I wanted to have the ping time to a peculiar server ALWAYS on my desktop, to be sure it's the right time to play (I have roommates...). I used to just use ping xxx -c3 as a command line, and then asked a friend for something more friendly.
He made this "utility" and I find it really sweet, so I would like to share !
(I use GNU-Linux Debian 5.0 and Gnome, i'm a noob at this so my explanations will be highly noobish)
1. create a file in /usr/local/bin
name: tronping
content:
#!/bin/bash
ping -n $1 | cut -d' ' -f7
2. create a laucher where you want (for example, near your armagetronad launcher on your desktop)
3. edit it like that:
4. here is the command:
aterm -tr +sb -bl -geometry 30x5+0+850 -e tronping 85.25.64.75
(this is the IP of the Yellow Submarine server)
so it should give you this:
Note: if scared you can skip 1. and call ping instead of tronping in the command, but the display is more confused.
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How to deal with it:
- It is possible to move the window with ALT-right click
- The background is transparent, so it should work with fancy wallpapers
- The coordinates of the window are easy to experiment with
- To exit, press ALT F4 with the window selected
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I would be pleased if anyone use or even improve this "tool".
thanks for your attention
* cage is a noob *
