bl-exit replacement suggestions

brogild · 2019-08-07 19:06:35

It's only a tiny niggle, and probably irrelevent if bl-exit is going away, but I would like it if the highlighted entry 'wrapped around' when using the arrow keys.

Told you it was tiny.

damo · 2019-08-07 21:22:31

brogild wrote:

It's only a tiny niggle, and probably irrelevent if bl-exit is going away, but I would like it if the highlighted entry 'wrapped around' when using the arrow keys.
Told you it was tiny.

bl-exit isn't going away: the new default version uses yad as the frontend for a bash script, instead of gtk buttons for a python script. It should be possible to get the behaviour you want, but it would entail a lot of scripting to achieve, AFAICS.

You are welcome to have a go!

d33vliter · 2019-08-10 18:04:58

Good afternoon, I don't have internet to give a better answer and contribute, but I found the topic interesting. With everything I saw, I think that the most logical and that will work in the future is to make a basic script zenity, yad(like those on page 2) that fulfills its function. so it's easy, nice, configurable and long term in case you have to modify something, plus it can work in any distro without giving problems. It would be perfect to maintain the simplicity of what was crunchbang, to look beautiful, modern and workable and above all light. When I get home I get on the wave to see what I can contribute, I'm excited. Greetings!

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d33vliter · 2019-08-11 06:41:51

damo wrote:

Icons only; Horizontal text only; Vertical aligned...
bb-exit.sh -mi &
bb-exit.sh -m &
bb-exit.sh -v &
https://cdn.scrot.moe/images/2019/03/03/exit.th.jpg

the v is perfect

manyroads · 2019-10-08 16:56:38

FWIW here's the yad script I use in bspwm (I'm thinking of using on my BunsenLabs (Lithium) MX19 build.

#! /bin/bash

action=$(yad --width 300 --entry --title "System Logout" \
    --image=gnome-shutdown \
    --button="Switch User:2" \
    --button="gtk-ok:0" --button="gtk-close:1" \
    --text "Choose action:" \
    --entry-text \
    "Power Off" "Reboot" "Suspend" "Logout")
ret=$?

[[ $ret -eq 1 ]] && exit 0

if [[ $ret -eq 2 ]]; then
    gdmflexiserver --startnew &
    exit 0
fi

case $action in
    Power*) cmd="sudo /sbin/poweroff" ;;
    Reboot*) cmd="sudo /sbin/reboot" ;;
    Suspend*) cmd="sudo pm-suspend" ;;
    Logout*) 
    case $(wmctrl -m | grep Name) in
        *Openbox) cmd="openbox --exit" ;;
        *bspwm) cmd="bspc quit" ;;
            *Metacity) cmd="gnome-save-session --kill" ;; 
        *) exit 1 ;;
    esac
    ;;
    *) exit 1 ;;    
esac

eval exec $cmd

dolly · 2019-11-06 18:09:55

The default bl-exit menu in Lithium is looking really good, and fits well into the general default theme scheme.

One thing it needs though in my opinion, is a stronger marking of which button is active when moving from one to another with the arrow keys. A strong easily recognizable contrast that leaves the user without doubt of which of the buttons that is chosen. Just a small suggestion.

Last edited by dolly (2019-11-06 18:14:04)

Naik · 2019-11-06 20:47:53

dolly wrote:

The default bl-exit menu in Lithium is looking really good, and fits well into the general default theme scheme.
One thing it needs though in my opinion, is a stronger marking of which button is active when moving from one to another with the arrow keys. A strong easily recognizable contrast that leaves the user without doubt of which of the buttons that is chosen. Just a small suggestion.

I second that!

johnraff · 2019-11-07 04:21:35

dolly wrote:

a stronger marking of which button is active when moving from one to another with the arrow keys. A strong easily recognizable contrast that leaves the user without doubt of which of the buttons that is chosen.

Agree. I'm not sure how easy it will be to fix though. Maybe @hhh can tweak the GTK theme a bit?

dolly · 2019-11-29 16:16:48

^Ok, I just noticed one thing that might help with this. I am not sure but will try to explain. The problem is that the small dots that kind of mark the choice is nearly invisible. At the least to me.

I have just been editing a couple of documents in Libre Office that were originally saved as docx files. When I were finished with editing and wanted to save them, Libre wanted to know if I wanted them as odf or docx files. To choose one over the other I had to move between them with the arrow keys. The dots were clearly visible there, no problem to recognize them at all. The difference were that the dots were more in the center of the button, and not so close to the margin of the button. Maybe they were a tiny wee bit bigger too.

Could that be a possible tweak to bl-exit?

hhh · 2019-11-29 16:45:32

The yad styling options are limited, as far as I can tell. Just use the shortcuts. Enter for logout, Alt+S for suspend, Alt+b for reboot, Alt+P for Power Off. Pressing Alt when the exit dialog opens shows you the letter highlights. I remap bl-exit to Alt+X so I'm already over the Alt key for the next input.

dolly · 2019-11-29 18:22:27

@hhh; Ok styling options are what they are, so no point in wasting time on it. Thank you for the shortcuts tip! Will definetely try that next time I am on Lithium.

Am eeeeh... visiting another Debian Openbox atm.

Edit; aaaaah, yes of course. That yad thing. I am :8 as usual.

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deleted0 · 2019-11-29 18:28:04

dolly wrote:

Am eeeeh... visiting another Debian Openbox atm.

Do tell... :-)

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