Re: Countdown timer?
Hi Mark Baxter, This is going to work somewhere in the near future. Thanks a lot for giving it to the group. Very interesting, also as studying material. Paul. On Sep 26, 2011, at 6:32 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: Okay. I'll paste it in below. Below that, I'll give instructions for extracting the pasted text and making it a file. in case this grou *WILL* allow attachments, I ahve also attached it; if you don't know how to get the attachment to where you want it, contact me and I'll explain that too. Okay. There is a line of stars (*) and then the text of the program, and then another lines of Stars (*), and then buletted (YAY) instructions after that. So, off we go then: #!/bin/bash # Commented version, merged between yours and my second version, # and cleaned up a little. # All comments begin with a # # If the number of arguments given to timer is not equal to 3 # then do the next few statements until the else if [ $# -ne 3 ] then # say some stuff about using the defaults echo Usage: timer [interval in seconds] [end time in minutes] [number of loops] echo Using default interval 300 seconds(five minutes), total time 30 minutes, 2 loops # set the defaults # this is where you were getting the 20 minutes on the other script, # because its check was less than 2 arguments # in seconds waitTime=180 # in minutes endTime=15 # just a count loops=4 # otherwise else # use the argments the user gave # $1 is the first argument, $2 the second, and $3 the third waitTime=$1 endTime=$2 loops=$3 # finish the if statement fi # Do not modify below this line unless # you know what you are doing. # Set up 4 default variables to keep track of the seconds and loops # will be used to count seconds within each cycle/iteration loop that have been done totalSeconds=0 # The next line of code does lots of stuff, detailed in the paragraph below # which all together basically say multiply the variable by 60, # which calculates the end time in seconds from the minutes the user gave # because my loops work in seconds. # Broken down and explained in parts: # The backticks enclose another command, the results of which are stored in # The variable endTimeInSeconds. # The echo sends text back to the screen. # $endTime gets replaced by the number of minutes the script is using # (default 20 or user provided). # *60+1 are sent to the screen as they are. # | is the pipe which takes the screen's text that was supposed to get # displayed and redirects it to the following command. # bc - An arbitrary precision calculator language. # in the terminal, at the prompt, type man bc # which will display the manual for bc. # You can do this for most all commands. endTimeInSeconds=`echo $endTime*60 | bc` # Will be used to count interval seconds within each loop that has been done. # resets to 1 each iteration/cycle loop totalSecondsInIteration=0 # Used to keep track of how many times the user has been notified within the cycle. # (using base 1 instead of base 0 so when the script speaks the count, it starts at 1) # (most counting in programming starts at 0) totalIterationCount=1 # Will be used to count loops that have been done totalLoops=0 # While the number of loops that have been done (totalLoops) is not equal to # the number of loops the script is using, do the commands that are between # the do and done lines. # The ! means NOT. #first sleep 30 seconds to give time to get set up, then plays a sound. echo Counting down to start. sleep 30 afplay ~/sounds/electronicping.wav while [ ! $totalLoops = $loops ] do # While the total seconds that have been done is not equal to the number # of seconds desired per cycle/iteration, do the commands that are between # the do and done lines. while [ ! $totalSeconds = $endTimeInSeconds ] do # This is just a debugging line to see if I have all the counts right, which prints # to the screen. # Add a # to comment it out so it doesn't display. # Or remove the # at the beginning of the line to make it display. #echo totalSecondsInIteration:$totalSecondsInIteration waitTime:$waitTime totalSeconds=$totalSeconds endTimeInSeconds=$endTimeInSeconds # If the number of seconds that have been done equals the number of seconds # we want to be done, run the commands between the then and fi. if [ $totalSecondsInIteration = $waitTime ] then # Notify the user. # Speak the count of seconds that have been done. # The sends the command into the background so the script # can continue, which makes the script more accurate on its seconds. # You'll get some whacky results if the time it takes to complete # the command is longer than the time it takes to do your desired loop. #say $totalIterationCount # Calculate the percentage complete.
Re: Countdown timer?
Let me know if you need the wave files associated with the afplay, statements in the timer. Otherwise, substitute your own or take the statements out altogether. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Countdown timer?
