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> That's just an accident of neglect though, not something inherent in GUIs. Of course it is inherent. You need to actively fight it if you want it gone (i.e.,

by dozzie 10y ago

> That's just an accident of neglect though, not something inherent in GUIs. Of course it is inherent. You need to actively fight it if you want it gone (i.e., if you want GUI scriptability). For shell, you automatically have the scripting capability.

coldtea 10y ago
Yeah, it's not a lowest common denominator scriptability option that's offered as default as is the case with CLI commands and flags -- it takes actual effort and thinking.
- dozzie 10y ago
  And there you have the reason why so little programs with GUI allow for scripting.