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<td><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1" font color="#000000">main / projects / <b>replitxt</b></font></td>
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<td><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="1">Replitxt is the first implementation of my
extended desktop replicant class (xReplicant). I am developing the replicant class for
future use in <a href="http://www.kumo.it/BeOS/luna_sanctorum.html"><font color="#33aa77">Luna Sanctorum</font></a>,
but after seeing the nice transparent text controls that the crazy shell people have written
for M$Windoze I thought I would try and make my own!<br><br>
The latest version (v0.1a) can be downloaded <a href="http://www.kumo.it/BeOS/software/replitxt_v0.1a.zip"><font color="#33aa77">here</font></a>.</font></td>
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<tr><td><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1"><b>installation</b></font></td></tr>
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<td><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1">If you are reading this then you have already installed it (!) but I will confirm that the folder 
can be placed anywhere you want (except on a non BeOS partition!).</td></tr>
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<td><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1">Replitxt can be used to create new transparent text replicants and change the text of existing replicants.<br>
However, sometimes the transparent effect is not drawn properly so you must click on the replicant to refresh it.<br><br>
<b>Creating a new transparent replicant</b><br>
To create a new replicat you should double-click on the replitxt icon (or type replitxt in the Terminal from the directory you installed it in) and type in the text
that you want to appear in the box. Once you press enter or click on the button, a new window will appear with the new replicant inside.<br>
(If you cannot see the little handle in the bottom right of the replicant you should click on the BeOS menu and select "Show Replicants...").<br><br>
You can now drag this replicant onto the desktop, but make sure that it stays within the boundaries of the screen since this early version will crash Tracker if any
part of the replicant is outside of the screen.<br><br>
<b>Editing an existing replicant</b><br>
To edit an existing replicant you need to run the Terminal (or MuTerminal!) application and change the working directory to the replitxt one.
By running replitxt with different command line arguments you can list and communicate with the existing replicants:
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<td valign="top"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1"><b>replitxt --list</b></font></td>
<td><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1">This will list all the replitxt replicants that are on the desktop by showing the ID number for each replicant and the current text.</font></td>
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<td valign="top"><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1"><b>replitxt --text replicant_id "some text"</b></font></td>
<td><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1">This will send "some text" to the replicant with the ID specified by replicant_id. If the replicant does not exist, you should use the above command switch to check if you
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<tr><td><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1"><b>future development</b></font></td></tr>
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<td><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1">There are a number of things that I plan to implement in replitxt: 
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<li><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1">The ability to choose which workspace the replicant is visible on</font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1">Giving the user the choice of altering the default colours.</font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1">Prevent the flicker when resizing the replicant on a desktop with a background image.</font></li>
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<td><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1">The replitxt package (all files in the archive) and web contents are &copy; Rob Clarke. All rights reserved. It is freely usable and freely distributable for non-commercial purposes as long as the original archive remains unchanged. In no event shall I be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.</font></td>
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<tr><td><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1"><b>final words</b></font></td></tr>
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<td><font face="Verdana, sans-serif" size="1">If you have a suggestion, bug, or a request I am happy to hear them! Please tell me via e-mail at <a href="mailto:kumo@kumo.it"><font color="#33aa77">kumo@kumo.it</font></a>.</font></td>
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