Dialog (software)
| dialog | |
|---|---|
| Dialog - editbox widget | |
| Original author | Savio Lam |
| Developer | Thomas Dickey |
| Initial release | 1994 |
| Stable release | |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Unix, Linux, POSIX |
| Type | Shell scripts |
| License | LGPL |
| Website | invisible-island |
Dialog is an application used in shell scripts which displays text user interface widgets. It uses the curses or ncurses library. The latter provides users with the ability to use a mouse, e.g., in an xterm.
Dialog was created by Savio Lam (first reported version 0.3 was in 1994).[1] [2] [3] It was further modified by several people. Since 1999 it has been maintained (and rewritten) by Thomas Dickey.[4]
At least one fork exists, a FreeBSD-only split into application and library in late 1994.[5] [6] One might also consider lxdialog (part of menuconfig), except that it has been reduced to fragments that can no longer run dialog scripts.
There are several programs inspired by dialog; not all read the same scripts. The most well-known are Xdialog and whiptail.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Phil Hughes (April 1994). "Interview with Patrick Volkerding". Linux Journal.
- ^ Jeff Tranter (September 1994). "Dialog: An Introductory Tutorial". Linux Journal.
- ^ "Dialog 0.3 manual page". 1994年01月10日. Archived from the original on 2006年09月22日. Retrieved 2007年09月07日.
- ^ "Dialog Change Log".
- ^ "FreeBSD CVS src/gnu/usr.bin/dialog/".
- ^ "FreeBSD library manual for dialog".
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