Added KDE3 version of KDE Guidance utilities

git-svn-id: svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/branches/trinity/applications/kde-guidance@1102646 283d02a7-25f6-0310-bc7c-ecb5cbfe19da

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diff --git a/grubconfig/grubconfig.desktop b/grubconfig/grubconfig.desktop
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Boot Loader Configuration
+Name[el]=Ρύθμιση φορτωτή εκκίνησης συστήματος
+Name[es]=Configuración del cargador de arranque
+Name[et]=Alglaaduri seadistamine
+Name[it]=Configurazione dell'avviamento del sistema
+Name[ja]=ブートローダの設定
+Name[nl]=Bootloaderconfiguratie
+Name[pt]=Configuração do Gestor de Arranque
+Name[pt_BR]=Configuração do Gerenciador de Inicialização
+Name[sr]=Подешавање подизања система
+Name[sr@Latn]=Podešavanje podizanja sistema
+Name[sv]=Startprograminställning
+Name[xx]=xxBoot Loader Configurationxx
+Comment=Boot Options Management
+Comment[el]=Διαχείριση επιλογών εκκίνησης συστήματος
+Comment[es]=Administración de las opciones de arranque
+Comment[et]=Alglaadimise võtmete haldamine
+Comment[it]=Gestione delle opzioni di avviamento del sistema
+Comment[ja]=起動オプションの管理
+Comment[nl]=Opstartopties beheren
+Comment[pt]=Gestão das Opções de Arranque
+Comment[pt_BR]=Gerenciamento das Opções de Inicialização
+Comment[sr]=Управљање опцијама бутовања
+Comment[sr@Latn]=Upravljanje opcijama butovanja
+Comment[sv]=Hantering av startalternativ
+Comment[xx]=xxBoot Options Managementxx
+Icon=grubconfig.png
+Encoding=UTF-8
+X-KDE-ModuleType=Library
+X-KDE-Library=grubconfig
+X-KDE-FactoryName=grubconfig
+X-KDE-RootOnly=true
+Type=Application
+Exec=kcmshell System/grubconfig
+Categories=Qt;KDE;X-KDE-settings-system;
+GenericName=Boot Loader Configuration
+GenericName[el]=Ρυθμίσεις φορτωτή εκκίνησης συστήματος
+GenericName[es]=Configuración del cargador de arranque
+GenericName[et]=Alglaaduri seadistamine
+GenericName[it]=Configurazione dell'avviamento del sistema
+GenericName[ja]=ブートローダの設定
+GenericName[nl]=Bootloaderconfiguratie
+GenericName[pt]=Configuração do Gestor de Arranque
+GenericName[pt_BR]=Configuração do Gerenciador de Inicialização
+GenericName[sr]=Подешавање подизања система
+GenericName[sr@Latn]=Podešavanje podizanja sistema
+GenericName[sv]=Inställning av startprogram
+GenericName[xx]=xxBoot Loader Configurationxx
diff --git a/grubconfig/grubconfig.py b/grubconfig/grubconfig.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
+###########################################################################
+# grubconfig.py - description                                             #
+# ------------------------------                                          #
+# begin     : Sun Dec 10 2006                                             #
+# copyright : (C) 2006-2007 by Martin Böhm                                #
+# email     : [email protected]                                     #
+#                                                                         #
+###########################################################################
+#                                                                         #
+#   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  #
+#   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  #
+#   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     #
+#   (at your option) any later version.                                   #
+#                                                                         #
+###########################################################################
+
+
+
+from qt import *
+from kdeui import *
+from kdecore import *
+from kfile import *
+import sys, os, string, re
+import os.path
+import shutil
+import locale
+import tempfile
+
+programname = "Boot Loader Configuration"
+version = "0.0.2"
+
+standalone = __name__=='__main__'
+
+
+if standalone:
+  programbase = KDialogBase
+else:
+  programbase = KCModule
+
