xtermmaker/xtermmaker.sh

#!/bin/bash
# LOC ~/scripts/xtermmaker.sh
# CVS $Id: xtermmaker.sh,v 1.7 2003/10/13 14:21:02 heinzel Exp $
version='XTermMaker Version 3.4 $Revision: 1.7 $ ($Date: 2003/10/13 14:21:02 $ $Author: heinzel $)'

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

many=1

rsh=ssh
host=""
user=""

color=RAND
theme=light

theme_traditional="SteelBlue,SeaGreen,orange,gold,tomato,CadetBlue,SlateGrey,MediumSeaGreen,Goldenrod"
theme_light="SlateGrey,MediumSeaGreen,Goldenrod,IndianRed,CadetBlue,DarkSeaGreen,khaki,CornflowerBlue,orange"
theme_blay="lavender,DimGray,SlateGray,LightSlateGray,LightSteelBlue,SkyBlue,CornflowerBlue,SteelBlue"
themes="`set | grep "^theme_" | cut -f1 -d= | cut -c7- | tr '\n' ' '`"

# 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 <<EOH

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).
  -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)

EOH
}

rand()
{
	# Usage: rand <int>
	local m="${1:-1}"
	local f="/dev/urandom"
	local n=""

	n="`dd if=\"$f\" bs=8 count=1 2>/dev/null | md5sum | \
		tr -d \"[:alpha:] [:punct:]\" | cut -c-2`"

	expr \( $n \* $m \) / 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)
		many="$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 "$many" || number=1

# position of the first window
column=1
hpos="$hoffset"
vpos="$voffset"

eval colors=\$theme_$theme
ncolors="`echo \"$colors\" | tr -d [[:alnum:]]`"
ncolors="${#ncolors}"
ncolors="`expr $ncolors + 1`"

xterm_count=1
color_count=1
until test $xterm_count -gt $many ; do

	title_opt="-title $xterm_count"

	case "$color" in
	   BUNT)
		bg_opt="-bg `echo $colors | cut -f $color_count -d ,`"
		if test "$color_count" -lt "$ncolors" ; then
			color_count=`expr $color_count + 1`
		else
			color_count=1
		fi
		;;
	   RAND)
		color_count=`rand $ncolors`
		bg_opt="-bg `echo $colors | cut -f $color_count -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 &
	xterm_count=`expr $xterm_count + 1`
done

exit 0