diff --git a/gooey/gui/formatters.py b/gooey/gui/formatters.py
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+import os
+
+from gooey.gui.util.quoting import quote
+
+
+def checkbox(metadata, value):
+    return metadata['commands'][0] if value else None
+
+
+def radioGroup(metadata, value):
+    # TODO
+    try:
+        return self.commands[self._value.index(True)][0]
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+
+
+def multiFileChooser(metadata, value):
+    paths = ' '.join(quote(x) for x in value.split(os.pathsep) if x)
+    if metadata['commands'] and paths:
+        return u'{} {}'.format(metadata['commands'][0], paths)
+    return paths or None
+
+
+def textArea(metadata, value):
+    if metadata['commands'] and value:
+        return '{} {}'.format(metadata['commands'][0], quote(value.encode('unicode_escape')))
+    else:
+        return quote(value.encode('unicode_escape')) if value else ''
+
+
+def commandField(metadata, value):
+    if metadata['commands'] and value:
+        return u'{} {}'.format(metadata['commands'][0], value)
+    else:
+        return value or None
+
+
+def counter(metatdata, value):
+    '''
+    Returns
+      str(option_string * DropDown Value)
+      e.g.
+      -vvvvv
+    '''
+    if not str(value).isdigit():
+        return None
+    arg = str(metatdata['commands'][0]).replace('-', '')
+    repeated_args = arg * int(value)
+    return '-' + repeated_args
+
+
+def dropdown(metadata, value):
+    if value == 'Select Option':
+        return None
+    elif metadata['commands'] and value:
+        return u'{} {}'.format(metadata['commands'][0], quote(value))
+    else:
+        return quote(value) if value else ''
+
+
+def listbox(meta, value):
+    if meta['commands'] and value:
+        return u'{} {}'.format(meta['commands'][0], ' '.join(map(quote, value)))
+    else:
+        return ' '.join(map(quote, value)) if value else ''
+
+
+def general(metadata, value):
+    if metadata.get('commands') and value:
+        if not metadata.get('nargs'):
+            v = quote(value)
+        else:
+            v = value
+        return u'{0} {1}'.format(metadata['commands'][0], v)
+    else:
+        if not value:
+            return None
+        elif not metadata.get('nargs'):
+            return quote(value)
+        else:
+            return value
+