MBWatch ======= About this program ================== This is the 3rd release of my timer program. I've written this program in order to have a small, handy timer to control the time I spend e.g on IRC and to help me, reduce my phonebills. I've been searching for such a program for quite a long time and didn't find any comparable tool. And this stuff like e.g MagicCX is IMHO quite too buggy and eats too much of my valuable memory. In the first place my intention was, to leave this program as small as possible, but meanwhile I've added some quite useful features and it got slightly bigger and it'll grow a bit in the future. So, if you'd like to have some more special features in this program, please be so kind and let me know your very special needs. I won't implement everything, but as you might notice, I've implemented some wishes by some users of my first version. Usage ===== Start MBWatch by starting it from a shell or from a script. MBWatch X=XPOS/N,Y=YPOS/N,SCR=SCREEN/K,S=START/S,LOGTIME/N,SEC/N,MIN/N,HOUR/N, ALARM/N,SAMPLE/K XPOS Left Edge of the Window !!! Currently, I don't check your values YPOS Top Edge of the Window SCREEN You may enter the name of your favorite PubScreen START The timer is resetted and starts automatically LOGFILE Enable the Log Function. LOGTIME Time distance in seconds. MBWatch will update the s:.mbwatch file after n seconds. If you start MBWatch a second time after e.g a crash, it'll continue with the last logtime. This file will be deleted, everytime you leave MBWatch the "normal" way. SEC This will give you a certain time offset. E.g the timer starts MIN to count about half a minute after the handshake has started, HOUR so you'll be able to give a preset. ALARM You may set an alarm time in seconds. When the given time is over, there'll be either a DisplayBeep or an 8svx sample will be played. SAMPLE If you place the path to an 8svx sample here, it'll be played when the alarmtime has passed. ARexx ===== MBTimer installs an ARexx port for each Window you open. They'll be named 'MBWATCH.00' through 'MBWATCH.99'. Commands: START Start the timer STOP Stop the timer RESET Reset the timer QUIT Quit this program GETTIME Return the time string Invocation via e.g your shell: rx "ADDRESS MBWATCH.01; START" OnlineWatch-2 ============= This script is (c) by Dirk M. Oppelt. (Dimik@#amigager) OnlineWatch-2 is a Shell script that stops the timer, reads the actual online time, gives you some information and writes a logfile. There'll be a single logfile for every month. This logfile is only for the german telekom phonebills, but I guess it could be adapted to your country without problems. To use this script you simply have to execute it when you stop using your phone, the rest will be done automagically. Currently OnlineWatch-2 doesn't support holidays. The logfiles will be placed in s:gebuehren/ A better doc for this function will follow soon ;-) How I use this program ====================== I use Jochen Wiedmann's IPDial to startup my slip line via AmiTCP. When the connection is established, I use the script (and my enhanced version of IPStart - I'll give it to Jochen soon ;c) ) to start MBWatch and to start the timer. In my Stopnet script I stop this timer again. Legal Stuff =========== This program is Giftware. If you like this program, I'd be glad if you'd send me something. A huge bag full of money, a cd, a new car, hmmm, what about ... *grin*. No, give me some response, send me your suggestions, tell me what you like about this program, or tell me what you'd like to see in future versions. I've decided to publish this program as GWAR-Ware. Perhaps you'd like to know one important thing: 'What the fuck is GWAR ?'. GWAR is one of the best bands in the entire universe. If you like this program, you'll have to buy either a GWAR CD or go to a GWAR concert !!! Future Plans ============ o Including more shell arguments o Fixing some stupid things o Perhaps your idea ... o A better documentation o Perhaps a log function for e.g PhoneBill or similar programs History ======= 1.0b First official release 1.0a Added Ctrl-C handling Added the GetTime ARexx command 1.0 Added a logfile option Removed autoactivation of the window. Added Alarm function Added Preset capability Now you can add several windows Window will open on the DefaultPubScreen if the given screen is not available. 1.1 The logfile option must be switched on with the LOGFILE keyword Added Dirk's Logscript Fixed some minor bugs Thank you ========= Dirk M. Oppelt (Dimik) for the wonderful Script. Jochen Wiedmann for his incredible IPDial. To GWAR, Colloseum, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Faith no more, Rainbow Their music inspired me while working on this program. 3 or 4 guys who gave me some inspirations about this program. Sorry, I don't know, where the piece of paper with your names has gone. The only one I can remember right now is 'obw' at #amigager. All the people at #amigager Author ====== Michael Bauer Hegelstr. 27 72072 Tuebingen 07071/72293 EMail: michael.bauer@zdv.uni-tuebingen.de (this one is preferred) or u195305@pluto.rz.fh-reutlingen.de IRC: Gutgolf@#amigager WWW: http://pluto.rz.fh-reutlingen.de/~u195305/index.html