Category Archives: PostX

Runner-QT version 8 released

Runner-QT is a simple Python application that presents a graphical user interface to execute commands or launch applications on a Linux system. The program is built using the PyQt5 framework and provides a minimalistic, modern interface for entering commands or application names.

Version 8 brings new outlook and error handling capabilities – if the program is not found.

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Features

Simple and intuitive graphical user interface.
Checks for the existence of a program before trying to execute it.
Provides error messages to the user if a command fails or if the program doesn't exist.
Modern and stylish look.
Can be easily closed using the Escape key with traditional way of pressing the close button.
Automatically closes if a program is found and executed by the system.

Code and instructions are available on Github: https://github.com/postman721/Runner-QT

Metapad text-editor upgrades to version 2.0

Metapad is the next component of the upcoming PostX Gnu/Linux release (TBA) to get upgrades.

Features:

  • Line Numbers: Clearly visualized line numbers next to your text.
  • Toolbar: A toolbar for quick actions such as undo, redo, save, open, print, and font selection.
  • Styling: Custom styling for the editor and the application, done via CSS styling. Icons are from Adwaita icons theme. Without icons a button with a text will be shown.
  • Font Change: Quickly change the font of the selected text.
  • Open/Save Dialog: Intuitive dialogs for opening and saving your files.
  • Printing: A print preview and printing capability.
  • Protection: Before closing or opening new files, a warning is given if there are unsaved changes.

The code is available on Github: https://github.com/postman721/Metapad/tree/master

Spin FM (Python3 filemanager) RC2 released

The filemanager has reached its RC2 stage.

This release contains many minor and major code fixes.

  • Coding syntax is cleared.
  • Addressbar issues with differentiating files and folders are fixed.
  • Error handling is increased.
  • Theme issues fixed.
  • Delete function issues fixed by introducing an action list functionality.

The code is available on the repository:

https://github.com/postman721/Spin-Fm/tree/2x-series-development

Spin-FM 2.0 RC1 released

The Python file manager has reached its next version. RC1 brings:

Moving to Pyside2:

sudo apt install pyside2-*

  • Close tabs button added: This will always close the latest opened tab.
  • Copy, paste, move to functionalities improved.
  • More tabs added.
  • Green theme added.
  • Removing permanent delete, due to its risks
  • Please notice that on all file & folder actions, the addressbar object name tells what is being processed.
  • Back and forward store only the most recent locations.

When the content of the folder or location changes and does not seem to refresh, remember to refresh the tree via addressbar navigation. For example: Type /home and hit return/enter from the keyboard.

Do not paint your selections for copying, moving or deletion with a mouse: This will likely cause issues. Press CTRL and point and click through the objects.

After selected, right-click and choose a proper menu action.

For copying and moving: Select for copying or moving. For deletion: Delete objects.

After copying or moving selection, navigate to your target location and choose Copy to.. or Move to… from the right-click menu.

Full list of features and the program itself can be found from my Github:

https://github.com/postman721/Spin-Fm/tree/2x-series-development

Finally, here are some screenshots: