VirtualBox image mounter

So you have written that new, must have program. Let us see it here.
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Re: VirtualBox image mounter

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PS. Open to feature suggestions.

If there is anything you think it should/could also do then let me know.

If you make any handy must have script commands please let me know and maybe they could get included with the program?
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Right , I know I said enough features for now but no, it needed just a little more :)

It seemed silly to me to have to run my gambas version command every time i run the program.

So now there is a thing called StoreData. When a command is run it's output can be added to a VMs StoreData collection.
All command outputs to be stored are put in a file with VM name that is then available to read back.
When clicking a VM it's StoredData can be seen in the Data panel.

By default the data is saved in Temp() and will clear at reboot but there is a menu option to remember (saves in $HOME/.config/vbox-mounter instead)

On the command editor there are some new options (checkbox) for individual commands.

Store result : make the output save the the VMs StoredData
No Unmount: do not unmount a drive if it's auto-mounted to run the command.
Quiet: do not print the output to the Status panel.

More visual improvements.
Now a camera icon shows next to the VM name if it has a Snapshot
Now an Info icon shows next to the VM name if there is StoredData

More visual customizations.
Show or hide Data panel and/or Status panel
Choose what fields to show in the Data panel.

Made a Readme.md , sort of instructions :)

V 1.2.3 in the first post :)
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PS. if using an older version you may have to open the Command editor and set the "Store result" property of the gambas version finder as it's not previously set.
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Re: VirtualBox image mounter

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a few updates / fixes

now there's mount all button

the system release info command needed to be improved to handle soft links
Copy and paste this into the command to change it...

#!/usr/bin/env bash

ROOT='$(ROOT)/etc'
cd "$ROOT"
echo "checking '$ROOT'"

CheckInfo() {

PTH="$1"
if [ -e "$PTH" ]; then
  R=$(ls -l "$PTH"); 
  if [[ "$R" == *"> "* ]]; then
   echo -n "$PTH (link) "
   PTH="${R#*> }"
   if [[ "$PTH" == "../"* ]]; then
     PTH=${PTH//../${ROOT%/*}}
   else
     PTH="$(ROOT)$PTH"
   fi
   
  fi
  echo -e "$PTH"; cat "$PTH"; echo
fi
}

CheckInfo "./upstream-release/lsb-release"
CheckInfo "./lsb-release"
CheckInfo "./upstream-release/os-release"
CheckInfo "./os-release"


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More visual customization.

Now you can edit the main gridview columns to give all the info you need right away. :)
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On the commands page there is now a List Items tab for managing the gridview.
You can add/remove items
You can set the header text.
You can use the StoredData info in the item.
The text you set can be run as a shell command.
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I have also enabled drag-n-drop on the Command MenuView control.

Uploaded new version 1.2.5 to first post
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