xrootconsole tails a file in a window on your X11 root window. It aims to be as simple and resource-light as possible, within reason: it should run smootlhy on a P133 laptop. The program is non-interactive; all configuration is done on the command line.
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xrootconsole 0.6 20Feb2004 * Fixes window placement to honor a virtual root window * FreeBSD patch (includes Xos.h for BSD compatability) * parses colornames ("darkgreen") as well as RGB colorcodes ("#336633")
xrootconsole 0.5 30Jun2002 * fixed bug where XMaskEvent() would block indefinitely, silently halting the program.
xrootconsole 0.4 19Dec2001 * refactored the hell out of the code, eliminated globals * minor performance gains * added a man page xrootconsole 0.3 05mar2000 * added -c option for multiple text columns * fixed printing of last line in window xrootconsole 0.2 27feb2000 * greatly reduced flicker * added --solid option for solid-color (opaque) background xrootconsole 0.1 15feb2000 * added shaded transparent background * reads from named file, not hard-coded /dev/console * maintainership passed from Youngblut to Galloway xrootconsole 0.0 19jan1999 (hey, every versioning system should start with 0) * first version (AFABobK)
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