[PLUG] Random Eterm tint -- Solved It

[Tyler F. Creelan]

> I'm trying to configure Eterm so that each
> terminal is tinted with a random color when Eterm is invoked.

I gave up on the user.cfg file and just wrote a script. Thank goodness for
perl. :)

#!/usr/local/bin/perl
#|---------------------------------
#| Runs Eterm with random color tint.
#| TTFC 2002.

# edit this array to change the colors.
# note: dark colors work best on light backgrounds.
@colors=("midnightblue", "gold","orange","green","skyblue","darkslategray","red","yellow","darkgreen");
$length=push(@colors);
$r=rand $length;

# Eterm window size, can also specify offset.
$geo="--geometry 75x55";

# tinted with random color.
print "This terminal is colored $colors[$r].\n";
system("(Eterm -O --itrans $geo --scrollbar off --borderless --tint $colors[$r] & )");



On Sat, 27 Apr 2002, Tyler F. Creelan wrote:

> > Then, I started mozilla and something has gone very wrong. I have BIG fonts.
>
> I had this problem earlier after I installed and ran Ximian's evolution.
> The fonts became gigantic in Mozilla and the form layout on webpages
> became screwed up in both galeon and mozilla, but not konqueror.
>
> I'm not sure how this problem resolved itself; I recall switching to
> konqueror for a few days and when I tried mozilla again (perhaps after
> apt-upgrading) the fonts were back to normal. However, I just now tried
> running evolution again and the font problem is back. Restarting X didnt'
> seem to help.
>
> I am also running Debian woody, w/enlightenment. Hope this info helps
> some.
>
> PS: Does anyone know how to configure tinting in the Eterm
> configuration file? I'm trying to configure Eterm so that each
> terminal is tinted with a random color when Eterm is invoked.
> I know Eterm can be run with the --tint <color> option, and I know
> how to use the %random() function, but does anyone know how tinting
> is stipulated in the Eterm user.cfg file?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tyler
>
>
> On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Richard F Seymour wrote:
>
> > Installed debian woody on my laptop and got mozilla running. Quite happy.
> >
> > Then I did a few things. Most notably, I installed evolution and tried
> > to get it working. That brought in a bunch of gnome related stuff.
> >
> > Then, I started mozilla and something has gone very wrong. I have BIG fonts.
> >
> > I mean really BIG fonts.
> >
> > I mean, if I maximize the window to fill my 1024x768 screen, I can see
> > the top 2/3 of the letters "Fil" from the "File" prompt on the menu, and
> > that's all that fits on the screen.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Seems to only affect mozilla -- both mail and browser.
> >
> >
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