[comp.sys.next] iLog

wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (William M. Bumgarner) (04/02/91)

I just submitted iLog v0.9b1 to the purdue archives.

What it is:

iLog will source one's .cshrc, .login, and/or .ilogspace (an auxillary
file that I made up) whenever iLog is executed (you can select which
files via some preference buttons).

Obvious uses:

 stick it on the dock and have it set so that your .cshrc and .login get
auto-execed whenever you login to the machine (whether or not terminal
is started).  From those files (and .ilogspace), you can do Many Useful
Things:
 - shrink the NeXT icon to a Very Small And Unobtrusive Size
 - put Useful Information into your .plan file
 - do those things that you can only really do from a csh.

Caveats:
 - the source is included, but is ugly.  it is a hack.
 - there are bugs-- mainly due to me not checking for erroneous conditions
   such as files not existing.

Future:
 - turn the bloody printer off automatically.  I know how to do this now, but
   if the printer is off, it turns it on and then turns it off -- obviously
   unacceptable....
 - add error checking (like checking to see if .ilogspace exists before
   attempting to execute it).


Please send me any suggestions, bugs, etc... 

BTW:  Ignore the picture in the info-panel, I have shaved my head since that
    was taken and haven't had a chance to get a new picture digitized yet.
:-)

b.bum


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