+parsable = ["default","menu","color","timeout","hiddenmenu","title","root","kernel","initrd"]
+cat1 = ["default","menu","color","timeout","hiddenmenu","root","initrd"]
+cat2 = ["savedefault","makeactive","chainloader"]
+cat3 = ["kernel"]
+
+
+class GreyListViewItem(KListViewItem):
+  def paintCell(self, p, cg, column, width, align ):
+    cgGrey = cg
+    cgGrey.setColor(QColorGroup.Text,QColor("grey"))
+    KListViewItem.paintCell(self, p, cgGrey, column, width, align)
+    cg.restore()
+
+
+class BoldListViewItem(KListViewItem):
+  def paintCell(self, p, cg, column, width, align ):
+    p.save()
+    f = p.font()
+    f.setBold(True)
+    KListViewItem.paintCell(self, p, cg, column, width, align)
+    p.restore()
+
+
+class GrubConfigAppClass(programbase):
+  def __init__(self,parent=None,name=None):
+    if standalone:
+      KDialogBase.__init__(self,KJanusWidget.Tabbed,i18n("Boot Loader Configuration"),
+        KDialogBase.Help|KDialogBase.Ok|KDialogBase.Close, KDialogBase.Close)
+      # no need to include About button yet
+    self.menulstlocation = "/boot/grub/menu.lst"
+    self.readfilename = self.menulstlocation
+    self.globalvars = {}
+    self.itemslist = []
+
+    #--- Load menu.lst using the load_menulst() method
+    self.load_menulst()
+    print self.globalvars
+    print self.itemslist
+
+    # - GRUB Options Tab -
+    if standalone:
+      usershbox = self.addHBoxPage(i18n("Grub Options"))
+      vbox = QVBox(usershbox)
+    else:
+      vbox = QVBox(tabcontrol)
+      vbox.setMargin(KDialog.marginHint())
+
+    # -- Operating Systems List & MakeDefault Button --
+    horizontalbox = QHBox(vbox)
+    self.itemslistview = KListView(horizontalbox)
+    self.itemslistview.addColumn("")
+    self.itemslistview.setSorting(-1)
+    self.itemslistview.header().hide()
+    self.itemslistviewitems = []
+    arrowsbox = QVBox(horizontalbox)
+    self.upbutton = KPushButton(i18n("Move Up"),arrowsbox)
+    self.connect(self.upbutton,SIGNAL("clicked()"),self.slotUpButtonClicked)
+
+    self.downbutton = KPushButton(i18n("Move Down"),arrowsbox)
+    self.connect(self.downbutton,SIGNAL("clicked()"),self.slotDownButtonClicked)
+
+    self.defaultbutton = KPushButton(i18n("Make Default"),vbox)
+    self.connect(self.defaultbutton,SIGNAL("clicked()"),self.slotSetDefaultButtonClicked)
+
+
+    # -- Boot Options Group Box --
+    bootoptionsbasebox = QVGroupBox(vbox,"Boot Options")
+    bootoptionsbasebox.setTitle(i18n("Boot Options"));
+
+    bootoptionsbasevbox = QWidget(bootoptionsbasebox)
+
+    infogrid = QGridLayout(bootoptionsbasevbox,3,2)
+    infogrid.setSpacing(KDialog.spacingHint())
+
+    # --- Timeout ---
+    label = QLabel(i18n("Timeout:"),bootoptionsbasevbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(label,0,0)    
+
+    timeoutbox = QHBox(bootoptionsbasevbox)
+    timeoutbox.setSpacing(KDialog.spacingHint())
+
+    self.timeout = KIntSpinBox(timeoutbox,"Timeout")
+    if "timeout" in self.globalvars:
+      self.timeout.setValue(int(self.globalvars['timeout'][0]))
+    label = QLabel(i18n("seconds"),timeoutbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(timeoutbox,0,1)    
+  
+
+    infogrid.addWidget(self.timeout,0,1)
+
+    # --- Hide Menu on Boot ---
+    self.hidemenuonboot = QCheckBox(i18n("Hide Menu on Boot"),bootoptionsbasevbox)
+    if 'hiddenmenu' in self.globalvars:
+      self.hidemenuonboot.setChecked(int(self.globalvars['hiddenmenu'][0]))
+    infogrid.addWidget(self.hidemenuonboot,1,1)
+
+    # --- Make Last OS Default ---
+    self.lastdefault = QCheckBox(i18n("Make Last Operating System Default"),bootoptionsbasevbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(self.lastdefault,2,1)
+
+
+    # -- Security Group Box --
+    securitybox = QVGroupBox(vbox,"Security")
+    securitybox.setTitle(i18n("Security"));
+    securityvbox = QWidget(securitybox)
+
+    infogrid = QGridLayout(securityvbox,2,2)
+    infogrid.setSpacing(KDialog.spacingHint())
+
+    # --- Password ---    
