http://code.activestate.com/recipes/langs/bash/tags/display/2013-09-10T21:23:58-07:00ActiveState Code Recipes2013-09-10T21:23:58-07:00Barry Walkerhttp://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4177147/http://code.activestate.com/recipes/578655-pseudo-3d-effect-in-text-mode/

<p style="color: grey"> Bash recipe 578655 by <a href="/recipes/users/4177147/">Barry Walker</a> (<a href="/recipes/tags/3d/">3d</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/apple/">apple</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/bash/">bash</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/color/">color</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/colour/">colour</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/display/">display</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/linux/">linux</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/macbook_pro/">macbook_pro</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/text/">text</a>). </p> <p>This is just a simple DEMO to display a pseudo-3D effect using a bash script. It generates a recessed box and a button and writes some thext inside bot.</p> <p>There are two pieces of code, one for Linux, and one for OSX 10.7.5...</p> <p>The Linux version also works on OSX 10.7.5 but is harder to see so a near identical version using the default OSX terminal colours was craeted instead.</p> <p>You will have to split the two code pieces up yourself to run...</p> <p>Enjoy finding simple solutions to often very difficult problems...</p> <p>Bazza...</p>

2013-07-17T17:40:18-07:00Barry Walkerhttp://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4177147/http://code.activestate.com/recipes/578610-a-simple-clock-well-maybe-not-that-simple/

<p style="color: grey"> Bash recipe 578610 by <a href="/recipes/users/4177147/">Barry Walker</a> (<a href="/recipes/tags/apple/">apple</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/clock/">clock</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/digital/">digital</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/digits/">digits</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/display/">display</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/large/">large</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/macbook_pro/">macbook_pro</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/readout/">readout</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/terminal/">terminal</a>). </p> <p>Hi all...</p> <p>Do you remember this little snippet?</p> <p><a href="http://code.activestate.com/recipes/578079-pure-fun-for-text-mode-python/?in=user-4177147" rel="nofollow">http://code.activestate.com/recipes/578079-pure-fun-for-text-mode-python/?in=user-4177147</a></p> <p>Well it was voted down, but who cares? I surely don't! So to those that voted this FUN piece of Python coding down, you are now about to see what the aim was.</p> <p>However although I have subsequently done what I said I would, that is, to create large digits as an _at_a_glance_ digital readout for a project in Python I have decided not to upload it. However I have decided to let this one go as a bash/shell script instead.</p> <p>It is a nothing but a simple clock, well, maybe not that simple; but as I am into shell stuff at the moment I thought I would share this with you.</p> <p>The terminal does have its colours changed and the cursor disabled for the session but I expect you big guns to be able to return back to normal in a jiffy.</p> <p>I am an amateur coder and if that is easy for me then you pros should have no problems.</p> <p>This code is not like most of my other stuff as is NOT Public Domain...</p> <p>It is only a DEMO to see what an at a glance display would look like in a terminal.</p> <p>Move away to a distance and see which of the two time readings you can still read... ;o)</p> <p>It is for a Macbook Pro 13" OSX 10.7.5 and uses bash imode. It will probably work on most Linux machines too but I haven't tested it...</p> <p>This is purely a DEMO only and any other special effects, (e.g. flashing colon every second), alram, etc, I have already experimented with and is easy enough to do...</p> <p>My intention is to use this as a kids level text mode digital voltmeter I am doing.</p> <p>Enjoy...</p> <p>Bazza...</p>

2013-01-16T12:26:55-08:00Barry Walkerhttp://code.activestate.com/recipes/users/4177147/http://code.activestate.com/recipes/578391-a-demo-6-bit-at-a-glance-colouerd-bargraph-generat/

<p style="color: grey"> Bash recipe 578391 by <a href="/recipes/users/4177147/">Barry Walker</a> (<a href="/recipes/tags/analogue/">analogue</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/anim/">anim</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/apple/">apple</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/bargraph/">bargraph</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/bash/">bash</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/beep/">beep</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/color/">color</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/colour/">colour</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/demo/">demo</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/display/">display</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/generator/">generator</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/linux/">linux</a>, <a href="/recipes/tags/macbook_pro/">macbook_pro</a>). Revision 2. </p> <p>This code generates a horizontal coloured real time bargraph generator anim for a Macbook Pro 13 inch, OSX 10.7.5, using the default standard Terminal only.</p> <p>It is UNTESTED on Linux variants but I would like any successful Linux tryers to make a comment in the comments section and tags will be added accordingly otherwise I will assume it does NOT work on other UNIX like variants.</p> <p>It is a derivative of my 7 bit bargraph generator for Python on this site elsewhere.</p> <p>The Terminal colours WILL be changed on running but it is simple to return it back to its original state.</p> <p>Read the code for more information.</p> <p>Enjoy, (and a Happy New Year)...</p> <p>Bazza, G0LCU...</p>