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author | Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com> | 2012-07-20 04:55:29 +0200 |
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committer | Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com> | 2012-07-20 04:55:29 +0200 |
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@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Installation on GNU/Linux (or other Unix implementations) In the terminal, `cd` into the ponysay directory and execute `make && make install`. This will install ponysay into the $PREFIX (/usr by default, meaning you may need to - run `make install` as root, e.g by running `sudo make install`.) + run `make install` as root, e.g. by running `sudo make install`.) In order to use ponysay, run: ponysay "I am just the cutest pony!" Or if you have a specific pony in your mind: ponysay -f pinkie "Partay!~" @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Installing ponyquotes4ponysay will enable My Little Pony quotes with associated It is available at: https://github.com/maandree/ponyquotes4ponysay https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=60988 -Run `ponysay -q` will give you a random pony saying one it its quote from MLP:FiM. +Running `ponysay -q` will give you a random pony saying one it its quote from MLP:FiM. Add one or more argument after `-q` to sepecify a set of ponies from which one will be selected randomly. When running `ponysay -l` or `ponysay -L` the ponies which have quotes will be printed bold or bright (depending on terminal). @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Providing ponies ================ Most pony images are browser ponies or desktop ponies, - browser ponies is a fork of desktop ponies, implementing it in JavaScript. + browser ponies is a port of desktop ponies, implementing it in JavaScript. Browser ponies: https://github.com/panzi/Browser-Ponies Desktop ponies: http://desktop-pony-team.deviantart.com/ @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Providing ponies When a pony is added please also add a ttypony version, but if you don't please state so in the pull request so we do not miss the create it; the simplest way to - do this is to run `make -B ttyponies` after adding the ponies to ponies/, + do this is to run `make -B ttyponies` after adding the ponies to ponies/. Running `make -B ttyponies` will build (or rebuild) all ttyponies with a pony present in ponies/, and creates all needed symlinks. @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Now every time you open a terminal a pony should give your fortune Installing [ponyquotes4ponysay](https://github.com/maandree/ponyquotes4ponysay) will enable My Little Pony quotes with associated pony. -Run `ponysay -q` will give you a random pony saying one it its quote from MLP:FiM. Add one or more argument after `-q` to sepecify a +Running `ponysay -q` will give you a random pony saying one it its quote from MLP:FiM. Add one or more argument after `-q` to sepecify a set of ponies from which one will be selected randomly. When running `ponysay -l` or `ponysay -L` the ponies which have quotes will be printed bold or bright (depending on terminal). diff --git a/manuals/ponysay.texinfo b/manuals/ponysay.texinfo index 00b77de..c90cd4c 100644 --- a/manuals/ponysay.texinfo +++ b/manuals/ponysay.texinfo @@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled * Limitations:: Limitations. * Problems and requests:: Reports and requests. * Dependencies:: Dependencies. +* Installing:: Installing. +@c Extensions +@c Inner workings->Pony anatomy +* Contributing:: Contributing. +* Ponysay constributors:: Ponysay constributors. +* Ponysay license:: Ponysay license. * GNU Free Documentation License:: Copying and sharing this manual. * Concept index:: Concept index. @end menu @@ -250,12 +256,17 @@ the height in TTY by default. Due to extreme limitations in @command{9term} @command{ponysay} will never be able to run on it. +Most terminals have support for 256 colours, we do however only use the top 240 colours; +this is because the lower 16 colours are usally, in contrast to the top 240, customised. +We assume that the top 240 colours have their standard values. In TTY with KMS support +we dot have any actual (except for @math{2^{24}} + full transparency.) + @node Cowsay @section Cowsay When @command{cowsay} determines the length of a word it measures in number of bytes -(in UTF-8), therefore non-ascii words will malformat the balloon with the message. +(in UTF-8), therefore non-ASCII words will malformat the balloon with the message. Further, @command{cowsay} does not recognise ANSI escape sequences, therefore, using colours and text styling in messages will also malformat the balloon with the message. @@ -265,6 +276,10 @@ the pony, customisation, other than using @command{cowthink}. However you can mo @command{cowsay} (written perl, so you can edit the installed files) to make the balloon look different, maybe using box drawing characters. +@command{cowsay} does support setting the minimum size of the balloon, both directions +on the balloon–pony links. or any other placement of the balloon than at the top to +the left. + @cindex figlet @cindex tiolet @command{cowsay}'s word wrapping handles single line breaks as normal blankspaces, @@ -380,6 +395,148 @@ It can be downloaded at @url{https://github.com/maandree/util-say}. +@node Installing +@chapter Installing +@cindex installing +@cindex make + +Before