Hi Mark, Thanks for your quick answer. I can use my own. wave files, Thanks to Amadeus pro. I'll deal with this little issue. On Oct 1, 2011, at 12:40 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: Let me know if you need the wave files associated with the afplay, statements in the timer. Otherwise, substitute your own or take the statements out altogether. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: countdown timer
I'd like to point out here that with just a very little bit of editing, or with the right one-line command in terminal, this one will do exactly as you want--count down once for any length of time and give you a sound when done. But, now, I wonder why I'm defending this one so avidly FOrget it. :D • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
RE: countdown timer
I am unable to find howler in the app store. Any ideas? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Teresa Cochran Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 11:10 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: countdown timer I can't be sure, but the pro has some fun converters (volume and temperature, I believe). It's quite accessible, too. I'm a horror fan, so I love the sound effects. Fun app. :) I figured, why not pay a couple dollars more for something fun and useful? Teresa On Sep 28, 2011, at 7:58 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: I haven't tried the pro one since the free one does what I need. On Sep 28, 2011, at 10:09 PM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: Hi. Is the pro version of howler as accessible as the free one? It costs $1.99. Thanks. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: If you are the one that sent the script, the message did come through. After I asked about the countdown timer, I found a free one in the Mac App store called Howler. It couldn't be any easier to use. Thank you anyways. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:22 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: I'm wondering, since I haven't heard about it or seen it cross the list, if my huge post regarding a countdown timer and its instructions ever made it through, or whether it was filtered out or something? . Mark BurningHawk Baxter . AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 . MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com . My home page: . http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: countdown timer
I don't know why it wouldn't show up in the search results. Try searching for Howler Timer instead of just Howler. Alternatively, you could do what I did when I was first looking and search for countdown timer. When I did that, Howler was one of the first results that came up. On Sep 29, 2011, at 11:17 PM, Yolanda wrote: I am unable to find howler in the app store. Any ideas? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Teresa Cochran Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 11:10 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: countdown timer I can't be sure, but the pro has some fun converters (volume and temperature, I believe). It's quite accessible, too. I'm a horror fan, so I love the sound effects. Fun app. :) I figured, why not pay a couple dollars more for something fun and useful? Teresa On Sep 28, 2011, at 7:58 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: I haven't tried the pro one since the free one does what I need. On Sep 28, 2011, at 10:09 PM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: Hi. Is the pro version of howler as accessible as the free one? It costs $1.99. Thanks. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: If you are the one that sent the script, the message did come through. After I asked about the countdown timer, I found a free one in the Mac App store called Howler. It couldn't be any easier to use. Thank you anyways. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:22 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: I'm wondering, since I haven't heard about it or seen it cross the list, if my huge post regarding a countdown timer and its instructions ever made it through, or whether it was filtered out or something? . Mark BurningHawk Baxter . AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 . MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com . My home page: . http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: countdown timer
Two things I can think of. It may only be available in certain countries. Another possibility, and don't take offense if this seems stupid, but are you using the Mac App Store built into later versions of OSX (Snow Leopard and Lion?) It is *not* in the ITunes store. HTH, Teresa On Sep 29, 2011, at 8:17 PM, Yolanda wrote: I am unable to find howler in the app store. Any ideas? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Teresa Cochran Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 11:10 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: countdown timer I can't be sure, but the pro has some fun converters (volume and temperature, I believe). It's quite accessible, too. I'm a horror fan, so I love the sound effects. Fun app. :) I figured, why not pay a couple dollars more for something fun and useful? Teresa On Sep 28, 2011, at 7:58 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: I haven't tried the pro one since the free one does what I need. On Sep 28, 2011, at 10:09 PM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: Hi. Is the pro version of howler as accessible as the free one? It costs $1.99. Thanks. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: If you are the one that sent the script, the message did come through. After I asked about the countdown timer, I found a free one in the Mac App store called Howler. It couldn't be any easier to use. Thank you anyways. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:22 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: I'm wondering, since I haven't heard about it or seen it cross the list, if my huge post regarding a countdown timer and its instructions ever made it through, or whether it was filtered out or something? . Mark BurningHawk Baxter . AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 . MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com . My home page: . http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
countdown timer
I'm wondering, since I haven't heard about it or seen it cross the list, if my huge post regarding a countdown timer and its instructions ever made it through, or whether it was filtered out or something? • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: countdown timer
If you are the one that sent the script, the message did come through. After I asked about the countdown timer, I found a free one in the Mac App store called Howler. It couldn't be any easier to use. Thank you anyways. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:22 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: I'm wondering, since I haven't heard about it or seen it cross the list, if my huge post regarding a countdown timer and its instructions ever made it through, or whether it was filtered out or something? • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Countdown timer?
