added support for positioning xterms in columns

xtermmaker.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # LOC ~/scripts/xtermmaker.sh
-# CVS $Id: xtermmaker.sh,v 1.2 2001/08/08 12:01:22 heinzel Exp $
+# CVS $Id: xtermmaker.sh,v 1.3 2003/02/19 12:54:18 heinzel Exp $
-version='xtermmaker.sh Version 3.2 $Revision: 1.2 $ ($Date: 2001/08/08 12:01:22 $ $Author: heinzel $)'
+version='xtermmaker.sh Version 3.3 $Revision: 1.3 $ ($Date: 2003/02/19 12:54:18 $ $Author: heinzel $)'
 
 ### config ###
 xterm=xterm
@@ -23,30 +23,43 @@ theme_traditional="SteelBlue,SeaGreen,orange,gold,tomato,CadetBlue,SlateGrey,Med
 
 theme_light="SlateGrey,MediumSeaGreen,Goldenrod,IndianRed,CadetBlue,DarkSeaGreen,khaki,CornflowerBlue,orange"
 
+# if cols > 0, we arange the possitions of the xterms in $cols columns
+cols=0
+hoffset=64
+voffset=64
+width=499
+height=348
+space=4
+
+
 ### functions ###
-show_version()
+print_version()
 {
-	echo $version
+	echo "$version"
 }
 
-show_help()
+print_help()
 {
-	echo "Usage: xtermmaker.sh [-n <int>] [-u <user>] [-r <host>]"
+  cat <<E-O-H
-	echo "                     [-c <color>] [-g] [-b] [-z] [--t <theme>]"
+
-	echo "                     [-h|--help] [-V|--version]"
+Usage: xtermmaker.sh [-n <number>] [-C <columns>] [-u <user>] [-r <host>]
-	echo ""
+                     [-c <color>] [-g] [-b] [-z] [--t <theme>]
-	echo "-n     opens <int> xterms (default: $number) (max: $max_number)"
+                     [-h,--help] [-V,--version]
-	echo ""
+
-	echo "-r     exec remote shell to the specified hostname"
+  -n   Opens <number> xterms (default: $number) (max: $max_number).
-	echo "-u     specified the username for the remote host"
+  -C   If specified, the xterms will be aranged in <columns> columns.
-	echo ""
+
-	echo "-c     set the backgroundcolor of the xterms"
+  -r   Exec remote shell to the specified hostname.
-	echo "-g     same as -c Gray"
+  -u   Specifies the username for the remote host.
-	echo "-b     generates \"Bunte XTerms\" in serial sequence"
+
-	echo "-z     generates \"Bunte XTerms\" in random sequence (default)"
+  -c   Set the backgroundcolor of the xterms.
-	echo "-t     use color theme <theme> for \"Bunte XTerms\""
+  -g   Same as -c Gray.
-	echo "       possible themes: $themes (default: $theme)"
+  -b   Generates 'Bunte XTerms' in serial sequence.
-	echo ""
+  -z   Generates 'Bunte XTerms' in random sequence (default).
+  -t   Use color theme <theme> for 'Bunte XTerms'.
+       Possible themes: $themes (default: $theme)
+
+E-O-H
 }
 
 rand()
@@ -71,11 +84,11 @@ rand()
 while test $# -gt 0 ; do
 	case "$1" in
 	   -h|-help|--help)
-		show_help
+		print_help
 		exit 0
 		;;
 	   -V|-version|--version)
-		show_version
+		print_version
 		exit 0
 		;;
 	   -n|-number|--number)
@@ -83,6 +96,11 @@ while test $# -gt 0 ; do
 		shift
 		shift
 		;;
+	   -C|-cols|--cols)
+		cols="$2"
+		shift
+		shift
+		;;
 	   -c|-color|--color)
 		color="$2"
 		shift
@@ -123,6 +141,11 @@ done
 test "$number" || number=1
 test "$number" -le "$max_number" || number=$max_number
 
+# position of the first window
+column=1
+hpos="$hoffset"
+vpos="$voffset"
+
 count=1
 until test $count -gt $number ; do
 
@@ -145,7 +168,25 @@ until test $count -gt $number ; do
 
 	fg_opt="-fg black"
 
+	if test "$cols" -gt 0 ; then
+		# position for this window
+		pos_opt="-geometry +${hpos}+${vpos}"
+
+		# calculate the position for the next window
+		if test "$column" -lt "$cols" ; then
+			# current column is less than max columns -> 
+			# we can place the next window right of this one
+			column="`expr $column + 1`"
+			hpos="`expr $hpos + $width + $space`"
+		else
+			# we need a new row
+			column=1
+			hpos="$hoffset"
+			vpos="`expr $vpos + $height + $space`"
+		fi
+	else
 		pos_opt=""
+	fi
 
 	if test "$host" ; then
 		t=$host