Re: prompt

["William H. Magill" <magill@mcgillsociety.org>]

On 24 Feb, 2005, at 14:30, Joel David Elkins wrote:
> Just for fun, I'm attaching my prompt, for those who like everything
> and the kitchen sink to appear every time you hit enter (like me
> apparently). For example, it includes optional mailbox counts (Maildir
> only at the moment), system uptime, last exit status, line drawing
> using the iso8859-1 alternate line drawing characters (optional), etc
> etc. I started with Bart's prompt but little is left of it.  The file
> is extensively commented, which is good because some configuration is
> required by setting a few variables. Suggestions welcome; otherwise
> enjoy!

Wonderful stuff!

(And I used to think I was a masochist!!!)

Since I run on multiple platforms, it's exactly the kind of thing I 
wind up doing!
(And why I like 21 inch monitors at 1280x1024...)

My mind is still boggled from reading that code. It's going to take 
while to absorb it all.

T.T.F.N.
William H. Magill
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