NAME
wyrdrc is the configuration textfile for the wyrd(1) console calendar
application.
INTRODUCTION
CAUTION: while this manpage should be suitable as a quick reference, it
may be subject to miscellaneous shortcomings in typesetting. The
definitive documentation is the user manual provided with Wyrd in PDF
format.
Wyrd reads a run-configuration textfile (generally /etc/wyrdrc or
/usr/local/etc/wyrdrc) to determine key bindings, color schemes, and
many other settings. You can create a personalized configuration file
in $HOME/.wyrdrc, and select settings that match your usage patterns.
The recommended procedure is to ‘‘include’’ the wyrdrc file provided
with Wyrd (see INCLUDING OTHER RCFILES), and add or remove settings as
desired.
WYRDRC SYNTAX
You may notice that the wyrdrc syntax is similar to the syntax used in
the configuration file for the Mutt email client (muttrc).
Within the wyrdrc file, strings should be enclosed in double quotes
("). A double quote character inside a string may be represented by \"
. The backslash character must be represented by doubling it (\\).
INCLUDING OTHER RCFILES
Syntax: include filename_string
This syntax can be used to include one run-configuration file within
another. This command could be used to load the default wyrdrc file
(probably found in /etc/wyrdrc or /usr/local/etc/wyrdrc) within your
personalized rcfile, ~/.wyrdrc . The filename string should be
enclosed in quotes.
SETTING CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
Syntax: set variable=value_string
A number of configuration variables can be set using this syntax; check
the CONFIGURATION VARIABLES description to see a list. The variables
are unquoted, but the values should be quoted strings.
CREATING KEY BINDINGS
Syntax: bind key_identifier operation
This command will bind a keypress to execute a calendar operation. The
various operations, which should not be enclosed in quotes, may be
found in the section on CALENDAR OPERATIONS. Key identifiers may be
specified by strings that represent a single keypress, for example "m"
(quotes included). The key may be prefixed with "\\C" or "\\M" to
represent Control or Meta (Alt) modifiers, respectively; note that the
backslash must be doubled. A number of special keys lack
single-character representations, so the following strings may be used
to represent them:
* "<esc>"
* "<tab>"
* "<enter>"
* "<return>"
* "<insert>"
* "<home>"
* "<end>"
* "<pageup>"
* "<pagedown>"
* "<space>"
* "<left>"
* "<right>"
* "<up>"
* "<down>"
* "<f1>" to "<f12>"
Due to differences between various terminal emulators, this key
identifier syntax may not be adequate to describe every keypress. As a
workaround, Wyrd will also accept key identifiers in octal notation. As
an example, you could use \024 (do not enclose it in quotes) to
represent Ctrl-T.
Multiple keys may be bound to the same operation, if desired.
REMOVING KEY BINDINGS
Syntax: unbind key_identifier
This command will remove all bindings associated with the key
identifier. The key identifiers should be defined using the syntax
described in the previous section.
SETTING THE COLOR SCHEME
Syntax: color object foreground background
This command will apply the specified foreground and background colors
to the appropriate object. A list of colorable objects is provided in
the section on COLORABLE OBJECTS. Wyrd will recognize the following
color keywords: black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, white,
default. The default keyword allows you to choose the default
foreground or background colors. If you use default for your background
color, this will access the transparent background on terminal
emulators which support it.
CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
The following configuration variables may be set as described in the
SETTING CONFIGURATION VARIABLES section.
* remind_command
Determines the command used to execute Remind.
* reminders_file
Controls which Remind file Wyrd will operate on. The default is
~/.reminders .
* edit_old_command
Controls the command used to edit a pre-existing reminder. The
special strings ’%file%’ and ’%line%’ will be replaced with a
filename to edit and a line number to navigate to within that
file.
* edit_new_command
Controls the command used to edit a new reminder. The special
character ’%file%’ will be replaced with a filename to edit.
Ideally, this command should move the cursor to the last line of
the file, where the new reminder template is created.
* edit_any_command
Controls the command used for editing a reminder file without
selecting any particular reminder. The special character
’%file%’ will be replaced with a filename to edit.
