FcronQ

FcronQ is a Fcron GUI (Graphical User Interface) for Linux.

Fcron is an advanced periodical command scheduler, which aims to replace its predecessors.

Current chronograph GUIs don't seem to support the advanced features offered by Fcron. FcronQ attempts to fill this void. Visit the Fcron website for a list of its features.

To predict the eventual quality of this project, consider my others as exemplars.

What is new in this release:

• Compensated for a change to Fcron's output format
• Prevented the column header text from being absent
• Tidied up the gathering of user environment variables
• Handled case where list character isn't in UTF set

What is new in version 0.4.1:

• Better handling if Fcron config file can't be read
• Updated the 'clean' Makefile function for Python v3

What is new in version 0.4.0:

• The Fcrontabs of other users can now be edited
• External options can be configured via the GUI
• A warning message is shown if spool dir is private
• Now ignoring any unwanted status lines on load
• Improved the error detection ability when saving
• Removed enclosing quotes from script pathnames
• Error messages force the main dialog to be visible
• Forced the Makefile to build in serial mode
• Makefile checks dir/file permissions were set
• Changed the order of execution for the startup code
• Improved how messages are handled and printed
• Downsized most icons to 16x16 to reduce bloat
• Removed support for the old KDE v3 environment
• Made several minor changes to the code structure

What is new in version 0.2.0:

• Run commands: via the right-click context menu
• Daemon status: is now displayed on a push-button
• Title-bar: now displays the current user's name
• Time limit: removed from loading/saving processes
• Line parsing: for freq sections with '-' or '~'
• Save aborting: now gives user correct feedback
• Temp Fcrontabs: now removed after loading/saving
• Code structure: several minor changes

What is new in version 0.1.5:

• Disabled hiding: to hide disabled lines and spans
• Line folding: to show/hide all spans in tandem
• Cloning action: for non-empty lines and spans
• Clearing action: for non-empty lines and spans
• Delete all: to remove all lines at once
• Fcrontab removal: when saving empty Fcrontabs
• Editing restrictions: increased for correctness
• Line parsing: now supports those starting with a '*'
• Code structure: several minor changes

What is new in version 0.1:

• View and edit user's and system Fcrontab
• In-place editing of tabulated Fcrontab lines
• Check-boxes to enable or disable each line
• Inserting, appending, spanning and deleting entries
• Drag-and-drop moving of entries to new locations
• The modified Fcrontab is installed when saving
• A backup of the original is made after loading
• Ability to revert, losing all recent changes
• Right-click context menu with editing actions
• Combo-box to switch between user and system modes
• Different coloured column texts and line backgrounds
• Prompt to save before loading or quitting
• Resolution-relative and resizable main window
• Tree view to allow spanning multiple lines
• All general features from Q7Z and Quamachi

Requirements:

• Qt
• PyQt
• Fcron