[Remind-Fans] Using RUN echo etc.

[Shelagh Manton]

On Tue, 2006-10-31 at 09:14 -0500, Phil Snowberger wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 05:50:00PM +1100, Shelagh Manton wrote:
> > I'm trying to use RUN like this.
> > 
> > REM 31 Oct 2006 AT 17:33 RUN echo "Diane here at 10am" \
> > | osd_cat -pmiddle -Acenter -d30 \
> > -f-*-helvetica-*-*-*-*-*-180-*-*-*-*-*-*
> > 
> > The echo command works fine with the osd_cat program fine on the command
> > line, but when I use it with remind it says
> > 
> > sh: /bin/echo: No such file or directory
> > sh: : command not found
> > sh: /bin/echo: No such file or directory
> > 
> > and 
> > 
> > sh: echo: command not found
> > sh: : command not found
> > sh: echo: command not found
> >  when I just use echo without a full path. I'm using the ubuntu package
> > on Dapper if that makes a difference. Have I missed something?
> 
> Instead of using RUN-type reminders, have you thought about just doing
> MSG-type reminders, and then catting the output of remind -f -z to
> osd_cat?  I was just playing around with it and it seems
> 
> 	remind -f -z ~/.reminders | osd_cat $OSD_CAT_OPTIONS
> 
> works just fine.  Just keep that running in some window hidden somewhere
> (or in GNU screen).

So. if I did this little script, it would just output the required
message at the right time on the screen? I really want this to work as I
don't always have a terminal on top. The OSD thing would be ideal to
remind me of appointments I've made, because it does put the message on
top of everything else. 

I'll go play with it. Thanks for tip.

Shelagh
> 
> hth,
> --Phil
> 
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