Command Output

Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): https://github.com/Zren/plasma-applet-commandoutput

Available as/for: -

Description:

Simple widget to print output of a command run every __ seconds.

* Final newline is striped (you can replace all newlines with spaces in the config).
* You can also specify commands to run on click or scrolling up/down.
* You can change font size and color, and can hide the desktop widget background.
* You can set a fixed width/height it should occupy in the panel.

You might be interested in a more advanced widget called Kargos (https://store.kde.org/p/1173112/) which has a specific syntax for rendering the command's output as buttons/text in a popup.

Last changelog:

v11 - November 11 2020 3 months ago

* Don't auto resize desktop widgets (Issue #22)
* Update various i18n scripts, the widget name is now translated.
* Added French translations by @Almtesh (Pull Request #23 and #24)
* Updated Dutch translations by @Vistaus (Pull Request #25)

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amanzer
5 days ago

10 Exactly what I wanted: A widget that displays the output of a command (so that I can monitor the status of my headset battery from `headsetcontrol`)

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bagatelle
1 month ago

8 8 great

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dzwiedziu
4 months ago

Could I bother you for an option to rotate the text 90°/180°, for fitting into vertical panels?

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Zren
4 months ago

https://github.com/Zren/plasma-applet-commandoutput/issues/21

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rumcho
5 months ago

besides the color setting that's already in the widget settings, is there a way to programmatically change the color of the text? I tried something like this but it didn't work:
echo -e "\e[31mRed Test $(date +%S)\e[0m"

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Zren
5 months ago

https://github.com/Zren/plasma-applet-commandoutput/issues/7

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Zren
5 months ago

The widget does not parse terminal colors, but it can use an HTML subset:

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rumcho
5 months ago

perfect! something like this works:
echo "RED Test $(date %S)"

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rumcho
5 months ago

echo

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rumcho
5 months ago

echo "< font color='red' >RED Test < /font >$(date %S)"

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rumcho
5 months ago

10 Simply the best! Better than all the rest!

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sayang2001
1 year ago

Can I not run my own script with it?

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sayang2001
1 year ago

nvm calling the script with bash works

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m4xp1
1 year ago

10 10 the best That's my lovest widget! Thank you very much!

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b1tl0rd
1 year ago

10 10 the best

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husimo
1 year ago

Also, is there a way to change the text color ? When you remove the background, you better have a dark wallpaper ;-)

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husimo
1 year ago

Hello, that's good ! I'm using it to echo random quotes. Would it be possible to disable the ability of the plasmoid to automatically extends itself in width ? Some quotes are larger than my screen and then they are not displayed properly. Would be good to have a "width/height" parameter in options. Thanks ! :-)

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S3 10

x-varlesh-x
1 year ago

10 10 the best

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waces
1 year ago

9 9 excellent

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waces
1 year ago

Why not letting use less than a second like 500ms?

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Zren
1 year ago

None really. I misinterpreted Plasma's executeable dataengine and assumed a command couldn't finish faster than 1 second, but I was wrong. I never really had a need to remove the limit before. What use case requires 120 calls per minute?

You're free to edit main.qml and ConfigGeneral.qml to remove the limits on the interval.
~/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/com.github.zren.commandoutput/contents/ui/

Test with the command "date +%S.%N" and running:
plasmawindowed com.github.zren.commandoutput

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waces
1 year ago

Alright, thanks. Just wanted to try making a custom desktop/workspace switcher script thing and the 1s between each time it updates what's showing makes it look kinda laggy :P

I still have some other stuff to try tho

Again, thanks

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alex1701c
1 year ago

9 +

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alex1701c
1 year ago

I really like it, I had a little bit of trouble with line-breaks but now it works fine

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smxms
1 year ago

9 +

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v11 - November 11 2020 3 months ago

v10 - April 30 2020 9 months ago

* Add fixed height setting (Issue #18)
* Always use a fixed size font (Issue #18)
* Wrap only if we don't have a fixed width (not horz panel).
* Show truncated/elided text in tooltip.

v10 - April 30 2020 9 months ago

* Add fixed height setting (Issue #18)
* Always use a fixed size font (Issue #18)
* Wrap only if we don't have a fixed width (not horz panel).
* Show truncated/elided text in tooltip.

v9 - November 15 2019 1 year ago

* Change hardcoded min interval to 0ms instead of 1000ms.
* Only remove final newline in stdout. Previous behavior can be re-enabled in the config. (Issue #3)
* Add ability to set default text+outline color like simpleweather.
* Run command immediately on command change. Fixes bug where widget stops updating if command was changed after command was run, but before the command finishes.
* Add ability to set a fixed width (off by default).
* Update Dutch translation by @Vistaus (Pull Request #16)

v8 - February 20 2019 2 years ago

* Fix click + mousewheel commands no longer serializing (Issue #6)

v7 - February 13 2019 2 years ago

* Added Dutch translation by @Vistaus (Pull Request #10)
* Added support opening html links `<a href="">Link</a>` in your web browser.

v6 - February 9 2019 2 years ago

* Fix boldness not persisting.
* Add ability to center/right align output, italicize and underline.
* Add ability to hide background when used as a desktop widget.
* Fix selecting the default font after changing to another font.
* Add ability to run a command on click / mousewheel (Issue #6)