Re: Timer for X-windows?
On Sun, 24 Oct 2021 at 21:15, Edgar Pettijohn wrote: > > On 10/24/21 11:06 AM, Ignatios Souvatzis (GSG) wrote: > > > > Am 23. Oktober 2021 04:55:21 MESZ schrieb Simon Burge : > > > > #!/bin/sh > >> $* > >> > >> > >> osd_cat is in pkgsrc/x11/xosd > >> > > I've used xmessage for similar tasks (in xbase) > > > > Same here. Its easy enough to script a timer and pop up an xmessage. > ... xcowsay
Re: Timer for X-windows?
On 10/24/21 11:06 AM, Ignatios Souvatzis (GSG) wrote: Am 23. Oktober 2021 04:55:21 MESZ schrieb Simon Burge : #!/bin/sh $* osd_cat is in pkgsrc/x11/xosd I've used xmessage for similar tasks (in xbase) Same here. Its easy enough to script a timer and pop up an xmessage.
Re: Timer for X-windows?
Am 23. Oktober 2021 04:55:21 MESZ schrieb Simon Burge : #!/bin/sh > $* > > >osd_cat is in pkgsrc/x11/xosd > I've used xmessage for similar tasks (in xbase) -- GSG IfI+B-IT CIE (Chief IPv6 Enabler)
Re: Timer for X-windows?
Thanks Simon. I got the script working.
It will give me another reason to learn /bin/ksh.
So far, the only thing I learned is PERL. (just because
the syntax and power beat Apple Basic (made in 1984) )
On Fri, Oct 22, 2021 at 10:55 PM Simon Burge wrote:
>
> Todd Gruhn wrote:
>
> > I have a project I need to time. While I am on the computer, is there
> > an X-widget
> > that allows me to set and time a process, and has an alarm to get my
> > attention?
> > Similar to a stopwatch?
>
> I have this little script that would pop up a reminder to do something
> every 10 minutes.
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> FONT="-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-640-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1"
>
> show()
> {
> echo $* | osd_cat -A center -p middle -c red -s 1 -d 1 -f
> "$FONT"
> }
>
>
> while true; do
> sleep $((10 * 60))
> show $*
> sleep 1
> show $*
> sleep 1
> show $*
> done
>
> osd_cat is in pkgsrc/x11/xosd
>
> I haven't used this in over a decade. It doesn't have a count down
> clock, but you might be able to do something with the alarm bit.
>
> Cheers,
> Simon.
Re: Timer for X-windows?
Todd Gruhn wrote:
> I have a project I need to time. While I am on the computer, is there
> an X-widget
> that allows me to set and time a process, and has an alarm to get my
> attention?
> Similar to a stopwatch?
I have this little script that would pop up a reminder to do something
every 10 minutes.
#!/bin/sh
FONT="-adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal-*-*-640-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1"
show()
{
echo $* | osd_cat -A center -p middle -c red -s 1 -d 1 -f
"$FONT"
}
while true; do
sleep $((10 * 60))
show $*
sleep 1
show $*
sleep 1
show $*
done
osd_cat is in pkgsrc/x11/xosd
I haven't used this in over a decade. It doesn't have a count down
clock, but you might be able to do something with the alarm bit.
Cheers,
Simon.
Timer for X-windows?
I have a project I need to time. While I am on the computer, is there an X-widget that allows me to set and time a process, and has an alarm to get my attention? Similar to a stopwatch?
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Re: X-windows
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SLOW X-windows
Today I noticed that I have ca. 30 files named .serverauth #? = 1 char If I have 4 windows open plus the XClock -- shouldnt there only be 5 of these .xauth files? How would this affect the performance of X-windows ? If thats the prob, can the number of .xauth files be limited ?
Re: Resetting X windows
This sounds like your window manager crashed, or is not running. If you can get into an xterm, try running mwm, or whatever window manager you are using. On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 7:16 AM Todd Gruhn wrote: > > > I tried to set pointer colors under LessTif. > > I used "xsetroot" ; now I cant access and resize windows, and my > menus wont show. > > I already tried: > > xsetroot > xsetroot -def > > These did not fix anything. Do I need to reinstall? > > My goal is to change the colors of the root-pointer, and the > window/xterm-pointer so they are more obvious. -- Benny
Resetting X windows
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