Shell Script GUI

Hi, I'm very new to OS X development. I have three shell scripts that I'd like to add a GUI to, just a simple dropdown menu that can select which script you want to run, then run that script by clicking an "Okay" button, or something of the sort. Right now I have it running with an automator .app that runs the shell script, but I'd like to add a simple GUi. Any help would be much appreciate =)

No matter how you chose to do it it's going to be a bit more work than a simple shell script. There are a lot of choices though.
Objective-C/Cocoa (this is how most of the big boys do it)
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ObjCTutorial/01Introdu ction/chapter1_section1.html
AppleScript Studio
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/applescript/conceptual/studiobuildingap ps/chapter01/chapter1_section1.html
Python/Cocoa bridge
http://developer.apple.com/cocoa/pyobjc.html
There are more options if none of these appeal to you.
Eric

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This is probably a dumb question...
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I want to create a GUI with Java and when I click a button or check a check box or choose something from a drop down list , I want a shell program to be called each time.For example, If i click a jbutton or check a jcheckbox, I want to execute something like this:
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I thank you in advance.
I am looking forward to your answers.
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