+    label = QLabel(i18n("Password:"),securityvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(label,0,0)    
+    self.userpassword = KPasswordEdit(securityvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(self.userpassword,0,1)
+
+    # --- Repeat Password ---
+    label = QLabel(i18n("Repeat Password:"),securityvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(label,1,0)    
+    self.userrepeatpassword = KPasswordEdit(securityvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(self.userrepeatpassword,1,1)    
+
+    # -- Splash Screen Group Box --
+    splashbox = QVGroupBox(vbox,"Splash screen")
+    splashbox.setTitle(i18n("Splash screen"));
+
+    # --- Background Color ---
+    labelandeditbox = QHBox(splashbox)
+    label = QLabel(i18n("Background Color:"),labelandeditbox)
+    self.backgroundcolor = QComboBox(labelandeditbox)
+
+    # --- Highlight Color ---
+    labelandeditbox = QHBox(splashbox)
+    label = QLabel(i18n("Highlight Color:"),labelandeditbox)
+    self.highlightcolor = QComboBox(labelandeditbox)
+
+    # - Operating Systems Tab -
+
+    if standalone:
+      groupsvbox = self.addVBoxPage(i18n("Operating Systems"))
+      vb = QVBox(groupsvbox)
+    else:
+      groupsvbox = QVBox(tabcontrol)
+      roupsvbox.setMargin(KDialog.marginHint())
+      vb = QVBox(groupsvbox)
+
+    # -- Operating Systems List --
+    
+    horizontalbox = QHBox(vb)
+    self.oslistview = KListView(horizontalbox)
+    self.oslistview.addColumn("")
+    self.oslistview.addColumn("")
+    self.oslistview.setSorting(-1)
+    self.oslistview.header().hide()
+    self.oslistviewitems = []
+    self.connect(self.oslistview,SIGNAL("selectionChanged()"),self.oslistviewitemSelected)
+    
+    # -- Operating Systems Details Box --
+    osdetailsbox = QVGroupBox(vb,"Operating System Details")
+    # label = QLabel(i18n("Security"),securitybox)
+    detailsvbox = QWidget(osdetailsbox)
+
+    infogrid = QGridLayout(detailsvbox,7,2)
+    infogrid.setSpacing(KDialog.spacingHint())
+
+    osdetailsbox.setTitle(i18n("Operating System Details"));
+
+    # --- List in GRUB Menu --- 
+    self.listingrub = QCheckBox(i18n("List in GRUB Menu"),detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(self.listingrub,0,1)
+
+    # --- Display Name ---
+    label = QLabel(i18n("Display Name:"),detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(label,1,0)
+    self.displaynamelabel = QLineEdit("",detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(self.displaynamelabel,1,1)
+    self.connect(self.displaynamelabel,SIGNAL("textChanged(const QString &)"),self.slotDisplayNameLabelChanged)
+
+    # --- Operating System ---
+    label = QLabel(i18n("Operating System:"),detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(label,2,0)
+    self.operatingsystem = QComboBox(detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(self.operatingsystem,2,1)
+
+    # --- Kernel ---
+    label = QLabel(i18n("Kernel:"),detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(label,3,0)
+    self.kernel = KURLRequester(detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(self.kernel,3,1)
+
+    # --- Failsafe Kernel ---
+    # not sure if that is possible - requested by seele
+    label = QLabel(i18n("Failsafe Kernel:"),detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(label,4,0)
+    self.failsafekernel = QComboBox(detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(self.failsafekernel,4,1)
+
+    # --- Initial RAM Disk ---
+    label = QLabel(i18n("Initial RAM Disk:"),detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(label,5,0)
+    self.initrd = KURLRequester(detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(self.initrd,5,1)
+
+    # --- Root Filesystem ---
+    label = QLabel(i18n("Root Filesystem:"),detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(label,6,0)
+    self.rootfilesystem = QComboBox(detailsvbox)
+    infogrid.addWidget(self.rootfilesystem,6,1)
+
+
