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diff --git a/css/site.css b/css/site.css index e970bd5..8a34d03 100644 --- a/css/site.css +++ b/css/site.css @@ -195,15 +195,18 @@ div.body-contents ul { } div.body-contents code { + font-family: SFMono-Regular, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", Menlo, monospace; + font-size: smaller; background-color: #e4e4e4; color: #24d; - font-size: large; border-radius: 5px; padding: 2px 5px 2px 5px; } div.body-contents pre { - background-color: #e4e4e4; + font-family: SFMono-Regular, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", Menlo, monospace; + font-size: smaller; + background-color: #d1e2f4; border-radius: 4px; display: block; margin: 0; @@ -231,6 +234,15 @@ div.body-contents pre.src { border: 1px solid #1d2021; } +div#postamble { + border: 1px solid #89f; + width: 35%; + margin-top: 25px; + margin-left: 25px; + padding: 4px; + border-radius: 4px; +} + span.fa { font-size: 16px; } diff --git a/img/lowbat-01.jpg b/img/lowbat-01.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..46c4e83 --- /dev/null +++ b/img/lowbat-01.jpg diff --git a/org/lowbat.org b/org/lowbat.org index efa8a4e..a2fc8a5 100644 --- a/org/lowbat.org +++ b/org/lowbat.org @@ -1,25 +1,61 @@ #+TITLE: lowbat - lightweight low battery notifier * Why lowbat? - I've been using minimalist OS installations for work, personnal computing and playing video games for a while now. -I used [[https://www.archlinux.org/][Arch Linux]], I still use [[https://gentoo.org/][Gentoo Linux]] - which is by far my favorite Linux distribution - as a desktop OS, and now I am using -[[https://www.freebsd.org/][FreeBSD]] on my workstation. + I've been using minimalist OS installations for work, personnal computing +and playing video games for a while now. I used [[https://www.archlinux.org/][Arch Linux]], I still use +[[https://gentoo.org/][Gentoo Linux]] - which is by far my favorite Linux distribution - as a desktop +OS, and now I am using [[https://www.freebsd.org/][FreeBSD]] on my workstation. -Those operating systems and distributions basically come with a kernel, coreutils, a shell and that's pretty much it. -Everything else has to be installed manually. I love this philosophy, the simplicity behind it and the fact that -you know exactly what's on your system at any moment. +Those operating systems and distributions basically come with a kernel, +coreutils, a shell and that's pretty much it. Everything else has to be +installed manually. I love this philosophy, the simplicity behind it and the +fact that you know exactly what's on your system at any moment. -As window managers, I used [[http://dwm.suckless.org/][dwm]] for a while, and I am now using [[https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm][bspwm]]. They are ultra-fast, very lightweight and do not bring -extra bloatware to my systems. I do not use a status bar as well, I like my applications to use the full screen space available. +As window managers, I used [[http://dwm.suckless.org/][dwm]] for a while, and I am now using [[https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm][bspwm]]. They +are ultra-fast, very lightweight and do not bring extra bloatware to my systems. +I do not use a status bar as well, I like my applications to use the full screen +space available. -A big problem for me with this setup for me was that they do not come with some kind of warning or notification system, -like fancier desktop environments would, when my laptop battery is low. That also was before I started using *Emacs*, discovering -the battery level indicator in the modeline. Ultimatly the frustration was too important when the computer kept shutting down in -the middle of important work too many time. Then I decided to create lowbat to cure this issue. +A big problem for me with this setup for me was that they do not come with some +kind of warning or notification system, like fancier desktop environments would, +when my laptop battery is low. That also was before I started using *Emacs*, +discovering the battery level indicator in the modeline. Ultimatly the +frustration was too important when the computer kept shutting down in +the middle of important work too many time. Then I decided to create *lowbat* +to cure this issue. -It started as a very short ~dash~ shell (get [[https://github.com/tklauser/dash][dash]] here) script that was working fine but I wanted to experiment a little bit with this. -It turned into a ~C++~ program, which is still the case for the GNU/Linux version. Switching to FreeBSD, I exerimented again by -turning it into an ~x64 assembly~ program, following the *Intel* syntax. These days, I am rewriting it with the *AT&T* syntax. +* History of lowbat + It started as a very short ~dash~ shell (get [[https://github.com/tklauser/dash][dash]] here) script that was +working fine but I wanted to experiment a little bit with this. It turned into +a ~C++~ program, which is still the case for the GNU/Linux version. +Switching to FreeBSD, I