#! /bin/bash # If possible use the KDE program kdialog # otherwise fall back to the generic X program xmessage. if test -x $( type -p kdialog ) then PopupProgram='kdialog --error' else PopupProgram='xmessage' fi # If hp-toolbox cannot access a hplip device # then it doesn't show up on the X window system. # It only shows an 'ERROR...' or 'error...' message on stderr # but exits nevertheless with zero exit code. # Note that one cannot grep for '^error' because there are leading # escape codes (e.g. "esc [ 3 1 ; 0 1 m") in the output lines. if test -x $( type -p hp-toolbox ) then hp-toolbox 2>&1 1>/dev/null | grep -q -i 'error' && $PopupProgram 'No HP all-in-one device found (those devices require a special setup).' else $PopupProgram 'Cannot execute hp-toolbox.' fi