+    # -- Boot Options Box --
+    bootoptionsbox = QVGroupBox(vb,"Boot Options")
+    # label = QLabel(i18n("Security"),securitybox)
+    bootoptionsbox.setTitle(i18n("Boot Options"));
+
+
+
+    self.acpibox    = QCheckBox(i18n("Power Management (ACPI) "),bootoptionsbox)
+    self.debugbox   = QCheckBox(i18n("Debugging Messages "),bootoptionsbox)
+    self.selinuxbox = QCheckBox(i18n("SELinux Support "),bootoptionsbox)
+    self.splashbox  = QCheckBox(i18n("Splash Screen"),bootoptionsbox)
+
+    labelandeditbox = QHBox(bootoptionsbox)
+    label = QLabel(i18n("Custom Options:"),labelandeditbox)
+    self.customoptions = KLineEdit("",labelandeditbox)
+
+    # -- (static) UI finished --
+    self.reloadListViews("oslist")
+    self.reloadListViews("itemslist")
+    try:
+      self.oslistview.setSelected(self.oslistviewitems[int(self.globalvars['default'][0])],True)
+    except ValueError:
+      self.oslistview.setSelected(self.oslistviewitems[0],True)
+    
+    ops_list = self.load_osprobe()
+    print ops_list # mhb debug
+    
+  #######################################################################
+  # reload listviews, because they have changed
+  def reloadListViews(self,name):
+    print "reloaded"
+    # you should repaint the one that is not changed on screen
+    if name == "oslist":
+      self.oslistview.clear()
+      
+      for item in self.itemslist:
+          try:
+            if self.itemslist.index(item) == int(self.globalvars['default'][0]):
+              self.oslistviewitems.append(BoldListViewItem(self.oslistview,self.oslistview.lastItem(),item['title'][0]))
+            else:
+              self.oslistviewitems.append(KListViewItem(self.oslistview,self.oslistview.lastItem(),item['title'][0]))
+          except ValueError:
+            self.oslistviewitems.append(KListViewItem(self.oslistview,self.oslistview.lastItem(),item['title'][0]))
+      # if it has a root option (other than 1 which means only root by itself), it is an OS
+    else:
+      self.itemslistview.clear()
+      #repaint main list
+      for item in self.itemslist:
+        try:
+          if self.itemslist.index(item) == int(self.globalvars['default'][0]):
+            print "bam!"
+            self.itemslistviewitems.append(BoldListViewItem(self.itemslistview,self.itemslistview.lastItem(),item['title'][0]))
+          else:
+            self.itemslistviewitems.append(KListViewItem(self.itemslistview,self.itemslistview.lastItem(),item['title'][0]))
+        except ValueError:
+          self.itemslistviewitems.append(KListViewItem(self.itemslistview,self.itemslistview.lastItem(),item['title'][0]))
+  
+  #######################################################################
+  def slotUser1(self):
+    self.aboutus.show()
+
+
+  #######################################################################
+  # def slotClose(self):
+  #   self.close()
+
+  #######################################################################
+  def slotOk(self):
+    self.save_menulst()
+    # mhb TODO: catching exceptions here would be useful
+    self.close()
+
+  #######################################################################
+  def slotCheckOsClicked(self):
+    self.OsProbedList = self.load_osprobe()
+
+  #######################################################################
+  def oslistviewitemSelected(self):
+    # save current item changes & select another one
+    i = self.oslistviewitems.index(self.oslistview.selectedItem())
+    self.updatingGUI = True
+    self.displaynamelabel.setText(self.itemslist[i]["title"][0])
+    # visible in GRUB reload
+    # kernel reload
+    try:
+      self.kernel.setURL(self.itemslist[i]["kernel"][0])
+    except KeyError:
+      self.initrd.setURL("unavailable") # mhb debug
+    # initrd reload
+    try:
+      self.initrd.setURL(self.itemslist[i]["initrd"][0])
+    except KeyError:
+      self.initrd.setURL("unavailable") # mhb debug
+    
+    # custom options reload
