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Draw on X11 desktop with python using xlib

Draw on X11 desktop with python using xlib

Posted on 10th Jan 2025

This is a small example on how to draw some text, on a X11 Desktop, with Python and XLib. Nothing fancy... the script can output any text given in the command line and also use colors and a font you prefer. I made it, as a way to display info on the desktop, even when using fullscreen applications l...

BASH fetch?

BASH fetch?

Posted on 10th Jan 2025

I don't know why there are too many implementations that look like neofetch and why they are so complicated. I mean, i just saw one, using python and being tenths of files and hundreds lines of code. Why? Because of the ASCII logo? Anyway... if you want a quick way to see a complete summary of s...

Quick find Firefox Bookmarks...

Quick find Firefox Bookmarks...

Posted on 1st Jan 2025

What is this? This is a small script to quick find Firefox bookmarks, in Linux, using DMENU or/and FZF What you will need... For this to work, you need to have installed the following: firefox ;) sqlite3 dmenu or fzf How it works... The trick part of all this to work is the actua...

Whiptail Orange theme...

Whiptail Orange theme...

Posted on 27th Dec 2024

This is a theme for the whiptail linux tool, that creates menus in the terminal. It's similar to dialog. I made it for a project of mine, but because there aren't many themes out there, i share it for anyone who might find it useful. whiptail doesn't have a config file for its colors. You hav...

Trackpad to Keyboard emulation (Hackberry Pi)

Trackpad to Keyboard emulation (Hackberry Pi)

Posted on 26th Dec 2024

As you may know, i have a Hackberry Pi, which has a trackpad. The trackpad it self, is excellent to use in GUI but it has no use at plain TTY terminal, which is what i use most, while operating the Hackberry. So, i had to found a way, to emulate the trackpad movements into keyboard keys, to use in...