How to make PTM timer alert me every 20 mins?

[wert]

I need PTM timer to alert me every 20 mins. How?

I tried xwrits but it's unreliable software. You run it and when it feels like it it'll work, it doesn't, just makes me sick.

So puppy has something better than all. That's PTM timer. for example Xwrits doesn't sound an alarm but PTM timer can. To utilize PTM timer, how do I make it to alert me every 20 mins e.g. with a linux command?

I have searched for other solutions such as above xwrits(unreliable) and another called workrave that's only meant for programmers even installation is complex compiling. Thanks in advance for your help

[scientist]

Cussing tends to get your $ unanswered.

[wert]

Cussing tends to get your $ unanswered.

Thanks for correcting me. I will edit

[Semme]

Simple and works. Your sound, your message..

[wert]

Simple and works. Your sound, your message..

Thanks dude. BTW how do I make it run every 20 mins? Have pshedule gui omly contains predefined time sets e.g I click 20 under minutes and it says run every hour at XXhours:20 mins. No way to make it every 20 mins dude. Thanks in advance

PLus I can't just divvy up 60 by 20 and assign 20, 40 upto 1hr etc., due to the fact that I don't begin using pc at precise o'clocks e.g 2:00 like the cron works. Each time I start puppy, I need it from that minute to start alerting me every 20 mins dude

[drunkjedi]

I am no scriptor.
This is just logic I derived from watching some script.

At end of your script try adding

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sleep x

replace x with number of seconds you want to wait the script to repeat itself.

But I do belive it will add the time taken to run the script too.
So you may have to reduce the x value slightly.

This is purely a guess.
But just give it a try.

[Semme]

It's easy Wert. All will be explained shortly....

[drunkjedi]

Wait I found something good.
Do make script like

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watch -n1200 command

Replace command with your alert command. It will repeat every 1200 seconds.
And place that script in /root/Startup.

[Semme]

On second thought, scratch that last comment.

[drunkjedi]

Aah that watch command also adds up seconds took to complete the command.

Semme please continue, sorry I interrupted.

[Semme]

Pointless!

[don570]

I wrote ptm timer. It was my first program
It should be easy to make it repeat by just relaunching itself automatically.

I'll make the change and post the program.

pclock has a countdown feature that repeats.


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[drunkjedi]

HI wert,

Found out how to eliminate the addition of time taken to complete command in the self-repeating script.
Make your script as follows

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#!/bin/sh
while sleep 1200; do (command &) ; done

Replace the "command" with your alert command or script address.

Place this script in /root/Startup.

Done.

I tested this with

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#!/bin/sh
while sleep 5; do (date=`date` && gxmessage $date &) ; done

Edit: I forgot to mention that this script creates a gxmessage window every 5 seconds with current date and time in it.
I ran it from terminal and to kill it I just killed the terminal.

[wert]

HI wert,

Found out how to eliminate the addition of time taken to complete command in the se...

Cool dude thnx & let me try

[wert]

drunkjedi Thanks alot .very simple and effective.

[wert]

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#!/bin/sh
while sleep 1200; do (txt="Woof" && gxmessage $txt & aplay ~/puppy-reference/audio/2barks.wav &) ; done

works well. Made file executable eg. chmod 777 ~/Startup/20_min_woof and placed it in startup programs so that each time I start puppy it starts auto. Thanks all for all your help.

[drunkjedi]

Thanks for asking question, I learned because you asked.
Lol.

[scientist]

HI wert,

Found out how to eliminate the addition of time taken to complete command in the self-repeating script.
Make your script as follows

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#!/bin/sh
while sleep 1200; do (command &) ; done

Replace the "command" with your alert command or script address.

Place this script in /root/Startup.

Done.

I tested this with

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#!/bin/sh
while sleep 5; do (date=`date` && gxmessage $date &) ; done

Edit: I forgot to mention that this script creates a gxmessage window every 5 seconds with current date and time in it.
I ran it from terminal and to kill it I just killed the terminal.

I would advise changing it to

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while sleep 5; do (date=`date` && gxmessage -timeout 3 $date &) ; done

Because the original if run from the desktop would be a fork bomb.