# fastwiki.rb - rane
# usage: ruby / rubyw fastwiki.rbw (rubyw only for windows)
# use of hotkey to run the script is highly recommended :)
# type the name or names of the article(s) you wish to be opened in firefox (or other browser that accepts URLs as arguments)
# separate multiple articles with comma. e.g. "foo,bar"
# ! -prefix in the article opens the article in secondary language
# changelog:
# 19.6.2006 v0.2 - gui - fixes the issue with scandinavian characters when using crappy windows terminal 
# 17.6.2006 v0.1 - initial release 

#variables
a = ["en", "fi"] # 'foo' opens english wikipedia article meanwhile '!foo' opens finnish
path_to_firefox = "path" # change to correct path IF your firefox isn't located in one of the paths below
# ----------------
require 'tk'
class Fastwiki
  def initialize(a, path_to_firefox)
    @a = a
    @path_to_firefox = path_to_firefox
    
    @text = TkVariable.new
    root = TkRoot.new { title "fastwiki" }
    top = TkFrame.new(root)
    @entry = TkEntry.new(top, 'textvariable' => @text)
    @entry.focus
    @entry.pack
    top.pack
    root.bind("Key-Return") {
      self.firefox
      exit
    }
  end

  protected
  def firefox_path
  fa = ['/usr/bin/firefox','c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe']
  fa.push(@path_to_firefox)
    fa.each do |path|
      if FileTest.exist?(path)
        return path
      end
    end
  end #method
  
  def firefox
    article = @text.value.gsub(/ /, '_').split(',')
    cmd = self.firefox_path+' '
    article.each do
      |article|
      if article =~ /[!]/ then cc = @a[1]
      else cc = @a[0]
      end
      article = article.gsub(/^[!]/, '')
      wikipedia_url = "http://#{cc}.wikipedia.org/wiki/"
      cmd << wikipedia_url+article+' '
    end
  system(cmd)
  end #method
end #class

Fastwiki.new(a,path_to_firefox)
Tk.mainloop