Is the howler pro app just as accessible as the free one? Not sure I need something that complicated, but thought my wife might like it. Thanks. On Sep 25, 2011, at 7:43 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: Theresa Ford wrote me a great countdown/loop timer script; I can send it to you as an attachment. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: countdown timer
Hi. Is the pro version of howler as accessible as the free one? It costs $1.99. Thanks. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: If you are the one that sent the script, the message did come through. After I asked about the countdown timer, I found a free one in the Mac App store called Howler. It couldn't be any easier to use. Thank you anyways. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:22 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: I'm wondering, since I haven't heard about it or seen it cross the list, if my huge post regarding a countdown timer and its instructions ever made it through, or whether it was filtered out or something? • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: countdown timer
I haven't tried the pro one since the free one does what I need. On Sep 28, 2011, at 10:09 PM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: Hi. Is the pro version of howler as accessible as the free one? It costs $1.99. Thanks. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: If you are the one that sent the script, the message did come through. After I asked about the countdown timer, I found a free one in the Mac App store called Howler. It couldn't be any easier to use. Thank you anyways. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:22 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: I'm wondering, since I haven't heard about it or seen it cross the list, if my huge post regarding a countdown timer and its instructions ever made it through, or whether it was filtered out or something? • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: countdown timer
I can't be sure, but the pro has some fun converters (volume and temperature, I believe). It's quite accessible, too. I'm a horror fan, so I love the sound effects. Fun app. :) I figured, why not pay a couple dollars more for something fun and useful? Teresa On Sep 28, 2011, at 7:58 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: I haven't tried the pro one since the free one does what I need. On Sep 28, 2011, at 10:09 PM, Paul Henrichsen wrote: Hi. Is the pro version of howler as accessible as the free one? It costs $1.99. Thanks. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Ryan Mann wrote: If you are the one that sent the script, the message did come through. After I asked about the countdown timer, I found a free one in the Mac App store called Howler. It couldn't be any easier to use. Thank you anyways. On Sep 28, 2011, at 1:22 PM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: I'm wondering, since I haven't heard about it or seen it cross the list, if my huge post regarding a countdown timer and its instructions ever made it through, or whether it was filtered out or something? • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Countdown timer?
Hi Mark, As a script is text, could you please post it here? This way, many can benefit. Thanks for considering. Paul. On Sep 26, 2011, at 4:43 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter wrote: Theresa Ford wrote me a great countdown/loop timer script; I can send it to you as an attachment. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Countdown timer - found it
Hey Ryan, That is a useful goody. I used it this morning to get my eggs boiled just right, and it works like a charm. Small, accessible, and the free version gives you more than enough to have a decent countdown timer. Thanks a lot. Listers, if you want it, search for howler in the app store. Paul. On Sep 26, 2011, at 12:48 AM, Ryan Mann wrote: Since I found a free one in the App store, I tried it and it is accessible. It is called Howler. It is very easy to use. You just put the hours/minutes/seconds into the edit boxes and activate the start button. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Countdown timer - found it
Hey great app. I like the sound effects when the timer is almost up. I would recommend it to anyone that needs a good countdown timer. Shawn -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Countdown timer?