exerimented again by turning it into an +~x64 assembly~ program, following the *Intel* syntax. In that way *lowbat* is +even more lightweight and consumes less battery power. +These days, I am rewriting it in the *AT&T* syntax. + +* How it works +** libnotify lowbat + The principle of *lowbat* is rather simple. When it's running in the +background, it checks every 4 minutes whether your battery is above 15%. +If that is the case, it sleeps for another 4 minutes. When your battery runs +bellow 15%, *lowbat* checks your battery level every 20 seconds as well as +sending you a *notification* using ~libnotify~. You can display live +notifications on your desktop using ~dunst~ for example, as well as many +other I'm sure. + +#+CAPTION: A notification generated by lowbat, displayed by dunst +#+NAME: fig:lowbat-example +[[../img/lowbat-01.jpg]] + +** espeak lowbat + *lowbat* also has an option to send a custom voice message to the use +using ~espeak~. Very handy if you are not in front of your computer or +if you want to bring joy to this dramatic event. + +** unknown lowbat + Sadly, I wasn't able to test lowbat on machines with more that one +battery. My call is that it will only warn you for the /first/ battery, +but I can't be sure. Try it and tell me! * Links to lowbat - GNU/Linux: [[https://github.com/JozanLeClerc/lowbat][lowbat's GitHub GNU/Linux repository]] diff --git a/projects/lowbat.php b/projects/lowbat.php index 7dbc3df..19f8584 100644 --- a/projects/lowbat.php +++ b/projects/lowbat.php @@ -243,55 +243,133 @@ for the JavaScript code in this tag. <h2>Table of Contents</h2> <div id="text-table-of-contents"> <ul> - <li><a href="#org7a3b67e">1. Why lowbat?</a></li> - <li><a href="#org3964b8e">2. Links to lowbat</a></li> + <li><a href="#orgfe852df">1. Why lowbat?</a></li> + <li><a href="#orgf2afc19">2. History of lowbat</a></li> + <li><a href="#org89620d6">3. How it works</a> + <ul> + <li><a href="#org6b0c50b">3.1. libnotify lowbat</a></li> + <li><a href="#orgbd041b0">3.2. espeak lowbat</a></li> + <li><a href="#org3a44c6a">3.3. unknown lowbat</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><a href="#org4bfb234">4. Links to lowbat</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> - <div id="outline-container-org7a3b67e" class="outline-2"> - <h2 id="org7a3b67e"><span class="section-number-2">1</span> Why lowbat?</h2> + <div id="outline-container-orgfe852df" class="outline-2"> + <h2 id="orgfe852df"><span class="section-number-2">1</span> Why lowbat?</h2> <div class="outline-text-2" id="text-1"> <p> - I've been using minimalist OS installations for work, personnal computing and playing video games for a while now. - I used <a href="https://www.archlinux.org/">Arch Linux</a>, I still use <a href="https://gentoo.org/">Gentoo Linux</a> - which is by far my favorite Linux distribution - as a desktop OS, and now I am using - <a href="https://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD</a> on my workstation. + I've been using minimalist OS installations for work, personnal computing + and playing video games for a while now. I used <a href="https://www.archlinux.org/">Arch Linux</a>, I still use + <a href="https://gentoo.org/">Gentoo Linux</a> - which is by far my favorite Linux distribution - as a desktop + OS, and now I am using <a href="https://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD</a> on my workstation. </p> <p> - Those operating systems and distributions basically come with a kernel, coreutils, a shell and that's pretty much it. - Everything else has to be installed manually. I love this philosophy, the simplicity behind it and the fact that - you know exactly what's on your system at any moment. + Those operating systems and distributions basically come with a kernel, + coreutils, a shell and that's pretty much it. Everything else has to be + installed manually. I love this philosophy, the simplicity behind it and the + fact that you know exactly what's on your system at any moment. </p> <p> - As window managers, I used <a href="http://dwm.suckless.org/">dwm</a> for a while, and I am now using <a href="https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm">bspwm</a>. They are ultra-fast, very lightweight and do not bring - extra bloatware to my systems. I do not use a status bar as well, I like my applications to use the full screen space available. + As window managers, I used <a href="http://dwm.suckless.org/">dwm</a> for a while, and I am now using <a href="https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm">bspwm</a>. They + are ultra-fast, very lightweight and do not bring extra bloatware to my systems. + I do not use a status bar as well, I like my applications to use the full screen + space available. </p> <p> - A big problem for me with this setup for me was that they do not come with some kind of warning or notification system, - like fancier desktop environments would, when my laptop battery is low. That also was before I started using <b>Emacs</b>, discovering - the battery