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diff --git a/help/C/file-selection.page b/help/C/file-selection.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0ec8c5b --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/file-selection.page @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" + type="topic" + id="file-selection"> + <info> + <link type="guide" xref="index#dialogs"/> + <desc>Use the <cmd>--file-selection</cmd> option.</desc> + </info> + <title>File Selection Dialog</title> + <p> + Use the <cmd>--file-selection</cmd> option to create a file selection dialog. <app>Zenity</app> returns the selected files or directories to standard + output. The default mode of the file selection dialog is open. + </p> + <p> + The file selection dialog supports the following options: + </p> + + <terms> + + <item> + <title><cmd>--filename</cmd>=<var>filename</var></title> + <p>Specifies the file or directory that is selected in the file selection dialog when the dialog is first shown.</p> + </item> + + <item> + <title><cmd>--multiple</cmd></title> + <p>Allows the selection of multiple filenames in the file selection dialog.</p> + </item> + + <item> + <title><cmd>--directory</cmd></title> + <p>Allows only selection of directories in the file selection dialog.</p> + </item> + + <item> + <title><cmd>--save</cmd></title> + <p>Set the file selection dialog into save mode.</p> + </item> + + <item> + <title><cmd>--separator</cmd>=<var>separator</var></title> + <p>Specifies the string that is used to divide the returned list of filenames.</p> + </item> + + </terms> + + <p> + The following example script shows how to create a file selection dialog: + </p> + +<code> +#!/bin/sh + +FILE=`zenity --file-selection --title="Select a File"` + +case $? in + 0) + echo "\"$FILE\" selected.";; + 1) + echo "No file selected.";; + -1) + echo "An unexpected error has occurred.";; +esac +</code> + + <figure id="zenity-fileselection-screenshot"> + <title>File Selection Dialog Example</title> + <desc><app>Zenity</app> file selection dialog example</desc> + <media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/zenity-fileselection-screenshot.png"/> + </figure> +</page> |