Use the --text-info option.
Text Information Dialog
Use the --text-info option to create a text information dialog.
The text information dialog supports the following options:
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--filename=filename
Specifies a file that is loaded in the text information dialog.
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--editable
Allows the displayed text to be edited. The edited text is returned to standard output when the dialog is closed.
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--font=FONT
Specifies the text font.
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--checkbox=TEXT
Enable a checkbox for use like a 'I read and accept the terms.'
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--html
Enable html support.
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--url=URL
Sets an url instead of a file. Only works if you use --html option.
The following example script shows how to create a text information dialog:
#!/bin/sh
# You must place file "COPYING" in same folder of this script.
FILE=`dirname $0`/COPYING
zenity --text-info \
--title="License" \
--filename=$FILE \
--checkbox="I read and accept the terms."
case $? in
0)
echo "Start installation!"
# next step
;;
1)
echo "Stop installation!"
;;
-1)
echo "An unexpected error has occurred."
;;
esac
Text Information Dialog Example
Zenity text information dialog example