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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 dvno42 »

goostavos wrote: post #54
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

Wow. This this is a really impressive project. Thanks for sharing!

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

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Post by jakear »

tptacek wrote: post #47
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

The author was on this thread an hour before you posted this clarifying that it is not yet open source, so you could delete that Github issue.

Why not have an issue tracking it? The author will likely close the issue themselves when they open source it.

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

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Post by miles »

pkamb wrote: post #60
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 o…

One of the major features Service Station advertises is "Open Terminal by right-clicking the Finder!", but isn't this functionality already available in macOS via System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > checking "New Terminal at Folder" under "Files and Folders"?

A feature that might make Service Station even more useful would be adding "New Text File" and "Rich Text Document" options, similar to the app "New File Menu"[0].

This is the second time today[1] I've seen a closed source project hosted at GitHub[2]; I had mistakenly assumed GitHub was for open source projects (like SourceForge).

[0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/new-file-menu/id1064959555?mt=...

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23020258

[2] https://github.com/knurling/ServiceStation/

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

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Post by saagarjha »

miles wrote: post #63
pkamb wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 o…

One of the major features Service Station advertises is "Open Terminal by right-clicking the Finder!", but isn't this functionality already available in macOS via System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > checking "New Terminal at Folder" under "Files and Folders"? A feature that might make Service Station even more useful would be adding "New Text File" and "Rich Text Document" options, similar to the a…

Service Station pulls services out of the submenu and directly into the top level context menu, using a Finder extension.

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

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Post by miles »

saagarjha wrote: post #64
miles wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One of the major features Service Station advertises is "Open Terminal by right-clicking the Finder!", but isn't this functionality already available in macOS via System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > checking "New Terminal at Folder" under "Files and Folders"? A feature that might make Service Station even more useful would be adding "New Text File" and "Rich Text Document" options, similar to the a…

Service Station pulls services out of the submenu and directly into the top level context menu, using a Finder extension.

Ah - thank you for explaining that. I have so few services enabled that “New Terminal at Folder” is in the top level of my context menu.

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

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Post by pkamb »

miles wrote: post #63
pkamb wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 o…

One of the major features Service Station advertises is "Open Terminal by right-clicking the Finder!", but isn't this functionality already available in macOS via System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > checking "New Terminal at Folder" under "Files and Folders"? A feature that might make Service Station even more useful would be adding "New Text File" and "Rich Text Document" options, similar to the a…

"New Terminal at Folder" does work if you right-click a folder... but NOT if you right-click the background of a Folder you already have open. That's the primary way I want to open Terminal.

But more importantly it's the UX difference between these two images:

https://imgur.com/a/pt3yQ2q

You can definitely already launch applications and scripts in macOS via "Open With" or the "Services" submenus.

Service Station moves them to the top of your right-click menu, gives them icons, and lets you completely customize the menu including targeting menus to show for only very specific selected file types.

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

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Post by pkamb »

miles wrote: post #63
pkamb wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 o…

One of the major features Service Station advertises is "Open Terminal by right-clicking the Finder!", but isn't this functionality already available in macOS via System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > checking "New Terminal at Folder" under "Files and Folders"? A feature that might make Service Station even more useful would be adding "New Text File" and "Rich Text Document" options, similar to the a…

Built in "New File" functionality is definitely on the to-do list, and a very popular request from Windows users.

Running a support/issues website on GitHub without hosting the code is perhaps slightly weird, but it has been working well for me. GitHub does not mandate any licensing requirement.

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

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Post by miles »

pkamb wrote: post #67
miles wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One of the major features Service Station advertises is "Open Terminal by right-clicking the Finder!", but isn't this functionality already available in macOS via System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > checking "New Terminal at Folder" under "Files and Folders"? A feature that might make Service Station even more useful would be adding "New Text File" and "Rich Text Document" options, similar to the a…

"New Terminal at Folder" does work if you right-click a folder... but NOT if you right-click the background of a Folder you already have open. That's the primary way I want to open Terminal. But more importantly it's the UX difference between these two images: https://imgur.com/a/pt3yQ2q You can definitely already launch applications and scripts in macOS via "Open With" or the "Services" submenus. Service Station mov…

> But more importantly it's the UX difference between these two images: https://imgur.com/a/pt3yQ2q

Thanks for explaining the difference. I have so few services enabled that “New Terminal at Folder” is in the top level of my context menu[0], hence my misunderstanding.

[0] https://imgur.com/ZrHVSPA

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

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Post by macintux »

goostavos wrote: post #54
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

I wish that supported Click. Very cool.
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