The FL option in yad --form don't let me choose files with particular extension

[flames D]

yad --form --field="Select jpg files:":FL 'sf.jpg' --field="Select text files:":FL 'sf.txt'

The above line opens the file selection window with all the files as expected, but I want to open only the files with particular extensions like "*.jpg" or "*.txt"
Is there any way to do that?

Thanks in advance.
Yad is awesome.

[Милош Павловић]

You can use --file-filter or --mime-filter

#!/bin/bash
yad --form --field="Select jpg files:":FL 'sf.jpg' --field="Select text files:":SFL 'sf.txt' \
--file-filter="Image Files (*.jpg *.jpeg)| *.jpg *.JPG *.jpeg *.JPEG" --file-filter="Text Files (*.txt)| *.txt *.TXT" \
--file-filter="All Files | *.*"

If you want the first field to select only images and the second only text files you can separate them in tabs

#!/bin/bash
yad --plug=12345 --tabnum=1 --text="first tab" --form --field="Select jpg files:":FL 'sf.jpg' \
--file-filter="Image Files (*.jpg *.jpeg)| *.jpg *.JPG *.jpeg *.JPEG" &> res1 &

yad --plug=12345 --tabnum=2 --text="second tab" --form --field="Select text files:":SFL 'sf.txt' \
--file-filter="Text Files (*.txt)| *.txt *.TXT!" &> res2 &

yad --notebook --key=12345 --tab="Tab 1" --tab="Tab 2"

cat res1 res2 | tr "|" " "
rm -f res1 res2

Have a nice day

[flames D]

Both of your options work. It solved my problem to some extent.
Actually I wanted the user to be able to select ONLY ".jpg" or ONLY ".txt" files right from the GUI for assigned fields, so that I don't need to check if ".jpg" was selected for that field in my program. Your solution does create file filters but it does not restrict user to select only one type of file for a particular field. It creates file-filters and user is allowed to select either ".jpg" or ".txt" for all the fields.

The solution is better, than showing all the files for all fields.
Thank you for the piece of code and I appreciate your prompt reply :)

[Julio C. Neves]

I don know if this dialog is possible at your aplicattion, but...

$ yad --file-selection --mime-filter text/plain \

--mime-filter text/html

$ yad --file-selection --file-filter \*.txt \

--file-filter \*.htm\*

========================================

$ man yad

   File filters options

       --file-filter=NAME | PATTERN1 PATTERN2 ...

              Add a filename filter. NAME is a displayed filter name, PATTERN is a shell-style filename pattern (for example *.txt). This option may be used mul‐

              tiply times.

       --mime-filter=NAME | MIME1 MIME2 ...

              Add  a mime-type filter. NAME is a displayed filter name, PATTERN is a name of mime type (for example text/plain). This option may be used multiply

              times.

       --image-filter=[NAME]

              Add filter for images supported by gdk-pixbuf library. NAME in as optional name for this filter.

       --add-preview

              Add preview widget. Preview images loads  from  large  or  normal  thumbnails  according  to  XDG  Thumbnails  specification  v0.8.0  (http://stan‐

              dards.freedesktop.org/thumbnail-spec/latest/) or creates by yad for image files and saves as large thumbnails.

              This options applies to all of yad's file chooser dialogs.

Mime	Extensões	Mime	Extensões
application/mac-binhex40	hqx	application/octet-stream	bin,exe
application/oda	oda	application/pdf	pdf
application/postscript	ai,eps,ps	application/rtf	rtf
application/x-gtar	gtar	application/x-mif	mif,fm
application/x-shar	shar	application/x-tar	tar
audio/basic	au,snd	audio/x-aiff	aif,aiff,aifc
audio/x-wav	wav	image/gif	gif
image/ief	ief	image/jpeg	jpeg,jpg,jpe
image/tiff	tiff,tif	image/x-rgb	rgb
image/x-xbitmap	xbm	image/x-xpixmap	xpm
image/x-xwindowdump	xwd	magnus-internal/cgi	cgi,exe,bat
magnus-internal/imagemap	map	magnus-internal/jsp	jsp
magnus-internal/parsed-html	shtml	text/html	htm,html
text/plain	txt	text/richtext	rtx
text/tab-separated-values	tsv	text/x-setext	etx
video/mpeg	mpeg,mpg,mpe	video/quicktime	qt,mov
video/x-msvideo	avi

