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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" id="forms" xml:lang="ca">
  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#dialogs"/>
    <desc>Use the <cmd>--forms</cmd> option.</desc>
  </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>--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" &gt;&gt; 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>
