Gui vs. cli software

[Linux for blind general discussion]

Have you tried using xenity on your scripts?  If so, does xenity allow you
to pipe?  If xenity works you'll have a g.u.i. script available.


On Tue, 16 Nov 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:

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> I use a gui for specific tasks.  In general; using key commands with it requires at least 3 times as many key inputs to perform what a cli
> program does with one key command.  Another advanttage is that I often combine a number of programs/utillities in a shell script or alias so
> the combination works like a custom designed single program.  This often uses the output of one as the input of another in one single process;
> something almost impossible in a gui setup.
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> For example, I have a script which grabs specific text content of a web page that tallies corona virus cases etc. and presents only that from
> the cli as speech output.  It strings three programs and utilities in a row to get this result.  The output of each is passed on to the next
> to get that and only that text from the web page total content.
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> On Mon, 15 Nov 2021, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
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> > You ever heard the saying, "the command line makes difficult tasks
> > easy and impossible tasks merely difficult"?" There is a lot of truth
> > to that. Often I can, w/a few keystrokes, relatively speaking,
> > accomplish in minutes what it would take hours for a GUI to
> > accomplish, assuming it could do so at all, which is not always
> > accurate.
> >
> > Of course I'm saying there should be accessible GUI apps for those who
> > wish to use them. But even in century 21, there are still many cases
> > where the cli is more powerful. Yeah, there are exceptions, but for
> > the most part it holds true.
> >
> > On 11/15/21, Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com> wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I prefer gui apps, because is 21st century, not time of first computers.
> > > If we want linux will more popular, it must have more gui apps. I agree,
> > > cli is better for older and slow computers or if you want work without
> > > spinning computer ventilators, but learn with gui is in my oppinion
> > > easier than cli.
> > >
> > > Take care.
> > >
> > > Best regards
> > >
> > > Vojta.
> > >
> > > Dne 15. 11. 21 v 18:59 Linux for blind general discussion napsal(a):
> > >>
> > >> The topic of using gui vs. cli came up recently.  My view is the cli
> > >> allows much more individual control over software functions.  The gui is
> > >> oftn limited to what the developer decides is best for you as to function
> > >> and individual control.  The gui was originally sold as an easier
> > >> way to use computers; which meant in practice the developer trying to
> > >> guess how users might want to use it at the cost of greater individual
> > >> control.
> > >>
> > >> Menu driven cli software is the obvious middle ground for ease of learning
> > >> and using programs, which could easily use mouse input.  The
> > >> developer could have a default setup for ease of beginner use.  But it was
> > >> at the time not the new sexy flash bang eye candy which graphics
> > >> allowed.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>   -- ent- XR
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