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Julio

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[Julio C. Neves]

I forgot to say: if you are using the last version of yad, can also use --file-filter and --mime-filter even at --form dialog:

$ yad --form --field="Select jpg or txt files:":FL --file-filter \*.txt --file-filter \*.sh\* --field Others ''

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2017-04-19 18:15 GMT-03:00 flames D <tough...@gmail.com>:

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[Julio C. Neves]

yad --file --text ="Selecione imagem ou texto:":FL "@kill -USR1 YAD_PID" \

    --file-filter="Image Files (*.jpg *.jpeg)|     \

        *.jpg *.JPG *.jpeg *.JPEG" --file-filter="Text Files (*.txt)| *.txt *.TXT"

When you choose a file, it will act as if the <ENTER> key was pressed

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[flames D]

I am using yad version 0.38.2 (GTK+ 3.10.8) with Linux 14.04 LTS.

1) The output of yad --file-selection --mime-filter text/plain --mime-filter text/html is: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P0a6nvq0I2Y/WPj3JBWAz3I/AAAAAAAADgU/HmdO352psRM5jx5XnX-IIssGtz_eEHhtwCEw/s1600/cmd1.png

2) The output of yad --file-selection --file-filter \*.txt --file-filter \*.htm\* is: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yZVGKbZJh2s/WPj_OyIAkPI/AAAAAAAADgg/OGp93xQOMOYWkAW8PAKC-g8Nu0D_sIkugCLcB/s1600/cmd2.png
So the commands are working but they are not solving my problem.

3) The link you provided with --add-preview is not working. Also tried --mime-filters, output window is not much different from --file-filter.
4) I am using --file-filter with --form --fields and they are working, but not as I want them to.

I appreciate your willingness to help.
Thank you.

On Thursday, 20 April 2017 02:45:16 UTC+5:30, flames D wrote:

[Victor Ananjevsky]

hi

you cannot set specific file filter to a particular file chooser field in a form

but you can try to use notebook dialog instead of form, and embed some file dialogs with its own filters into a notebook tabs

On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:43:06 -0700 (PDT)
flames D <tough...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
>
> I am using yad version 0.38.2 (GTK+ 3.10.8) with Linux 14.04 LTS.
>

> 1) The output of *yad --file-selection --mime-filter text/plain**
> --mime-filter text/html *is:
> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P0a6nvq0I2Y/WPj3JBWAz3I/AAAAAAAADgU/HmdO352psRM5jx5XnX-IIssGtz_eEHhtwCEw/s1600/cmd1.png
>
> 2) The output of *yad --file-selection --file-filter \*.txt** --file-filter
> \*.htm\* *is:

> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yZVGKbZJh2s/WPj_OyIAkPI/AAAAAAAADgg/OGp93xQOMOYWkAW8PAKC-g8Nu0D_sIkugCLcB/s1600/cmd2.png
> So the commands are working but they are not solving my problem.
>
> 3) The link you provided with --add-preview is not working. Also tried
> --mime-filters, output window is not much different from --file-filter.
> 4) I am using --file-filter with --form --fields and they are working, but
> not as I want them to.
>
> I appreciate your willingness to help.
> Thank you.
>
> On Thursday, 20 April 2017 02:45:16 UTC+5:30, flames D wrote:
> >
> > yad --form --field="Select jpg files:":FL 'sf.jpg' --field="Select text
> > files:":FL 'sf.txt'
> >
> > The above line opens the file selection window with all the files as
> > expected, but I want to open only the files with particular extensions like
> > "*.jpg" or "*.txt"
> > Is there any way to do that?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Yad is awesome.
> >
>

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[Милош Павловић]

Sure it's possible, but not with FL.