* timed_template
Controls the format of the REM line created when editing a new
timed reminder. The following string substitutions will be made:
’%monname%’ - month name, ’%mon%’ - month number, ’%mday%’ - day
of the month, ’%year%’ - year, ’%hour%’ - hour, ’%min%’ -
minute, ’%wdayname%’ - weekday name, ’%wday%’ - weekday number.
* untimed_template
Controls the format of the REM line created when editing a new
untimed reminder. The substitution syntax is the same as for
timed_template.
* templateN
Controls the format of a generic user-defined REM line template;
N may range from 0 to 9. The substitution syntax is the same as
for timed_template.
* busy_algorithm
An integer value specifying which algorithm to use for measuring
how busy the user is on a particular day. If busy_algorithm="1",
then Wyrd will simply count the total number of reminders
triggered on that day. If busy_algorithm="2", then Wyrd will
count the number of hours of reminders that fall on that day.
(Untimed reminders are assumed to occupy untimed_duration
minutes.)
* untimed_duration
An integer value that specifies the assumed duration of an
untimed reminder, in minutes. This is used only when computing
the busy level with busy_algorithm="2".
* busy_level1
An integer value specifying the maximum number of reminders in a
day (with busy_algorithm="1") or maximum hours of reminders in a
day (with busy_algorithm="2") which will be colored using the
color scheme for calendar_level1.
* busy_level2
Same as above, using the calendar_level2 color scheme.
* busy_level3
Same as above, using the calendar_level2 color scheme rendered
in bold.
* busy_level4
Same as above, using the calendar_level3 color scheme. Any day
with more reminders than this will be rendered using the
calendar_level3 color scheme rendered in bold.
* week_starts_monday
A boolean value ("true" or "false") that determines the first
day of the week.
* schedule_12_hour
A boolean value that determines whether the timed reminders
window is drawn using 12- or 24-hour time.
* selection_12_hour
A boolean value that determines whether the selection
information is drawn with 12- or 24-hour time.
* status_12_hour
A boolean value that determines whether the current time is
drawn using a 12- or 24-hour clock.
* description_12_hour
A boolean value that determines whether reminder start and end
times are drawn using 12- or 24-hour time in the description
window. This value also controls the format of timestamps in the
formatted calendars produced by view_week and view_month.
* center_cursor
A boolean value that determines how the screen and cursor move
during scrolling operations. When set to "true", the cursor is
fixed in the center of the timed reminders window, and the
schedule scrolls around it. When set to "false" (the default),
the cursor will move up and down the schedule during scrolling
operations.
* goto_big_endian
A boolean value that determines how the the goto operation will
parse dates. When set to "true", date specifiers should be in
ISO 8601 (YYYYMMDD) format. When set to "false", date specifiers
should be in European style DDMMYYYY format.
* quick_date_US
A boolean value that determines how the quick_add operation will
parse numeric dates with slashes, e.g. 6/1 (or 6/1/2006). When
set to "true", the first number is a month and the second is the
day of the month (June 1). When set to "false", these meanings
of these two fields are switched (January 6).
* number_weeks
A boolean value that determines whether or not weeks should be
numbered within the month calendar window. Weeks are numbered
according to the ISO 8601 standard. The ISO standard week begins
on Monday, so to avoid confusion it is recommended that
week_starts_monday be set to "true" when week numbering is
enabled.
* home_sticky
A boolean value that determines whether or not the cursor should
"stick" to the "home" position. When this option is set to
"true", then after pressing the <home> key the cursor will
automatically follow the current date and time. The effect is
cancelled by pressing any of the navigation keys.
* untimed_window_width
An integer value that determines the target width of the
month-calendar window and the untimed reminders window. The
allowable range is 34 to ($COLUMNS - 40) characters, and Wyrd
will silently disregard any setting outside this range.
* advance_warning
A boolean value that determines whether or not Wyrd should
display advance warning of reminders. When set to "true", Wyrd
will invoke Remind in a mode that generates advance warning of
reminders as specified in the reminder file.
* untimed_bold
A boolean value that determines whether or not Wyrd should
render untimed reminders using a bold font.
For maximum usefulness, busy_level1 < busy_level2 < busy_level3 <
busy_level4.
