Dan Espen <des...@verizon.net> writes: > James Griffin <j...@kontrol.kode5.net> writes: > >> Hi >> >> I have used an example for creating a dynamic menu to view pictures, >> found on the fvwm site to create a documents menu. >> >> The problem I have is -- in both examples really -- the files in these >> directories are likely to different types. So, using the pictures example >> on the fvwm site, it shows how to create the menu for files of .jpg type. >> >> I would like to extend it show all the files, i.e. not just >> jpg files, but to use a different program to view different file types. >> >> to make this clearer, here is the function is question for the pictures >> menu shown on the fvwm site: >> >> AddToMenu JpgMenu Pictures title >> + MissingSubmenuFunction FuncFvwmMenuDirectory >> + DynamicPopupAction Function MakeJpgMenu >> >> AddToFunc MakeJpgMenu >> + I DestroyMenu recreate JpgMenu >> + I AddToMenu JpgMenu Pictures Title >> + I PipeRead 'for i in $HOME/pictures/*.jpg; \ >> do echo AddToMenu JpgMenu "`basename $i`" Exec xv $i; done' >> >> As it happens, xv can open all of the image types i'm likely to ever have >> in that directory, so I can alter it to list all files by replacing >> '*.jpg' with '*.*' > >> I "think" it would need a shell case statement, perhaps? Although i'm not >> certain about that and also not confident enough to write it. >> >> Would someone mind showing me how I could do this? Perhaps to provide an >> example? > > Try replacing '*.jpg' with just '*'. > > *.* is from Windows .BAT files. > > When referring to $i, always include quotes like this: > > do echo AddToMenu JpgMenu "`basename "$i"`" Exec xv "$i"; done' > > (You need the quotes to handle file names with spaces.) > > Instead of 'Exec xv' do: > > Exec exec my-handle-file. > > Where "my-handle-file" is a shell you write that figures out what > program to execute. > > In my-handle-file figure out what to execute based on $1: > > case "$1" in > *.jpg) exec xv $1;; > *.doc) exec ooffice $1;; > *) echo "say what";; > esac
(Oops, of course quotes around all the references to $1, and my-handle-file must be a shell with execute permission and in your $PATH.) -- Dan Espen
