[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]
“There are some misconceptions that shell scripts are
only for a CLI environment. You can easily use various tools to
write GUI and/or network (socket) scripts under KDE or Gnome
desktops. Shell scripts can make use of some of the GUI widget
(menus, warning boxs, progress bars etc). You can always control
the final output, cursor position on screen, various output
effects, and so on. With the following tools you can build
powerful, interactive, user friendly UNIX / Linux bash shell
scripts.“Creating GUI application is not just expensive task but task
that takes time and patience. Luckily, both UNIX and Linux ships
with plenty of tools to write beautiful GUI scripts. The following
tools are tested on FreeBSD and Linux operating systems but should
work under other UNIX like operating systems. #1: notify-send
Command“The notify-send command allows you to send desktop
notifications to the user via a notification daemon from the
command line. This is useful to inform the desktop user about an
event or display some form of information without getting in the
user’s way. You need to install the following package:”