jv@mh.nl (Johan Vromans) (03/22/90)
I'm looking for a X version of fortune(6). One that displays the
fortune message in a separate window, sized to the size of the
message.
Does there exist such a goodie?
Thanks for any info.
Johan
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------------------------ "Arms are made for hugging" -------------------------tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen) (03/23/90)
In article <JV.90Mar21094521@squirrel.mh.nl> jv@mh.nl (Johan Vromans) writes: >I'm looking for a X version of fortune(6). One that displays the >fortune message in a separate window, sized to the size of the >message. >Does there exist such a goodie? > >Thanks for any info. > > Johan There does now. :-) Actually, it's not a "real" x program, but it's good enough for me. We just snarf in a fortune, take its measurements, and call up an xterm with the right dimensions. Clip and call "xfortune", and pass it fortune arguments, like -l and -a. #!/usr/bin/perl ($me = $0) =~ s,.*/,,; $FORTUNE = '/usr/games/fortune'; $TMP = "/tmp/$me.$$"; die "can't run $FORTUNE: $!" unless -x $FORTUNE; open (FORTUNE, "$FORTUNE @ARGV | expand |"); while (<FORTUNE>) { $rows++; $cols = length if $cols < length; $fortune .= $_; } (close FORTUNE) || die "bad pclose on $FORTUNE: $?"; $rows++, $cols++; open (TMP, ">$TMP") || die "can't write $TMP: $!"; print TMP $fortune; close TMP; system 'xterm', '-geometry', "${cols}x${rows}", '-n', 'xfort', '-e', 'less', '-P(hit q to quit)', $TMP; unlink $TMP; --tom -- Tom Christiansen {uunet,uiucdcs,sun}!convex!tchrist Convex Computer Corporation tchrist@convex.COM "EMACS belongs in <sys/errno.h>: Editor too big!"
aperez@cvbnet.UUCP (Arturo Perez x6739) (03/24/90)
From article <JV.90Mar21094521@squirrel.mh.nl>, by jv@mh.nl (Johan Vromans): > I'm looking for a X version of fortune(6). One that displays the > fortune message in a separate window, sized to the size of the > message. > Does there exist such a goodie? > > Thanks for any info. > > Johan > -- > Johan Vromans jv@mh.nl via internet backbones > Multihouse Automatisering bv uucp: ..!{uunet,hp4nl}!mh.nl!jv > Doesburgweg 7, 2803 PL Gouda, The Netherlands phone/fax: +31 1820 62944/62500 > ------------------------ "Arms are made for hugging" ------------------------- I've written a shell script that does more or less this. It depends on your having xmessage. I actually use it for my .login. Here it is. # clear if (-x /usr/games/fortune) then set f=/tmp/fortune.$$ /usr/games/fortune -a | sed 's@ @ @g'> $f if ($?DISPLAY) then set c=`awk '{ if (length > l) l = length } END { print l }' $f` set l=`cat $f | wc -l` set width=`expr $c \* 10` set height=`expr $l \* 25 + 38` xmessage -noprint -font lucidasans-18 -geometry ${width}x${height}+250+350 $f else cat $f endif rm -f $f endif Arturo Perez ComputerVision, a division of Prime aperez@cvbnet.prime.com Too much information, like a bullet through my brain -- The Police
caag@inf.rl.ac.uk (Crispin Goswell) (03/26/90)
In article <JV.90Mar21094521@squirrel.mh.nl> jv@mh.nl (Johan Vromans) writes: >I'm looking for a X version of fortune(6). One that displays the >fortune message in a separate window, sized to the size of the >message. >Does there exist such a goodie? How about this five minute shell script? It could probably use some tidying up. Type RETURN in the window to make it go away. -------------------- cut here ---------------- #!/bin/sh if [ $# = 0 ] then TEMP=/tmp/xfortune$$ export TEMP /usr/games/fortune >$TEMP LINES=`wc -l <$TEMP` LINES=`echo $LINES` COLS=`awk -e '{ last = length ($0); if (widest < last) widest = last;} END{if (last == widest) print widest+1; else print widest;}' $TEMP` xterm -geom ${COLS}x${LINES} -e $0 $TEMP $LINES else head -"`expr $2 - 1`" $1 echo -n "`tail -1 $1`" rm $1 read foo fi ----------------------------------------------- Name: Crispin Goswell |-------|__ Informatics Department UUCP: {... | mcvax}!ukc!rlinf!caag | Tea | | Rutherford Appleton Lab JANET: caag@uk.ac.rl.inf \ Mug /_/ Chilton, Didcot ARPA: caag%inf.rl.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk \_____/ Oxon OX11 0QX, UK "Where are you when the Sun goes down? You're so far away from me." - Dire Straits -- Name: Crispin Goswell |-------|__ Informatics Department UUCP: {... | mcvax}!ukc!rlinf!caag | Tea | | Rutherford Appleton Lab JANET: caag@uk.ac.rl.inf \ Mug /_/ Chilton, Didcot ARPA: caag%inf.rl.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk \_____/ Oxon OX11 0QX, UK "Where are you when the Sun goes down? You're so far away from me." - Dire Straits