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Suitcase: A macOS tool for deploying GUIs for simple commands and scripts

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Re: Suitcase: A macOS tool for deploying GUIs for simple commands and scripts

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Post by nfin »

sbarre wrote: post #44
kirstenbirgit wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep, there's zero reason for the gifs. They seem really slow to me. Makes it impossible to copy the code if I wanted to, as well.

The code is on the page, in text, directly below the GIF, if you want to copy it. The GIFs help, they should just start with the code getting pasted in, not typed in.

and clicking the gif gives you a skippable video

Re: Suitcase: A macOS tool for deploying GUIs for simple commands and scripts

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Post by goostavos »

evandena wrote: post #32

Anyone know something similar to this, but with help generating a web front end? I'd love to generate a small UI for my team to help with openssl commands, being able to input data would be a bonus. I could probably cook something up with node fairly fast, but I'm a remedial programmer.

Maybe Wooey[0] fits your needs?

https://github.com/wooey/Wooey

Re: Suitcase: A macOS tool for deploying GUIs for simple commands and scripts

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Post by goostavos »

wildmusings wrote: post #43

Does anyone know of something like this for Windows? Would be nice to build a small UI around some powershell scripts I have, without having to resort to a full WinForms application.

Shameless plug: checkout Gooey. Works on Win/OSX/Linux

While it won't bootstrap your GUI straight from powershell, it can give you a pleasant GUI that calls your powershell stuff with just a few lines of Python (no actual GUI code required!) ^_^

https://github.com/chriskiehl/Gooey

Re: Suitcase: A macOS tool for deploying GUIs for simple commands and scripts

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Post by rjstelling »

k2enemy wrote: post #10

Very cool. Just a suggestion for the demos in the README though. Maybe have the code shown statically, then a gif of the GUI. Watching all the typing gets long when I just want to see the resulting GUI.

Thanks for the feedback, I've improved the Readme file and broken it into several pages.

I'm also going to add shorter videos at the top.

Re: Suitcase: A macOS tool for deploying GUIs for simple commands and scripts

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Post by rjstelling »

danpalmer wrote: post #30

As the source code isn't actually available I've opened a GitHub issue to clarify whether this is deliberate, or to track the adding of the code. https://github.com/Impedimenta/Suitcase/issues/4

Thanks for this. My plan is to open source it eventually, but I just ran out of time to get it into shape for launch day. I've removed the PR comment so as not to confuse any more people.

Re: Suitcase: A macOS tool for deploying GUIs for simple commands and scripts

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Post by ysleepy »

Customizable dialog tools have some history, there are a bunch on linux but macOS also has some.

Linux:

https://help.gnome.org/users/zenity/3.32/

https://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Shell_Scripti...

macOS:

https://cocoadialog.com/

https://www.bluem.net/en/projects/pashua/

Re: Suitcase: A macOS tool for deploying GUIs for simple commands and scripts

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Post by rjstelling »

mkchoi212 wrote: post #41

Really cool but I’m wondering why have the user input args in as a command line arg? Seems very arduous and shell is just... shell. IMO, I would love something like this `> suitecase my_layout.yaml`

Please open an issue, I'd love to hash out what that might look like.

Re: Suitcase: A macOS tool for deploying GUIs for simple commands and scripts

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Post by pkamb »

gardaani wrote: post #45

Mac Quick Actions and Automator can be used for the simplest cases. I've build several file processing Quick Actions, which I can run by pressing buttons in Finder. https://support.apple.com/guide/automator/use-quick-action-w...

macOS Quick Actions (formerly called Services) are great, but I've always found them very cumbersome to use due to being relegated to the submenu. And having no icons, and a severe lack of customization and control over their order.

I recently released an indie Mac app to bring your Applications and Scripts to the top of the Finder right-click menu, customized exactly how you like.

https://servicestation.menu/

It's on the Mac App Store and uses the modern Finder Extension API, so safe to install and no Finder haxies.

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