[techtalk] whiptail and String problem

[Jeff Dike]

> Item1="0 \"Midnight Commander\" off " 
> Item2="1 \"Mouse support\" off "
> Item3="2 \"Dos-Tools\" off " 
> Items=$Item1$Item2$Item3
> whiptail --title "$Titel" --checklist "$Text" 15 40 10 "$Items" 

The quotes around "$Items" is forcing the $Item1$Item2$Item3 to be a single 
argument, whereas you want it to be eight or so.

Turn "$Items" into $Items and it should work better.

				Jeff