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NAME

       UI::Dialog::Backend::GDialog - backend for the antiquated GNOME dialog variant.

SYNOPSIS

         use UI::Dialog::Backend::GDialog;
         my $d = new UI::Dialog::Backend::GDialog ( backtitle => 'Demo',
                                                    title => 'Default' );

         $d->msgbox( title => 'Welcome!', text => 'Welcome one and all!' );

ABSTRACT

       UI::Dialog::Backend::GDialog is the UI::Dialog backend for the antiquated GNOME dialog
       variant. While this module is used through UI::Dialog or any other loader module only the
       compatible methods are ever accessible. However, when using this module directly in your
       application (as in the SYNOPSIS example) you are given access to all the options and
       features of the real gdialog(1) application.

DESCRIPTION

       GDialog is being phased out by the much more satisfying Zenity, but we support it's usage
       via this backend anyways!

EXPORT

         None

INHERITS

         UI::Dialog::Backend

CONSTRUCTOR

   new( @options )
       EXAMPLE
            my $d = new( title => 'Default Title', backtitle => 'Backtitle',
                         width => 65, height => 20, listheight => 5 );

       DESCRIPTION
                 This is the Class Constructor method. It accepts a list of key => value pairs
                 and uses them as the defaults when interacting with the various widgets.

       RETURNS
                 A blessed object reference of the UI::Dialog::Backend::GDialog class.

       OPTIONS
           The (...)'s after each option indicate the default for the option. An * denotes
           support by all the widget methods on a per-use policy defaulting to the values decided
           during object creation.

           debug = 0,1,2 (0)
           literal = 0,1 (0)
           backtitle = "backtitle" ('') *
           title = "title" ('') *
           height = \d+ (0) *
           width = \d+ (0) *
           beepbefore = 0,1 (0) *
           beepafter = 0,1 (0) *

WIDGET METHODS

   yesno( )
       EXAMPLE
            if ($d->yesno( text => 'A binary type question?') ) {
                # user pressed yes
            } else {
                # user pressed no or cancel
            }

       DESCRIPTION
                 Present the end user with a message box that has two buttons, yes and no.

       RETURNS
                 TRUE (1) for a response of YES or FALSE (0) for anything else.

   msgbox( )
       EXAMPLE
            $d->msgbox( text => 'A simple message' );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Pesent the end user with a message box that has an OK button.

       RETURNS
                 TRUE (1) for a response of OK or FALSE (0) for anything else.

   infobox( )
       EXAMPLE
            $d->infobox( text => 'A simple 6 second message.', timeout => 6000 );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Pesent the end user with a message box for a limited duration of time. The
                 timeout is specified in thousandths of a second, ie: 1000 = 1 second.

       RETURNS
                 TRUE (1) for a response of OK or FALSE (0) for anything else.

   password( )
       EXAMPLE
            my $string = $d->password( text => 'Enter some (hidden) text.' );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Present the end user with a text input field that doesn't reveal the input
                 (except to the script) and a message. GDialog does not actually support a
                 (hidden input text field) inputbox other than the plain one.

                 UI::Dialog::Backend::GDialog instead warns the user that their password will be
                 visible and presents them with a plain inputbox.

                 Future versions of this module will use gnome-ssh-askpass or x11-ssh-askpass
                 instead of the plain text widget. The end user will be notified that the ssh-
                 askpass program is going to ask them for their password instead of the regular
                 inputbox().

                 The lack of a proper password box for gdialog is my first reason for being
                 thankful that zenity(1) is so 'now' and gdialog is being left back in 'then'!

       RETURNS
                 a SCALAR if the response is OK and FALSE (0) for anything else.

   inputbox( )
       EXAMPLE
            my $string = $d->inputbox( text => 'Please enter some text...',
                                       entry => 'this is the input field' );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Present the end user with a text input field and a message.

