
WorKflow
Various KDE 1.-4. Improvements
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WorKflow -- Automates the Desktop
First off, WARNING: This ist pre-alpha software, which can be used to destroy your personal data. Do not use it with original files. Do *NEVER* run it as root.
This software allows to automate time-consuming tasks across the KDE desktop. This is accomplished by breaking down tasks into single steps, called commands. Each command can take input data from the previous command and can output data to the next command, while optionally providing a user-interface to let the user customize its parameters (see screenshots).
Currently, not a lot of commands are implemented. However, several tasks can be automated already. Examples are:
- Get Images, Scale them down, Rotate them selectively and Move them to a certain place (even some online resource, like an FTP server).
- Select a folder, Find all files inside the folder ending in ~ and Delete them.
- Select a folder, Find all files ending in .txt, Read the files and Count the number of lines.
It is also possible to remote-control KDE applications. There is already an addon-package with commands to control the Kate editor, as well as a Kate-plugin to integrate the WorKflow application (http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=43625). Please let me know which other KDE applications you want to see automated.
In future versions, I plan to provide many more commands. However, I'd like to get feedback on what your day-to-day workflows on your KDE desktop are, that you would like to see automated. This way, most needed commands will be provided first.
I'd also love to get feedback on the application itself, and, if you're a developer, on the API provided by the WorKflow libraries.
Elv13
13 years ago
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Diavolo
13 years ago
Is there a gentoo ebuild?
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sessy
14 years ago
Is there any activity / developenent?
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tkadauke
14 years ago
Right now (i.e. the last 2 weeks) there has been no activity. But before that, I managed to port the app almost completely to KDE4. That means there will probably no further release for KDE3. This is due to technical limitations of KDE3 libs and apps, for which there's a realistic chance to resolve them before KDE4 is out.
But even though it is alpha software, it's quite usable for batch image manipulation. I use it on a semi-daily basis.
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ArneBab
11 years ago
4.4 is on the horizon, and it would be nice to see worKflow in KDE 4 again.
I think that it has the potential to be a big enabler for normal users, and so it would be a great addition to KDE.
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sessy
14 years ago
OTOH, will it be - or it is? - possible to write the scripts in bash, or other scripting languages?
I mean, I could write 90% of all - my - needed workflow-steps in bash, but 0% in c :)
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barcley
14 years ago
just wanted to say that I was looking definitely for this. It would be a really nice feature for KDE!
barcley
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Ekardnam
14 years ago
I haven't tried it yet, but I can already imagine all the things you can do with it!
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SeanTater
14 years ago
http://pastebin.com/799991
loads of errors, and the make stops...
on Debian Etch
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tkadauke
14 years ago
ln -sf . workflow
sorry for the inconvenience
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SeanTater
14 years ago
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logixoul
14 years ago
http://cut.and.paste.org/pastebin/index.php?id=31
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logixoul
14 years ago
make says: http://rafb.net/paste/results/pjElBq62.html
I hope you can resolve the problem. The application looks promising.
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tkadauke
14 years ago
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logixoul
14 years ago
http://pastebin.ca/131233
This one won't get deleted so quickly.
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tkadauke
14 years ago
ln -sf . workflow
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logixoul
14 years ago
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kesiev
14 years ago
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tkadauke
14 years ago
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JohnHerdy
14 years ago
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tkadauke
14 years ago
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logixoul
14 years ago
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kesiev
14 years ago
This brings to users functionalities that are "old" to script junkies but totally new (and appreciated, i bet!) by "adventurous users" who hates that blinking line in black (or transparent/skinned) background.
I'll install this beast today... I'm already a fan! :)
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tkadauke
14 years ago
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suslik
14 years ago
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/automator/
& realized how good the idea is. I see a small cottage industry producing specialized "commands" very soon. I hope there will be some sort of "Import new commands / functions" feature.
Great start! Thx
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