Scripters, I just stumbled across a bash dialog tool that I hadn't heard of before. It is similar to zenity in it's use but isn't a true 'gui' it's text based. Basically, it provides a simple way to present text based dialog windows for input/information/etc... from a script. For an example, just open an xterm and cut and paste: dialog --title "Message" --yesno "Are you having fun?" 6 25 Use of the return value is simple: dialog --title "Message" --yesno "Are you having fun?" 6 25; [[ $? -eq 0 ]] && echo "yes - I'm having fun" || echo "no - I'm not having fun" The article the example comes from is a 1994 Linux Journal article: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/2807 "man dialog" gives the details. Just another tool to add to your toolbox... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org