UI::Dialog::Backend::KDialog(3) backend for the KDE dialog variant.

SYNOPSIS


use UI::Dialog::Backend::KDialog;
my $d = new UI::Dialog::Backend::KDialog ( backtitle => 'Demo',
title => 'Default' );
$d->msgbox( title => 'Welcome!', text => 'Welcome one and all!' );

ABSTRACT

UI::Dialog::Backend::KDialog is the UI::Dialog backend for the KDE 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 kdialog(1) application.

DESCRIPTION

Although this dialog variant doesn't have any progress meters, it does have the benefits of many different file/uri/directory widgets. It's a shame that this is the only dialog variant for KDE.

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::KDialog 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" ('') *
nocancel = 0,1 (0) *
defaultno = 0,1 (0) *
beepbefore = 0,1 (0) *
beepafter = 0,1 (0) *
extrabutton = 0,1 (0) *
extralabel = "extra label" (0) *
helpbutton = 0,1 (0) *
helplabel = "help label" (0) *
maxinput = \d+ (0) *

WIDGET METHODS

yesno( ) yesnocancel( ) warningyesno( ) warningyesnocancel( )

EXAMPLE
 # if ($d->warningyesnocancel( text => 'A question?') ) {
 # if ($d->warningyesno( text => 'A question?') ) {
 # if ($d->yesnocancel( text => 'A question?') ) {
 if ($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 \fIs0(1) for a response of YES or FALSE \fIs0(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 \fIs0(1) for a response of OK or FALSE \fIs0(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.
RETURNS
a SCALAR if the response is OK and FALSE \fIs0(0) for anything else.

inputbox( )

EXAMPLE
 my $string = $d->inputbox( text => '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 \fIs0(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 \fIs0(1) if the response is OK and FALSE \fIs0(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 \fIs0(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 \fIs0(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 \fIs0(0) for anything else.

fselect( ) getopenfilename( ) getsavefilename( ) getopenurl( ) getsaveurl( )

EXAMPLE
 # my $text = $d->getsaveurl( path => '/path/' );
 # my $text = $d->getopenurl( path => '/path/' );
 # my $text = $d->getsavefilename( path => '/path/' );
 # my $text = $d->getopenfilename( path => '/path/' );
 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 \fIs0(0) for anything else.

dselect( ) getexistingdirectory( )

EXAMPLE
 # my $text = $d->getexistingdirectory( path => '/path/to/a/dir' );
 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 \fIs0(0) for anything else.

BUGS

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

AUTHOR

Kevin C. Krinke, <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

 Copyright (C) 2013  Kevin C. Krinke <[email protected]>
 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

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