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# Zenity dialogs for Golang, Windows and macOS
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[](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/ncruces/zenity)
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[](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/ncruces/zenity)
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2020-01-23 06:44:28 -05:00
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This repo includes both a cross-platform Go package providing
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[Zenity](https://help.gnome.org/users/zenity/stable/)-like dialogs
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(simple dialogs that interact graphically with the user),
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as well as a *“port”* of the `zenity` command to both Windows and macOS based on that library.
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Implemented dialogs:
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* [message](https://github.com/ncruces/zenity/wiki/Message-dialog) (error, info, question, warning)
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* [text entry](https://github.com/ncruces/zenity/wiki/Text-Entry-dialog)
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* [list](https://github.com/ncruces/zenity/wiki/List-dialog) (simple)
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* [password](https://github.com/ncruces/zenity/wiki/Password-dialog)
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* [file selection](https://github.com/ncruces/zenity/wiki/File-Selection-dialog)
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* [color selection](https://github.com/ncruces/zenity/wiki/Color-Selection-dialog)
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* [notification](https://github.com/ncruces/zenity/wiki/Notification)
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2020-01-15 10:06:42 -05:00
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Behavior on Windows, macOS and other Unixes might differ slightly.
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Some of that is intended (reflecting platform differences),
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other bits are unfortunate limitations.
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## Why?
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There are a bunch of other dialog packages for Go.\
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Why reinvent this particular wheel?
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#### Benefits:
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* no `cgo` (see [benefits](https://dave.cheney.net/2016/01/18/cgo-is-not-go), mostly cross-compilation)
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* no main loop (or any other threading or initialization requirements)
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* cancelation through [`context`](https://golang.org/pkg/context/)
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* on Windows:
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* no additional dependencies
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* Explorer shell not required
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* works in Server Core
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* Unicode support
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* High DPI (no manifest required)
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* Visual Styles (no manifest required)
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* WSL/Cygwin/MSYS2 [support](https://github.com/ncruces/zenity/wiki/Zenity-for-WSL,-Cygwin,-MSYS2)
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* on macOS:
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* only dependency is `osascript`
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* on other Unixes:
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* wraps either one of `zenity`, `qarma`, `matedialog`
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