wins.                | A better way to focus the sun
You lose and Bill collects.                 |    licences available see
                                            |    http://www.sohara.org/