I put the following script in my .kde/Autostart directory: #!/bin/sh echo -e "Message of the day:\n\n`/usr/games/fortune`" | cowsay | xmessage -center -file -
(I tried gmessage, but it doesn't work as well due to proportional fonts...) (Ok, I admit it, I'm a geek!) On Mon, 2004-01-26 at 23:00, David E. Fox wrote: > On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 17:49:12 -0500 > JoeHill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I just discovered this, apologies if it's old news. > > > > I figured out what is done to get the cow to say quotes: > > $ cowsay `/usr/games/fortune` > > :) > > ________________________________________ > / There are two ways to write error-free \ > \ programs; only the third one works. / > ---------------------------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || ||
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