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Willravel · 09-19-2009, 07:46 PM

Tim: "Hey I heard you got a Mac. That's cool."
Eric: "Yeah, I've wanted one for a long time and it's been a lot of fun setting up."
Tim: "I prefer Ubuntu. I've been having a blast modifying it. I have the date and time integrated with the desktop."
Eric: "Yeah me too."
Tim: "WHA?!"

Yep.

GeekTool (don't DL v. 3.0, it's still buggy)
To save you some time, the terminal codes for time, day, month and date (respectively) are the following:

Code:

date "+%I:%M:%S %p"
date "+%A"
date "+%B"
date "+%d"

The weather is slightly more complicated. Visit yahoo weather, locate the URL, and locate your specific city code:

Code:

curl --silent "http://xml.weather.yahoo.com/forecastrss?p=YOURCITYCODE&u=c" | grep -E '(Current Conditions:|C<BR)' | sed -e 's/Current Conditions://' -e 's/<br \/>//' -e 's/<b>//' -e 's/<\/b>//' -e 's/<BR \/>//' -e 's/<description>//' -e 's/<\/description>//'

I've been having a blast screwing around with this thing.

Redlemon · 09-20-2009, 08:12 AM

While that sort of thing is impressive and cool looking... I practically never see my desktop image. At least 90% of my screen is covered with application windows. Especially the center part.

Willravel · 09-20-2009, 12:24 PM

Oh, you can put it anywhere, I just put mine there to coincide with the wallpaper.

biznatch · 09-22-2009, 09:58 AM

That's pretty cool, Will.
I like dynamic desktops, that can change with time/weather/what have you. I do agree with Redlemon that most of the time, I wouldn't be seeing it. But, for the design alone, and satisfaction of having a welcoming, informative BG every time I boot up, I'd totally do this.

09-19-2009, 07:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter. Location: Behind the brick wall, inside the gray room, at the black desk. Blog Entries: 14	GeekTool for Mac Tim: "Hey I heard you got a Mac. That's cool." Eric: "Yeah, I've wanted one for a long time and it's been a lot of fun setting up." Tim: "I prefer Ubuntu. I've been having a blast modifying it. I have the date and time integrated with the desktop." Eric: "Yeah me too." Tim: "WHA?!" Yep. GeekTool (don't DL v. 3.0, it's still buggy) To save you some time, the terminal codes for time, day, month and date (respectively) are the following: Code: date "+%I:%M:%S %p" date "+%A" date "+%B" date "+%d" The weather is slightly more complicated. Visit yahoo weather, locate the URL, and locate your specific city code: Code: curl --silent "http://xml.weather.yahoo.com/forecastrss?p=YOURCITYCODE&u=c" \| grep -E '(Current Conditions:\|C<BR)' \| sed -e 's/Current Conditions://' -e 's/<br \/>//' -e 's/<b>//' -e 's/<\/b>//' -e 's/<BR \/>//' -e 's/<description>//' -e 's/<\/description>//' I've been having a blast screwing around with this thing. __________________ "So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private citizens will occasionally kill theirs." Elbert Hubbard

09-20-2009, 08:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
Redlemon kills jokes dead Donor Location: New England Blog Entries: 8	While that sort of thing is impressive and cool looking... I practically never see my desktop image. At least 90% of my screen is covered with application windows. Especially the center part. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

09-20-2009, 12:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter. Location: Behind the brick wall, inside the gray room, at the black desk. Blog Entries: 14	Oh, you can put it anywhere, I just put mine there to coincide with the wallpaper. __________________ "So long as governments set the example of killing their enemies, private citizens will occasionally kill theirs." Elbert Hubbard

09-22-2009, 09:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
biznatch Junkie Location: NY Blog Entries: 1	That's pretty cool, Will. I like dynamic desktops, that can change with time/weather/what have you. I do agree with Redlemon that most of the time, I wouldn't be seeing it. But, for the design alone, and satisfaction of having a welcoming, informative BG every time I boot up, I'd totally do this. __________________ Check it out: The Open Source/Freeware/Gratis Software Thread