installing @command{ponysay}, make sure your system have the packages listed under +@ref{Required runtime dependencies} and @ref{Package building dependencies} installed. + +Tarballs can be downloaded at @url{https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/tarball/master} +for bleeding edge, or from @url{https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/tags} for releases. + +If you have @command{git} you @command{clone} the project URL +@url{https://github.com/erkin/ponysay.git}. + +In the terminal,@command{cd} into the ponysay directory and execute +@command{make && make install}. This will install @command{ponysay} into the +@code{/usr}, meaning you may need to run @command{make install} as root, +e.g. by running @command{sudo make install}. + +Now you will be to use ponysay, run: @command{ponysay "I am just the cutest pony!"}, +or if have a specific pony in your mind: @command{ponysay -f pinkie "Partay!~"}. + +@command{ponysay} comes with a manpage in section 6, @command{man 6 ponysay} +(or just @command{man ponysay}). The man page is also available in Spanish: +@command{man -L es 6 ponysay}. + + + +@node Contributing +@chapter Contributing + +@menu +* Providing ponies:: Providing ponies +@end menu + +@node Providing ponies +@section Providing ponies +@cindex create pony file + +Most pony images are browser ponies or desktop ponies, browser ponies is a port of +desktop ponies, implementing it in JavaScript. Browser ponies are available at +@url{https://github.com/panzi/Browser-Ponies}. Desktop ponies are available at +@url{http://desktop-pony-team.deviantart.com/}. + +There is also a collection of ponies that are not yet pixelated in a Java reimplementation: +@url{https://github.com/maandree/unisay/tree/develop/dev/newponies} +@* + +New ponies can be created from regular images by using util-say, which is available +at @url{https://github.com/maandree/util-say}. +@command{img2xterm} (@url{https://github.com/rossy2401/img2xterm}) was used earlier, +but util-say tries do optimise the images in some aspects: as good as possible for +low capability terminals, tries to place the pony–balloon link, displayed as good as +possible when marked in the terminal (somewhat compromised by the first aspect.) + +Using util-say: +@example +img2ponysay -2 -- SOURCE_IMAGE > PONY_FILE + +PONY_FILE should end with .pony and be localed in ponies/ + +Omit -2 if the source image does not use double pixel size. + +For more information see: +@url{https://github.com/maandree/util-say/wiki/img2ponysay} +@end example + +@* +@cindex ttypony +When a pony is added please also add a ttypony version, i.e. the pony files used in TTY, +but if you don't please state so in the pull request so we do not miss the create it; +the simplest way to do this is to run @command{make -B ttyponies} after adding the ponies +to @code{ponies/}, running @command{make -B ttyponies} will build (or rebuild) all +ttyponies with a pony present in @code{ponies/}, and creates all needed symlinks. + +To be able to run @command{make -B ttyponies} you must have the packages listed under +@ref{Dependencies for pony providers}. + + + + +@node Ponysay constributors +@appendix Ponysay constributors + +Active developers of ponysay: +@itemize @bullet +@item Erkin Batu Altunbaş +@item Mattias Andrée +@item Sven-Hendrik Haase +@item Pablo Lezaeta +@item Jan Alexander Steffens +@end itemize +@* +Patchers and other contributors of ponysay: +@itemize @bullet +@item Elis Axelsson +@item Duane Bekaert +@item Kyah Rindlisbacher +@item James Ross-Gowan +@item Louis Taylor +@item Jannis +@end itemize + + +@node Ponysay license +@appendix Ponysay license + +Ponysay is Free Software (yet not Open Source) and in licensed under the terms +of Do What The Fuck You Want To Public Licese (WTFPL) version 2. + +You have the four essential freedoms: +@itemize @bullet +@item +The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0). +@item +The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this. +@item +The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2). +@item +The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this. +@end itemize + +@* + +@center DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE +@center Version 2, December 2004 + +Copyright @copyright{} 2012 Erkin Batu Altunbaş + +@quotation +Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim or modified +copies of this license document, and changing it is allowed as long +as the name is changed. + + DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE +TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION + +0. You just DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO. +@end quotation + + + @node GNU Free Documentation License @appendix GNU Free Documentation License @include fdl.texinfo @@ -389,6 +546,5 @@ It can be downloaded at @url{https://github.com/maandree/util-say}. @printindex cp - @bye @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ _linklist() { scrw=`(stty size <&2 || echo 0 0) | cut -d ' ' -f 2` - perl '/dev/stdin' $(echo $args) <<EOF | sed -e 's/ /_/g' > /dev/shm/ponysay~ + perl '/dev/stdin' $(echo $args) <<EOF | sed -e 's/ /_/g' > /dev/shm/.ponysay~ #!/usr/bin/perl #Author: Mattias Andrée (maandree@kth.se) @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ while (\$i < \$argc) } EOF - perl $listcmd $scrw $(cat /dev/shm/ponysay~) | sed -e 's/_/ /g' | qlist + perl $listcmd $scrw $(cat /dev/shm/.ponysay~) | sed -e 's/_/ /g' | qlist } linklist() { |