+    customoptions = ""
+    for word in self.itemslist[i]["kernel"][1:-1]:
+      customoptions += word + " "
+    self.customoptions.setText(customoptions[:-1])
+    
+    self.updatingGUI = False
+    print "oslistview item selected" #mhb debug
+    pass
+  #######################################################################
+  def slotDisplayNameLabelChanged(self, string):
+    if(self.updatingGUI == False):
+      print "display name changed" #mhb debug
+      i = self.oslistviewitems.index(self.oslistview.selectedItem())
+      self.itemslist[i]["title"][0] = string
+      self.oslistview.selectedItem().setText(0,string)
+      self.reloadListViews("itemslist")
+      pass
+  #######################################################################
+  def slotUpButtonClicked(self):
+    print "UpButton clicked" #mhb debug
+    i = self.itemslistviewitems.index(self.itemslistview.selectedItem())
+    self.itemslistview.selectedItem().itemAbove().moveItem(self.itemslistview.selectedItem())
+    # itemslist should have the same i for the same option
+    if(i != 0):
+      container = self.itemslist[i]
+      self.itemslist[i] = self.itemslist[i-1]
+      self.itemslist[i-1] = container
+    self.reloadListViews("oslist")
+    return "not working yet"
+
+  #######################################################################
+  def slotDownButtonClicked(self):
+    print "DownButton clicked" #mhb debug
+    i = self.itemslistviewitems.index(self.itemslistview.selectedItem())
+    self.itemslistview.selectedItem().moveItem(self.itemslistview.selectedItem().itemBelow())
+    if(i != len(self.itemslist)-1):
+      container = self.itemslist[i]
+    self.itemslist[i] = self.itemslist[i+1]
+    self.itemslist[i+1] = container
+    self.reloadListViews("oslist")
+    return "not working yet"
+
+    #######################################################################
+  def slotSetDefaultButtonClicked(self):
+    print "SetDefaultButton cliicked" #mhb debug
+    try:
+      defaultn = int(self.globalvars["default"][0])
+    except ValueError:
+      pass
+    else:
+      container = self.itemslistviewitems[defaultn]
+      self.itemslistviewitems[defaultn] = KListViewItem(self.itemslistview,container,self.itemslist[defaultn]['title'][0])
+    self.itemslistview.takeItem(container)
+
+      
+    indexn = self.itemslistviewitems.index(self.itemslistview.selectedItem())
+    self.globalvars["default"] = str(indexn)
+    self.itemslistviewitems[indexn] = BoldListViewItem(self.itemslistview,self.itemslistview.selectedItem(),self.itemslist[indexn]['title'][0])
+    self.itemslistview.takeItem(self.itemslistview.selectedItem())
+    
+    self.reloadListViews("oslist")
+
+    return "not working yet"
+
+
+
+  #######################################################################
+  # loop
+  def exec_loop(self):
+    global programbase
+    # self.__loadOptions()
+    self.updatingGUI = True
+    #self.__updateUserList()
+    #self.__updateGroupList()
+    self.updatingGUI = False
+    programbase.exec_loop(self)
+    print "done"
+
+
+  #######################################################################
+  # loads menu.lst
+  # NOT YET parsing:
+  #   fallback
+  # currently parsing:                  (type of the location number)
+  #   default                           <int>
+  #   timeout                           <int>
+  #   hiddenmenu                        <int>
+  #   color                             <int>
+  #   password (consider an md5 sum?)   <int>
+  #   AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST            <interval - two ints>
+  #   GRUBCONFIG DISABLED ITEMS         <interval - two ints>
+  # IMPORTANT note:
+  #   any value that is not parsed MUST not be ommited at the end!
+  #   any value that is commented (parsed or not) MUST not be omitted at the end!
+  # not so important note:
+  #   if a value we parse is not defined:
+  #     apply defaults (how do find them out?)