       RETURNS
                 a SCALAR if the response is OK and FALSE (0) for anything else.

   textbox( )
       EXAMPLE
            $d->textbox( path => '/path/to/a/text/file' );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Present the end user with a simple scrolling box containing the contents of the
                 given text file.

       RETURNS
                 TRUE (1) if the response is OK and FALSE (0) for anything else.

   menu( )
       EXAMPLE
            my $selection1 = $d->menu( text => 'Select one:',
                                       list => [ 'tag1', 'item1',
                                                 'tag2', 'item2',
                                                 'tag3', 'item3' ]
                                     );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Present the user with a selectable list.

       RETURNS
                 a SCALAR of the chosen tag if the response is OK and FALSE (0) for anything
                 else.

   checklist( )
       EXAMPLE
            my @selection = $d->checklist( text => 'Select one:',
                                           list => [ 'tag1', [ 'item1', 0 ],
                                                     'tag2', [ 'item2', 1 ],
                                                     'tag3', [ 'item3', 1 ] ]
                                         );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Present the user with a selectable checklist.

       RETURNS
                 an ARRAY of the chosen tags if the response is OK and FALSE (0) for anything
                 else.

   radiolist( )
       EXAMPLE
            my $selection = $d->radiolist( text => 'Select one:',
                                           list => [ 'tag1', [ 'item1', 0 ],
                                                     'tag2', [ 'item2', 1 ],
                                                     'tag3', [ 'item3', 0 ] ]
                                         );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Present the user with a selectable radiolist.

       RETURNS
                 a SCALAR of the chosen tag if the response is OK and FALSE (0) for anything
                 else.

   fselect( )
       EXAMPLE
            my $text = $d->fselect( path => '/path/to/a/file/or/directory' );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Present the user with a file selection widget preset with the given path.

       RETURNS
                 a SCALAR if the response is OK and FALSE (0) for anything else.

   dselect( )
       EXAMPLE
            my $text = $d->dselect( path => '/path/to/a/directory' );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Present the user with a file selection widget preset with the given path.
                 Unlike fselect() this widget will only return a directory selection.

       RETURNS
                 a SCALAR if the response is OK and FALSE (0) for anything else.

   gauge_start( )
       EXAMPLE
            $d->gauge_start( text => 'gauge...', percentage => 1 );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Display a meter bar to the user. This get's the widget realized but requires the
                 use of the other gauge_*() methods for functionality.

       RETURNS
                 TRUE (1) if the widget loaded fine and FALSE (0) for anything else.

   gauge_inc( )
       EXAMPLE
            $d->gauge_inc( 1 );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Increment the meter by the given amount.

       RETURNS
                 TRUE (1) if the widget incremented fine and FALSE (0) for anything else.

   gauge_set( )
       EXAMPLE
            $d->gauge_set( 99 );

       DESCRIPTION
                 Set the meter bar to the given amount.

       RETURNS
                 TRUE (1) if the widget set fine and FALSE (0) for anything else.

   gauge_end( )
       EXAMPLE
            $d->gauge_end();

       DESCRIPTION
                 End the meter bar widget process. One of the flaws with gdialog is that the
                 gauge widget does not close properly and requies the end user to close the gauge
                 window when 100% has been reached. This is the second reason why I'm glad
                 gdialog is going the way of the dodo.

       RETURNS
                 TRUE (1) if the widget closed fine and FALSE (0) for anything else.

SEE ALSO

       PERLDOC
          UI::Dialog
          UI::Dialog::GNOME
          UI::Dialog::Backend
          UI::Dialog::Backend::Nautilus
          UI::Dialog::Backend::XOSD

       MAN FILES
         gdialog(1)

BUGS

       Please email the author with any bug reports. Include the name of the module in the
       subject line.

AUTHOR

       Kevin C. Krinke, <kevin@krinke.ca>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

        Copyright (C) 2004-2016  Kevin C. Krinke <kevin@krinke.ca>

        This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
        modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
        License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
        version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

        This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
        but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
        MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
        Lesser General Public License for more details.

        You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
        License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
        Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA