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Date:      Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:23:37 +1100 (EST)
From:      Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au>
To:        Gavin Atkinson <gavin.atkinson@ury.york.ac.uk>
Cc:        <FreeBSD-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: bin/35113: grdc enhancement: countdown timer mode
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.33.0202201111220.10335-100000@backup.af.speednet.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <200202191351.g1JDpcj00684@avcpc2.york.ac.uk>

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On Tue, 19 Feb 2002, Gavin Atkinson wrote:

> >Description:
> 	grdc lacks a countdown timer. This patch adds it.
...
> --- /5.0/usr/src/games/grdc/grdc.c	Tue Sep 25 14:45:46 2001
> +++ grdc.c	Tue Feb 19 09:21:04 2002
> @@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
>  /*
>   * Grand digital clock for curses compatible terminals
>   * Usage: grdc [-s] [n]   -- run for n seconds (default infinity)
> + *        grdc -t n       -- countdown n seconds
>   * Flags: -s: scroll
> + *        -t: timer mode
>   *

I would like to see grdc learn to count up from 0 seconds, maybe -c flag.
It could then perhaps be used as crude visual running timer...?

I think grdc has potential to do lots of useless nifty things :)

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        Andy Farkas
    System Administrator
   Speednet Communications
 http://www.speednet.com.au/




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