#!/bin/bash

function IMAGE
{
while : ; do
  FILE="$(yad --file-selection --width=500 --height=400 \
              --title="Select an Image" --file-filter='Image Files (*.jpg *.jpeg)| *.jpg *.JPG *.jpeg *.JPEG' \
              || echo 'sf.jpg'
          )"
  if [[ "$FILE" == "sf.jpg" ]] || [[ -f "$FILE" ]]; then
     break
  fi
done
  printf "%s" "1:$FILE"
}
export -f IMAGE

function TEXT
{
while : ; do
   FILE="$(yad yad --file-selection --width=500 --height=400 \
                   --title="Select a Text File" --file-filter='Text Files *.txt | *.txt *.TXT' \
                   || echo 'sf.txt'
          )"
  if [[ "$FILE" == "sf.txt" ]] || [[ -f "$FILE" ]]; then
     break
  fi
done
  printf "%s\n" "2:$FILE"
}
export -f TEXT

# Main dialog
yad --form --width=550 --height=400 \
    --field="Image:":RO "sf.jpg" \
    --field="Text:":RO "sf.txt" \
    --field="Select Image":fbtn '@bash -c "IMAGE %1"' \
    --field="Select Text":fbtn '@bash -c "TEXT %1"'

[flames D]

@Victor Ananjevsky: M already using six notebook tabs for selecting some options so, if I use tabs again for selecting files it will make the UI look a little weird. It's okay as yad is already allowing users to select files. I am trying to put if-conditions to restrict users from choosing wrong files. Thank you for making yad :D

@Милош Павловић: I loved your idea of using buttons, only problem is that the button will not show the file-path as the :FL option shows.
May be m wanting much :P I am using your last solution of having --file-filters with --forms, it was nice. M handling the rest with if-conditions. Thank you :)

I love such clean groups and forums where people from similar fields can post their questions and get them answered from some really nice people.
Thanks to Internet. Thanks to all the nice people involved.

On Thursday, 20 April 2017 02:45:16 UTC+5:30, flames D wrote:

[Милош Павловић]

This is what I came up with:

#!/bin/bash

function IMAGE
{
while : ; do

  FILE="$(yad --file-selection --width=800 --height=600 --add-preview \
              --title="Select an Image" --file-filter='Image Files (*.jpg *.jpeg *.png)| *.jpg *.JPG *.jpeg *.JPEG *.png *.PNG' \
              || echo 'sf.jpg'
          )"

  if [[ "$FILE" == "sf.jpg" ]] || [[ -f "$FILE" ]]; then
     break
  fi
done

  printf "%s\n" "1:$FILE"
  printf "%s" "1:@disabled@"

}
export -f IMAGE

function TEXT
{
while : ; do

   FILE="$(yad yad --file-selection --width=600 --height=400 \
                   --title="Select a Text File" --file-filter='Text Files *.txt | *.txt *.TXT' \
                   || echo 'sf.txt'
          )"

  if [[ "$FILE" == "sf.txt" ]] || [[ -f "$FILE" ]]; then
     break
  fi
done
  printf "%s\n" "2:$FILE"

  printf "%s" "2:@disabled@"

}
export -f TEXT


# Main dialog
yad --form --width=550 --height=400 \

    --field="Image:":FL "@disabled@" \
    --field="Text:":FL "@disabled@" \

    --field="Select Image":fbtn '@bash -c "IMAGE %1"' \
    --field="Select Text":fbtn '@bash -c "TEXT %1"'

Although the FL form fields are disabled the data stored in them can be used.
The only problem is: it's hard to see the file name with some gtk themes. :)
Best regards

[flames D]

Wao! It worked. I tried much but was unsuccessful. You structured the functions in a beautiful way. For the UI am making now, it's necessary to show the file paths, so I will use it in a different UI :) I appreciate your efforts. Thank you :D
I will share the UI with yad-common once am done.

 
On Thursday, 20 April 2017 02:45:16 UTC+5:30, flames D wrote: