Gnomind
Latest version: 0.1alpha1
Visit the Gnomind project site (Hosted by SourceForge).
Table Of Contents
Desciption
Gnomind (pronounced "no mind") is a GNOME applet that reminds the user of upcoming events. It is similar to cron in functionality, while being much easier to use.
User Guide & Screenshots
Click here to see a picture of my desktop running Gnomind.
Gnomind has three main screens that will interact with the user. The first is the View Events dialog box (See Figure 1). This window allows the user to add, remove, and edit events.
Figure 1: The View Events Window
The second is the Edit Event dialog box (See Figure 2). This window allows the user to edit the properties of new or existing events.
Figure 2: The Edit Event Window
Each field deserves special mention here:
- Information
- Description: The description of the event that you would like displayed.
- Month(s): The valid month values. This may include:
- Any numbers from "1" to "12"
- Any words beginning with "jan", "feb", "mar", "apr", "may", "jun", "jul", "aug", "sep", "oct", "nov", or "dec"
- A comma separated list (e.g. "feb, oct, 5")
- A range (e.g. "feb-jul" which is the equivalent to "feb, mar, apr, may, jun, jul", or "jul-feb" which is the equivalent to "jul, aug, sept, oct, nov, dec, jan, feb"), or
- Just an astrisk ("*") which is equivalent to all possible values ("1-12").
- Day(s): The valid day of month values. This may include:
- Any numbers from "1" to "31"
- A comma separated list (e.g. "1, 3, 20")
- A range (e.g. "5-9" which is the equivalent to "5, 6, 7, 8, 9", or "30-5" which is the equivalent to "30, 31, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5"), or
- Just an astrisk ("*") which is equivalent to all possible values ("1-31").
- Time: The valid hour and minute values. This may include:
- Any numbers from "0" to "23" for the hours, and "0" to "59" for the minutes
- A comma separated list (e.g. "1, 3, 20")
- A range (e.g. "5-9" which is the equivalent to "5, 6, 7, 8, 9", or "22-5" which is the equivalent to "22, 23, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5")
- Just an astrisk ("*") which is equivalent to all possible values ("1-24" for the hours, and "1-59" for the minutes), or
- In the special event that both the hours and minutes are equivalent to "0" and "00", then the event will occur next time on startup.
- Days of Week: The valid day of week values. This may include:
- Any numbers from "1" to "7"
- Any words beginning with "mon", "tue", "wed", "thu", "fri", "sat", or "sun"
- A comma separated list (e.g. "mon, wed, 5")
- A range (e.g. "sun-tue" which is the equivalent to "sun, mon, tue", or "fri-mon" which is the equivalent to "fri, sat, sun, mon"), or
- Just an astrisk ("*") which is equivalent to all possible values ("1-7").
- Execution
- Show Dialog Box: This will show the user a dialog box when the event occurs.
- Play Audio: At this time this will make a beeping noise.
- Execute Command: Execute a command in the shell.
- Options
- By Default Leave On System: By default leave the event on the system.
The third and final window is the Event Occurred dialog box (See Figure 3). This is the window that pops up when an event occurs.
Figure 3: The Event Occurred Window
When the Remind Me Again Checkbutton is active, a bunch of possibilities become active:
- Leave Event: Leave the event just as it is on the system.
- Next Time On Startup: Remind the user again next time the computer is turned on.
- In HH:MM: Remind the user again when a certain amount of time has lapsed.
- At HH:MM: Remind the user again at a certain time.
- Have a New Event Occur: Create a new event. A new Edit Event window (See Figure 2) will popup when the user presses the OK button.
How To Get Gnomind
Go to the SourceForge Gnomind project website for more details on how to get the latest version of Gnomind.
Also, you can browse the cvs repository for Gnomind on the web . To gain anonymous access to the gnomind cvs repository issue the following commands:
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.gnomind.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/gnomind login
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.gnomind.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/gnomind co gnomind
Last but not least, don't forget to visit the forums and join the mailing lists.
Gnomind is Copyright (C) 2001 Chris Testa.