+  #     but specify it in the menu.lst when saving
+  # mhb TODO: somehow handle automagic kernel list (target: feisty)
+  # mhb TODO: adapt to more distributions, find menu.lst on different locations
+  def load_menulst(self):
+    self.modifiedlines = []
+    menufd = open(self.menulstlocation,"r")
+    linenum = 0
+    lock = 0
+    itemlock = 0
+    currentitem = 0
+    for line in menufd:
+      # Checks if the first non-white char in a line is a #
+      if re.search(r'^(/s)*#',line) or re.search(r'^(/s)*$',line):
+        print "a commented line" # mhb debug
+        if itemlock == 1:
+          itemlock = 0
+          currentitem += 1
+          
+        # if it is a start of an area we parse, use a lock
+        if re.search(r'sumthin',line) and (lock == 0):
+          lock = 1
+        elif re.search(r'sumthin_other',line) and (lock == 0):
+          lock = 2
+        # else if it is an end of an area we parse, close the lock
+        elif re.search(r'sumthin_other_end',line) and (lock == 2):
+          lock = 0
+        elif re.search(r'sumthin_end',line) and (lock == 1):
+          lock = 0
+
+        # errors
+        # mhb TODO: exception catching
+        elif re.search(r'sumthin',line) and (lock == 0):
+          raise IdentationError
+        elif re.search(r'sumthin_other',line) and (lock == 1):
+          raise EndOfNotOpenedError
+
+        # if it is in the lock, do the mumbo-jumbo
+        # find out what kind of lock it is
+        # AUTOCONFIG
+        if lock == 1:
+         
+          
+          # automagic kernels list?
+          if re.search(r'sumthin',line):
+            pass
+          # or the other one (grubconfig disabled kernel's list )?
+          else:
+            self.modifiedlines.append(linenum)
+        # else save it as a commented line (does not save the locks)
+        # GRUBCONFiG commented item
+        elif lock == 2:
+          # remove leading spaces and one #
+          # the parse as a normal menu item
+          pass
+        # it's a commented, no need to do anything
+        else:
+          pass
+      # okay, it's not commented
+      else:
+        print "a not commented line" # mhb debug
+        self.modifiedlines.append(linenum)
+        # we presume the first character is already a name
+        var_name = line.split()[0]
+        #print "variable name is " + var_name # mhb debug
+        # var_value's last item is always the line that has to be changed
+        var_value = []
+        if var_name in parsable:
+          # cat 0 - a title - triggers itemlock, has a name and a value, which should be stored as text
+          if var_name == "title":
+            print line.split(None,1)
+            var_value.append(line.split(None,1)[1][:-1])
+            itemlock = 1
+            self.itemslist.append({})
+          # cat 1 - has a name and 1 value
+          elif var_name in cat1:
+            try:
+              var_value.append(line.split()[1])
+            except IndexError:
+              var_value.append(1)
+          # cat 2 - has a name, but no value ( implicit 1 )
+          elif var_name in cat2:
+            var_value.append(1)
+          # cat 3 - has a name, has multiple values, should be saved as list
+          elif var_name in cat3:
+              var_value = line.split()[1:]
+          # now, append the number
+          var_value.append(linenum)
+          
+          if itemlock == 1:
+            self.itemslist[currentitem][var_name] = var_value
+          else:
+            self.globalvars[var_name] = var_value
+        
+        
+        
+        
+        
+        #if var_name in parsable:
+          #print "variable name " + var_name + " is parsable " # mhb debug
+          #if var_name == "title":
+            #itemlock = 1
+            #self.itemslist.append({})
+          #if(len(line.split()) > 1):
+            #var_value = line.split()[1]
+            #if itemlock == 1:
+              
+            #else:
+              
+            #print "variable value is " + var_value # mhb debug
+            
+          #else:
+            #if itemlock == 1:
+              #self.itemslist[currentitem][var_name] = var_value
+            #else:
+              #self.globalvars[var_name] = 1
+        #else:
+          #print "variable name " + var_name + " is currently not parsable" # mhb debug
+
+          #print "it has no value" # mhb debug
+      # print "parsed another line" # mhb debug
+      linenum += 1;
+    print "load_menulst() called" # mhb debug
+    return "not working yet"
+
+  #######################################################################
+  # writes menu.lst
+  def save_menulst(self):
+    delimeter = "      "
+    # phase 1: preparing the values
+    lines = []