CALENDAR OPERATIONS
Every Wyrd operation can be made available to the interface using the
syntax described in the section on CREATING KEY BINDINGS. The
following is a list of every available operation.
* scroll_up
move the cursor up one element
* scroll_down
move the cursor down one element
* next_day
jump ahead one day
* previous_day
jump backward one day
* next_week
jump ahead one week
* previous_week
jump backward one week
* next_month
jump ahead one month
* previous_month
jump backward one month
* home
jump to the current date and time
* goto
begin entering a date specifier to jump to
* zoom
zoom in on the day schedule view (this operation is cyclic)
* edit
edit the selected reminder
* edit_any
edit a reminder file, without selecting any particular reminder
* scroll_description_up
scroll the description window contents up (when possible)
* scroll_description_down
scroll the description window contents down (when possible)
* quick_add
add a ‘‘quick reminder’’
* new_timed
create a new timed reminder
* new_timed_dialog
same as previous, with a reminder file selection dialog
* new_untimed
create a new untimed reminder
* new_untimed_dialog
same as previous, with a reminder file selection dialog
* new_templateN
create a new user-defined reminder using templateN, where N may
range from 0 to 9
* new_templateN_dialog
same as previous, with a reminder file selection dialog
* copy
copy a reminder to Wyrd’s clipboard
* cut
delete a reminder and copy it to Wyrd’s clipboard
* paste
paste a reminder from Wyrd’s clipboard into the schedule
* paste_dialog
same as previous, with a reminder file selection dialog
* switch_window
switch between the day schedule window on the left, and the
untimed reminder window on the right
* begin_search
begin entering a search string
* search_next
search for the next occurrence of the search string
* next_reminder
jump to the next reminder
* view_remind
view the output of remind for the selected date
* view_remind_all
view the output of remind for the selected date, triggering all
non-expired reminders
* view_week
view Remind’s formatted calendar for the week that contains the
selected date (the in-calendar timestamp formats are determined
by the value of description_12_hour)
* view_month
view Remind’s formatted calendar for the month that contains the
selected date (the in-calendar timestamp formats are determined
by the value of description_12_hour)
* refresh
refresh the display
* quit
exit Wyrd
* entry_complete
signal completion of search string entry or date specifier
* entry_backspace
delete the last character of the search string or date specifier
* entry_cancel
cancel entry of a search string or date specifier
COLORABLE OBJECTS
Each of Wyrd’s on-screen elements may be colored by the color scheme of
your choice, using the syntax defined in the section on SETTING THE
COLOR SCHEME. The following is a list of all colorable objects.
* help
the help bar at the top of the screen
* timed_default
an empty timeslot in the day-schedule window
* timed_current
the current time in the day-schedule window (if it is visible)
* timed_reminder1
a nonempty timeslot in the day-schedule window, indented to
level 1
* timed_reminder2
a nonempty timeslot in the day-schedule window, indented to
level 2
* timed_reminder3
a nonempty timeslot in the day-schedule window, indented to
level 3
* timed_reminder4
a nonempty timeslot in the day-schedule window, indented to
level 4
* untimed_reminder
an entry in the untimed reminders window
* timed_date
the vertical date strip at the left side of the screen
* selection_info
the line providing date/time for the current selection
* description
the reminder description window
* status
the bottom bar providing current date and time
* calendar_labels
the month and weekday labels in the calendar window
* calendar_level1
calendar days with low activity
* calendar_level2
calendar days with medium activity
* calendar_level3
calendar days with high activity
* calendar_today
the current day in the calendar window (if it is visible)
* left_divider
the vertical line to the left of the timed reminders window
* right_divider
the vertical and horizontal lines to the right of the timed
reminders window
CONTACT INFO
Wyrd author: Paul Pelzl <pelzlpj@eecs.umich.edu>
Wyrd website: http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~pelzlpj/wyrd
MISCELLANEOUS
‘‘Wyrd is a concept in ancient Anglo-saxon and Nordic cultures roughly
corresponding to fate.’’ -- Wikipedia
SEE ALSO
wyrd(1), remind(1)
AUTHOR
This manpage is written by Paul J. Pelzl <pelzlpj@eecs.umich.edu>.
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