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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic"
id="forms">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#dialogs"/>
<desc>Use the <cmd>--forms</cmd> option.</desc>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
</info>
<title>Forms Dialog</title>
<p>
Use the <cmd>--forms</cmd> option to create a forms dialog.
</p>
<p>
The forms dialog supports the following options:
</p>
<terms>
<item>
<title><cmd>--add-entry</cmd>=<var>FieldName</var></title>
<p>Add a new Entry in forms dialog.</p>
</item>
<item>
<title><cmd>--add-password</cmd>=<var>FieldName</var></title>
<p>Add a new Password Entry in forms dialog. (Hide text)</p>
</item>
<item>
<title><cmd>--add-calendar</cmd>=<var>FieldName</var></title>
<p>Add a new Calendar in forms dialog.</p>
</item>
<item>
<title><cmd>--text</cmd>=<var>TEXT</var></title>
<p>Set the dialog text.</p>
</item>
<item>
<title><cmd>--separator</cmd>=<var>SEPARATOR</var></title>
<p>Set output separator character. (Default: | )</p>
</item>
<item>
<title><cmd>--forms-date-format</cmd>=<var>PATTERN</var></title>
<p>Set the format for the returned date. The default format depends on your locale. format must be a Format that is acceptable to the <cmd>strftime</cmd> function, for example <var>%A %d/%m/%y</var>.</p>
</item>
</terms>
<p>
The following example script shows how to create a forms dialog:
</p>
<code>
#!/bin/sh
zenity --forms --title="Add Friend" \
--text="Enter information about your friend." \
--separator="," \
--add-entry="First Name" \
--add-entry="Family Name" \
--add-entry="Email" \
--add-calendar="Birthday" >> addr.csv
case $? in
0)
echo "Friend added.";;
1)
echo "No friend added."
;;
-1)
echo "An unexpected error has occurred."
;;
esac
</code>
<figure>
<title>Forms Dialog Example</title>
<desc><app>Zenity</app> forms dialog example</desc>
<media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/zenity-forms-screenshot.png"/>
</figure>
</page>
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