Okay. I'll paste it in below. Below that, I'll give instructions for extracting the pasted text and making it a file. in case this grou *WILL* allow attachments, I ahve also attached it; if you don't know how to get the attachment to where you want it, contact me and I'll explain that too. Okay. There is a line of stars (*) and then the text of the program, and then another lines of Stars (*), and then buletted (YAY) instructions after that. So, off we go then: #!/bin/bash # Commented version, merged between yours and my second version, # and cleaned up a little. # All comments begin with a # # If the number of arguments given to timer is not equal to 3 # then do the next few statements until the else if [ $# -ne 3 ] then # say some stuff about using the defaults echo Usage: timer [interval in seconds] [end time in minutes] [number of loops] echo Using default interval 300 seconds(five minutes), total time 30 minutes, 2 loops # set the defaults # this is where you were getting the 20 minutes on the other script, # because its check was less than 2 arguments # in seconds waitTime=180 # in minutes endTime=15 # just a count loops=4 # otherwise else # use the argments the user gave # $1 is the first argument, $2 the second, and $3 the third waitTime=$1 endTime=$2 loops=$3 # finish the if statement fi # Do not modify below this line unless # you know what you are doing. # Set up 4 default variables to keep track of the seconds and loops # will be used to count seconds within each cycle/iteration loop that have been done totalSeconds=0 # The next line of code does lots of stuff, detailed in the paragraph below # which all together basically say multiply the variable by 60, # which calculates the end time in seconds from the minutes the user gave # because my loops work in seconds. # Broken down and explained in parts: # The backticks enclose another command, the results of which are stored in # The variable endTimeInSeconds. # The echo sends text back to the screen. # $endTime gets replaced by the number of minutes the script is using # (default 20 or user provided). # *60+1 are sent to the screen as they are. # | is the pipe which takes the screen's text that was supposed to get # displayed and redirects it to the following command. # bc - An arbitrary precision calculator language. # in the terminal, at the prompt, type man bc # which will display the manual for bc. # You can do this for most all commands. endTimeInSeconds=`echo $endTime*60 | bc` # Will be used to count interval seconds within each loop that has been done. # resets to 1 each iteration/cycle loop totalSecondsInIteration=0 # Used to keep track of how many times the user has been notified within the cycle. # (using base 1 instead of base 0 so when the script speaks the count, it starts at 1) # (most counting in programming starts at 0) totalIterationCount=1 # Will be used to count loops that have been done totalLoops=0 # While the number of loops that have been done (totalLoops) is not equal to # the number of loops the script is using, do the commands that are between # the do and done lines. # The ! means NOT. #first sleep 30 seconds to give time to get set up, then plays a sound. echo Counting down to start. sleep 30 afplay ~/sounds/electronicping.wav while [ ! $totalLoops = $loops ] do # While the total seconds that have been done is not equal to the number # of seconds desired per cycle/iteration, do the commands that are between # the do and done lines. while [ ! $totalSeconds = $endTimeInSeconds ] do # This is just a debugging line to see if I have all the counts right, which prints # to the screen. # Add a # to comment it out so it doesn't display. # Or remove the # at the beginning of the line to make it display. #echo totalSecondsInIteration:$totalSecondsInIteration waitTime:$waitTime totalSeconds=$totalSeconds endTimeInSeconds=$endTimeInSeconds # If the number of seconds that have been done equals the number of seconds # we want to be done, run the commands between the then and fi. if [ $totalSecondsInIteration = $waitTime ] then # Notify the user. # Speak the count of seconds that have been done. # The sends the command into the background so the script # can continue, which makes the script more accurate on its seconds. # You'll get some whacky results if the time it takes to complete # the command is longer than the time it takes to do your desired loop. #say $totalIterationCount # Calculate the percentage complete. percentDone=`echo $totalSeconds*100/$endTimeInSeconds | bc` # Speak the percentage complete. say $percentDone percent # Play a sound. afplay ~/sounds/electronicping.wav # Reset the number of seconds that have been done this iteration. totalSecondsInIteration=0 # Increment the count
Countdown timer?
Hello. Does anybody know of a countdown timer that works with VoiceOver? I know I could search on the Mac App store, but I wanted to ask here to see if somebody knew of one that is accessible. If I'm going to put something in the oven, I want to be able to put a number of minutes in and the program would play a sound when the time is up. I'm running Mac OS Lion. Thanks. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Countdown timer - found it
Since I found a free one in the App store, I tried it and it is accessible. It is called Howler. It is very easy to use. You just put the hours/minutes/seconds into the edit boxes and activate the start button. Ryan Mann rmann0...@gmail.com Follow me on Facebook. http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r170f8385refid=7 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
Re: Countdown timer?
Theresa Ford wrote me a great countdown/loop timer script; I can send it to you as an attachment. • Mark BurningHawk Baxter • AIM, Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 • MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com • My home page: • http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