+    linecontent = []
+    # this consists of:
+    #   1. concatenating the list of lines that were modified
+    #   2. writing the lines in another list (or something more efficient
+    output = {}
+    # the globals first
+    for unit, value in self.globalvars.items():
+      lines.append(value[-1])
+      temp_str=""
+      temp_str+=(str(unit)+" ")
+      for index in range(len(value)-1):
+        temp_str+=(str(value[index])+" ")
+      linecontent.append(temp_str)
+
+    # itemslist next (abattoir)
+    for item in self.itemslist:
+      for unit, value in reversed(item.items()):
+        lines.append(value[-1])
+        temp_str=""
+        temp_str+=(str(unit)+" ")
+        for index in range(len(value)-1):
+          temp_str+=(str(value[index])+" ")
+        linecontent.append(temp_str)
+
+    # phase 2: writing the file
+    # by now we have a list of numbers (let's call it lines[])
+    # and a list of mofified lines  (let's call it linecontent[] )
+    # lines[i] corresponds with linecontent[]
+    trfile = open(self.readfilename, "r" )
+    twfilename = tempfile.mkstemp("menulst")[1]
+    twfile = open(twfilename,"w")
+    # the current solution is:
+    # read the menu.lst again (or rather its copy, to prevent the file being changed)
+    # line by line write it in the output file (to be exact, to a file in /tmp)
+    linenum = 0
+    print linecontent
+    print lines
+    # foreach file as line:
+    for originalline in trfile:
+      # if its number isn't in the location list, simply write it
+      if linenum in lines:
+        twfile.writelines(linecontent[linenum])
+      else:
+        twfile.writelines(originalline)
+
+      linenum += 1;
+
+    # if there are any more lines to be written (newly detected options)
+    # write them at the end (now)
+      
+    # when that process works out fine do a quick rewrite to /boot/grub/menu.lst
+    # mhb TODO: declare self.menulstlocation
+    twfile.close()
+    shutil.move(twfilename,self.menulstlocation)
+    # mhb TODO: Exception handling
+    os.remove(self.readfilename)
+
+    print "save_menulst() called" # mhb debug
+    return "not working yet"
+
+
+  #######################################################################
+  # loads output from os-probe
+  def load_osprobe(self):
+    detected = os.popen('os-prober').readlines()
+    ops_list = []
+    for ops in detected:
+      ops = string.replace(ops,"\n","")
+      temp_list = ops.split(':')
+      partition = temp_list[0]
+      temp_list[0] = string.replace(temp_list[0],"/dev/","")
+      re_obj = re.search(r'([sh]d)([a-z])([0-9])*$',temp_list[0])
+      disk = ord(re_obj.group(2))%97
+      part = int(re_obj.group(3))-1
+      if re_obj == None:
+        re_obj = re.search(r'(fd[0-9]*)$',temp_list[0])
+        if re_obj:
+          disk = temp_list[0]
+          part = ""
+        else : re_obj = re.search(r'(part[0-9]*$', temp_list[0])
+        if re_obj:
+          disk = '/disc'
+          part = temp_list[0]
+      temp_list[0] = '('+re_obj.group(1)+str(disk)+','+str(part)+')'
+      if temp_list[3].lower() == "linux":
+        mounted = os.popen('mount | grep '+partition).readlines()
+        if mounted:
+          linux_os = os.popen('linux-boot-prober --mounted '+partition).readlines()
+        else:
+          linux_os = os.popen('linux-boot-prober '+partition).readlines()
+        linux_list = []
+        for lops in linux_os:
+          lops = string.replace(lops,"\n","")
+          temp_linux_list = lops.split(':')
+          linux_list.append(temp_linux_list)
+        temp_list.append(linux_list)
+      ops_list.append(temp_list)
+      temp_list = []
+    return ops_list
+
+
+############################################################################
+# Factory function for KControl
+def create_grubconfig(parent,name):
+    return GrubConfigAppClass(parent, name)
+
+
+##########################################################################
+def MakeAboutData():
+    aboutdata = KAboutData("guidance", programname, version,
+        unicode(i18n("Boot Loader Configuration Tool")).encode(locale.getpreferredencoding()),
+        KAboutData.License_GPL, "Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Martin Böhm")
+    aboutdata.addAuthor("Martin Böhm", "Developer", "[email protected]", "http://mhb.ath.cx/")
+    aboutdata.addAuthor("Simon Edwards", "Developer", "[email protected]", "http://www.simonzone.com/software/")
+    aboutdata.addAuthor("Sebastian Kügler", "Developer", "[email protected]", "http://vizZzion.org")
+    return aboutdata
+
+if standalone:
+    aboutdata = MakeAboutData()
+
+    KCmdLineArgs.init(sys.argv,aboutdata)
+
+    kapp = KApplication()
+    grubconfigapp = GrubConfigAppClass()
+    grubconfigapp.exec_loop()