On Wednesday 19 August 2009, RSCL Mumbai wrote: > Once I move to Linux Desktop, I will need some such tools (like > AutoIT3) which can help me develop such small applications. > > Doing my bit on google, I have come across programming languages like > Python, Ruby, C, C++. For creating GUIs, I am suggested Qt / GTK. > But I need some simple scripting tools which can help me create such > applications without having to learn Python, Ruby, C, C++ in detail. > > I am sure there are application (like AutoIT3) which will help me > create small GUI based application for my linux desktop. > Application which can interact with MySQL, Firefox, OS functions etc.
Firstly one does not need any gui to do most of jobs - simple or complex. A few lines of bash script will do most simple jobs. Linux is not handicapped or deliberately hobbled on the command line. However there is kde Kommander if you really need a gui builder for simple jobs. Also GNU/Linux is not one monolithic mess like doze. Hence each of the apps stated above (MySql, FF) have their own scripting tools that make them do whatever u want. Further whatever WM you use has it's own set of controls to interact with every window and it's elements. So there are a innumerable ways of achieving "simple things" like switching on a light bulb in your farmhouse at three in the morn, recording all the images in that place, mmxing the images to you, saving it in your mysql server parked in LA, while you are swimming with the spy who loves you in the bahamas and alerts you if .......yak yak. -- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
