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[![Go Cover](https://gocover.io/_badge/github.com/ncruces/zenity)](https://gocover.io/github.com/ncruces/zenity)
[![Mentioned in Awesome Go](https://awesome.re/mentioned-badge.svg)](https://github.com/avelino/awesome-go)
This repo includes both a cross-platform Go package providing
This repo includes:
- a cross-platform [Go](https://go.dev/) package providing
[Zenity](https://help.gnome.org/users/zenity/stable/)-like dialogs
(simple dialogs that interact graphically with the user),
as well as a *“port”* of the `zenity` command to both Windows and macOS based on that library.
(simple dialogs that interact graphically with the user)
- a *“port”* of the `zenity` command to both Windows and macOS based on that library.
Implemented dialogs:
* [message](https://github.com/ncruces/zenity/wiki/Message-dialog) (error, info, question, warning)
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scoop install https://ncruces.github.io/scoop/zenity.json
The `zenity` command on macOS/Windows if you have Go:
The `zenity` command on macOS/Windows, if you have [Go](https://go.dev/):
go install github.com/ncruces/zenity/cmd/zenity@latest
Or download the [latest release](https://github.com/ncruces/zenity/releases/latest).
## Using
For the Go package, consult the [documentation](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/ncruces/zenity#section-documentation)
and [examples](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/ncruces/zenity#pkg-examples).
The `zenity` command does its best to be compatible with the GNOME version.\
Consult the [documentation](https://help.gnome.org/users/zenity/stable/)
and [man page](https://linux.die.net/man/1/zenity) of that command.
## Why?
There are a bunch of other dialog packages for Go.\
Why reinvent this particular wheel?
#### Benefits:
#### Benefits of the Go package:
* no `cgo` (see [benefits](https://dave.cheney.net/2016/01/18/cgo-is-not-go), mostly cross-compilation)
* no main loop (or any other threading or initialization requirements)