Re: Timer for X-windows?

2021-10-24 Thread David Brownlee
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

Re: Timer for X-windows?

2021-10-24 Thread Edgar Pettijohn
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?

2021-10-24 Thread Ignatios Souvatzis (GSG)
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?

2021-10-24 Thread Todd Gruhn
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

Re: Timer for X-windows?

2021-10-22 Thread Simon Burge
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

Timer for X-windows?

2021-10-22 Thread Todd Gruhn
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?