xtermmaker/xtermmaker.sh

#!/bin/bash
# LOC ~/scripts/xtermmaker.sh
# CVS $Id: xtermmaker.sh,v 1.3 2003/02/19 12:54:18 heinzel Exp $
version='xtermmaker.sh Version 3.3 $Revision: 1.3 $ ($Date: 2003/02/19 12:54:18 $ $Author: heinzel $)'

### config ###
xterm=xterm
xterm_opts="-sb -sl 1024"

number=1
max_number=9

rsh=ssh
host=""
user=""

color=RAND
theme=light
themes="traditional, light"

# NOTE: Themes MUST have $max_number colors defined
theme_traditional="SteelBlue,SeaGreen,orange,gold,tomato,CadetBlue,SlateGrey,MediumSeaGreen,Goldenrod"

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 ###
print_version()
{
	echo "$version"
}

print_help()
{
  cat <<E-O-H

Usage: xtermmaker.sh [-n <number>] [-C <columns>] [-u <user>] [-r <host>]
                     [-c <color>] [-g] [-b] [-z] [--t <theme>]
                     [-h,--help] [-V,--version]

  -n   Opens <number> xterms (default: $number) (max: $max_number).
  -C   If specified, the xterms will be aranged in <columns> columns.

  -r   Exec remote shell to the specified hostname.
  -u   Specifies the username for the remote host.

  -c   Set the backgroundcolor of the xterms.
  -g   Same as -c Gray.
  -b   Generates 'Bunte XTerms' in serial sequence.
  -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()
{
	# Usage: rand <int>
	local i="${1:-1}"
	local f=/proc/uptime
	local b=""
	local p=0

	b=`md5sum $f | tr -d "[:alpha:] [:punct:]"`
	p=`expr ${#b} - 1`
	b=`echo $b | cut -c ${p}-`

	expr \( $b \* $i \) / 100 + 1
}
	

### argv ###

# read arguments from stdin
while test $# -gt 0 ; do
	case "$1" in
	   -h|-help|--help)
		print_help
		exit 0
		;;
	   -V|-version|--version)
		print_version
		exit 0
		;;
	   -n|-number|--number)
		number="$2"
		shift
		shift
		;;
	   -C|-cols|--cols)
		cols="$2"
		shift
		shift
		;;
	   -c|-color|--color)
		color="$2"
		shift
		shift
		;;
	   -g)
		color=Gray
		shift
		;;
	   -b)
		color=BUNT
		shift
		;;
	   -z)
		color=RAND
		shift
		;;
	   -t|-theme|--theme)
		theme="$2"
		shift
		shift
		;;
	   -u|-user|--user)
		user="$2"
		shift
		shift
		;;
	   -r|-host|--host)
		host="$2"
		shift
		shift
		;;
	esac
done

### action ###

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

	title_opt="-title $count"

	case "$color" in
	   BUNT)
		eval colors=\$theme_$theme
		bg_opt="-bg `echo $colors | cut -f $count -d ,`"
		;;
	   RAND)
		eval colors=\$theme_$theme
		buf=`rand $max_number`
		bg_opt="-bg `echo $colors | cut -f $buf -d ,`"
		;;
	   *)
		bg_opt="-bg $color"
		;;
	esac

	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
		test "$user" && t="${user}@${host}"
		exec_opt="-e $rsh $t"
	fi
		
	$xterm $xterm_opts $title_opt $bg_opt $fg_opt $pos_opt $exec_opt &

	count=`expr $count + 1`
done

exit 0