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Geektool Your Geektool scripts

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TuffLuffJimmy said:
It's not an application like iTunes or whatever, it's a couple of files that you have to manually install (yep, you need to read the documentation). Then Lynx "lives" inside of terminal.
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I've actually downloaded and installed a few times already. All you need to do is to double click the installation file. They do have a binary version.
 
Ice-Cube said:
I've actually downloaded and installed a few times already. All you need to do is to double click the installation file. They do have a binary version.
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How do I get this? I thought you said you weren't able to download it?
 
Can really noone help us? I would love to have Lynx for Geektool but need help...

EDIT: Yes, the apple link is working now!
 
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I can't get geektool to work with the weather scripts. I've installed lynx, but I'n not sure if I installed it correctly. Can anyone help out?
 
I wanted to be able to actually see my Geektool scripts when I had Safari or iTunes or whatever running, hence why they are at the bottom of the screen.

I'm not sure what else to add, any ideas?



 
I would like to know if it is possible to get just text from geektool,because i want to make a separate window so i can name like CPU ,UPTIME...
I would also like to request a very simple script for CPU. TY
 
MacDiddy said:
In case someone has not replied to you, you can use this script to set monthly calendars on your screen:

Last Month
cal $( echo $(date +%m)-1 | bc ) $(date +%Y)

Current Month (today shown as **)
cal | sed "s/^/ /;s/$/ /;s/ $(date +%e) / $(date +%e | sed 's/./*/g') /"

Next Month
cal $( echo $(date +%m)+1 | bc ) $(date +%Y)

Month after next
cal $( echo $(date +%m)+2 | bc ) $(date +%Y)

Since the command refreshes every 10 minutes or so, you will have the most up to date calendars at 10 past midnight.
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Easier way to do the previous/next months.

Code: 
# prev month
cal -m $(date -v-1m +%b)

#next month
cal -m $(date -v+1m +%b)

#Month after next
cal -m $(date -v+2m +%b)

You can add / subtract any number of months, and since it's running in the Date command, it won't have issues with the fringe months.
 
FunkEye said:
Easier way to do the previous/next months.

Code: 
# prev month
cal -m $(date -v-1m +%b)

#next month
cal -m $(date -v+1m +%b)

#Month after next
cal -m $(date -v+2m +%b)

You can add / subtract any number of months, and since it's running in the Date command, it won't have issues with the fringe months.
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I apologize if this was answered in a previous post, but is there a way to make the current day on a calender not a "#" symbol? Maybe bolded or a larger font size or something.
 
Vol said:
I would like to know if it is possible to get just text from geektool,because i want to make a separate window so i can name like CPU ,UPTIME...
I would also like to request a very simple script for CPU. TY
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To get just text you can use a shell script: echo "WHAT YOU WANT TO DISPLAY" (It's also a good idea to increase the refresh rate to help with CPU usage (as it doesn't change). You can also create a plain text file in textEdit (etc) and link to it using the file command (useful to make a To-Do list etc)

Hope this helps
 
Hey guys, how do I make a to-do list ont he desktop? Does anyone know the code? Thanks
 
Sozin said:
I wanted to be able to actually see my Geektool scripts when I had Safari or iTunes or whatever running, hence why they are at the bottom of the screen.

I'm not sure what else to add, any ideas?



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How did you get the album art on the desktop, I followed the macosxhint.com instructions, but with that method, my album art would refresh automatically. What are your steps?
 
icedd said:
Hey guys, how do I make a to-do list ont he desktop? Does anyone know the code? Thanks
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Well, the simplest way (as sorta explained in my post above yours) is to make a plain text file and then link to it using geektool (using file). This can then be edited manually (or by using quicksilver). Another option is using iCal Buddy and using your iCal to do list/events. Here: http://www.macosxtips.co.uk/index_files/display-ical-events-to-do-list-on-desktop.html is a site explaining step by step how to do this.

Hope this helps
 
irmac said:
How did you get the album art on the desktop, I followed the macosxhint.com instructions, but with that method, my album art would refresh automatically. What are your steps?
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What do you mean that it "would refresh automatically"? I just installed Bowtie and ran it; it worked right away just like Coversutra. I'm not sure exactly what your problem is.
 
Oh okay, I see. Nope, I was using Coversutra, but the song info kept getting hid behind any window I had open. Then I found Bowtie and haven't looked back since.
 
I made an analog clock. It's a little complicated, so see the attached .zip for readme and files.

It requires ImageMagick to be installed. In my setup that was through MacPorts - I'm not sure if it'll work apart from that.

Edit: And GeekTool runs just fine on Leopard. I've never had any problems at all.
 

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Can I make geektool stay on my PB's built in display? When I plug in my external monitor it moves to the external while I want it to stay on the built in display.
 
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