level indicator in the modeline. Ultimatly the frustration was too important when the computer kept shutting down in - the middle of important work too many time. Then I decided to create lowbat to cure this issue. + A big problem for me with this setup for me was that they do not come with some + kind of warning or notification system, like fancier desktop environments would, + when my laptop battery is low. That also was before I started using <b>Emacs</b>, + discovering the battery level indicator in the modeline. Ultimatly the + frustration was too important when the computer kept shutting down in + the middle of important work too many time. Then I decided to create <b>lowbat</b> + to cure this issue. </p> + </div> + </div> + <div id="outline-container-orgf2afc19" class="outline-2"> + <h2 id="orgf2afc19"><span class="section-number-2">2</span> History of lowbat</h2> + <div class="outline-text-2" id="text-2"> <p> - It started as a very short <code>dash</code> shell (get <a href="https://github.com/tklauser/dash">dash</a> here) script that was working fine but I wanted to experiment a little bit with this. - It turned into a <code>C++</code> program, which is still the case for the GNU/Linux version. Switching to FreeBSD, I exerimented again by - turning it into an <code>x64 assembly</code> program, following the <b>Intel</b> syntax. These days, I am rewriting it with the <b>AT&T</b> syntax. + It started as a very short <code>dash</code> shell (get <a href="https://github.com/tklauser/dash">dash</a> here) script that was + working fine but I wanted to experiment a little bit with this. It turned into + a <code>C++</code> program, which is still the case for the GNU/Linux version. + Switching to FreeBSD, I exerimented again by turning it into an + <code>x64 assembly</code> program, following the <b>Intel</b> syntax. In that way <b>lowbat</b> is + even more lightweight and consumes less battery power. + These days, I am rewriting it in the <b>AT&T</b> syntax. </p> </div> </div> - <div id="outline-container-org3964b8e" class="outline-2"> - <h2 id="org3964b8e"><span class="section-number-2">2</span> Links to lowbat</h2> - <div class="outline-text-2" id="text-2"> + <div id="outline-container-org89620d6" class="outline-2"> + <h2 id="org89620d6"><span class="section-number-2">3</span> How it works</h2> + <div class="outline-text-2" id="text-3"> + </div> + <div id="outline-container-org6b0c50b" class="outline-3"> + <h3 id="org6b0c50b"><span class="section-number-3">3.1</span> libnotify lowbat</h3> + <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-3-1"> + <p> + The principle of <b>lowbat</b> is rather simple. When it's running in the + background, it checks every 4 minutes whether your battery is above 15%. + If that is the case, it sleeps for another 4 minutes. When your battery runs + bellow 15%, <b>lowbat</b> checks your battery level every 20 seconds as well as + sending you a <b>notification</b> using <code>libnotify</code>. You can display live + notifications on your desktop using <code>dunst</code> for example, as well as many + other I'm sure. + </p> + + + <div id="org89a6eb3" class="figure"> + <p><img src="../img/lowbat-01.jpg" alt="lowbat-01.jpg" /> + </p> + <p><span class="figure-number">Figure 1: </span>A notification generated by lowbat, displayed by dunst</p> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + <div id="outline-container-orgbd041b0" class="outline-3"> + <h3 id="orgbd041b0"><span class="section-number-3">3.2</span> espeak lowbat</h3> + <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-3-2"> + <p> + <b>lowbat</b> also has an option to send a custom voice message to the use + using <code>espeak</code>. Very handy if you are not in front of your computer or + if you want to bring joy to this dramatic event. + </p> + </div> + </div> + + <div id="outline-container-org3a44c6a" class="outline-3"> + <h3 id="org3a44c6a"><span class="section-number-3">3.3</span> unknown lowbat</h3> + <div class="outline-text-3" id="text-3-3"> + <p> + Sadly, I wasn't able to test lowbat on machines with more that one + battery. My call is that it will only warn you for the <i>first</i> battery, + but I can't be sure. Try it and tell me! + </p> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + <div id="outline-container-org4bfb234" class="outline-2"> + <h2 id="org4bfb234"><span class="section-number-2">4</span> Links to lowbat</h2> + <div class="outline-text-2" id="text-4"> <ul class="org-ul"> <li>GNU/Linux: <a href="https://github.com/JozanLeClerc/lowbat">lowbat's GitHub GNU/Linux repository</a></li> <li>BSD: <a href="https://github.com/JozanLeClerc/lowbat-bsd">lowbat's GitHub BSD repository</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> +<div id="postamble" class="status"> + <p class="author">Author: Jozan</p> + <p class="date">Created: 2020-06-29 Mon 17:27</p> + <p class="validation"><a href="http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=referer">Validate</a></p> +</div> </div> <?php jo_footer(); ?> |
