#!/usr/bin/env ruby # browse -- # This script generates a directory browser, which lists the working # directory and allow you to open files or subdirectories by # double-clicking. require 'tk' # Create a scrollbar on the right side of the main window and a listbox # on the left side. listbox = TkListbox.new(nil, 'relief'=>'sunken', 'width'=>20, 'height'=>20, 'setgrid'=>'yes') {|l| TkScrollbar.new(nil, 'command'=>proc{|*args| l.yview *args}) {|s| pack('side'=>'right', 'fill'=>'y') l.yscrollcommand(proc{|first,last| s.set(first,last)}) } pack('side'=>'left', 'fill'=>'both', 'expand'=>'yes') } root = TkRoot.new root.minsize(1,1) # The procedure below is invoked to open a browser on a given file; if the # file is a directory then another instance of this program is invoked; if # the file is a regular file then the Mx editor is invoked to display # the file. def browse (dir, file) file = dir + File::Separator + file if dir != '.' type = File.ftype(file) if type == 'directory' system($0 + ' ' + file + ' &') else if type == 'file' if ENV['EDITOR'] system(ENV['EDITOR'] + ' ' + file + ' &') else system('xedit ' + file + ' &') end else STDOUT.print "\"#{file}\" isn't a directory or regular file" end end end # Fill the listbox with a list of all the files in the directory (run # the "ls" command to get that information). dir = ARGV[0] ? ARGV[0] : '.' open("|ls -a #{dir}", 'r'){|fid| fid.readlines}.each{|fname| listbox.insert('end', fname.chomp) } # Set up bindings for the browser. Tk.bind_all('Control-c', proc{root.destroy}) listbox.bind('Double-Button-1', proc{TkSelection.get.each{|f| browse dir, f}}) Tk.mainloop