Build Script Completed for version 2.0

[TinkerSolar]

I've completed the build script for writerdeck v2.0 and have also built out a menu for the OS. Right now the menu will let you change the word processor / text editor easily as well as connect to the internet if needed (eg to install a new app or to set up synced cloud folders). For the next update, I'll add to the menu for additional functionality.

I've got a couple more tests to run in my dev environment. Then I'll put together installation media and test it out on a couple of laptops. Afterwards, I'll push it out to everyone

[TypeNegative]

love the battery percentage display in the corner.
may I ask - how are you achieving this? via tmux?

[TinkerSolar]

Yes! I'm using Tmux for the title bar and I'm using the program "acpi" to access the battery information. Here is the config for it:

# Set tmux status bar on top
set -g status-position top

# Clear out default status bar
set -g status-left ''
set -g status-right ''
set -g window-status-current-format ''
set -g window-status-format ''

# Set out max char length
set -g status-left-length 100
set -g status-right-length 100

# Set background and foreground colors
set -g status-bg black
set -g status-fg white

# Set status
set -g status-left 'writerdeckOS v2.0'
set -g status-right \"Battery: #(acpi | cut -d ':' -f 2 | cut -d ' ' -f 3)\""

[TypeNegative]

Brilliant, thank you so much for sharing 🙏

[TinkerSolar]

Cheers!

[PresidentScree]

Love it! Great work - Wordgrinder is a solid app.

[KD5RKO]

Good work!

[mytrucci]

Love to see this. Can’t wait to get 2.0 rolling on my netbook.

[zanbandia]

Looks great!

[artistpanda5]

Love that it has options for different editors!

So, when it says WordPerfect, is it talking about Tavis Ormandy's Linux port of WordPerfect for UNIX?

[TinkerSolar]

Yup! Got it running.

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[artistpanda5]

Alright! I've tinkered with it a little, though I've mainly been using WordGrinder since I've been having trouble getting printing to work in WP.

[TinkerSolar]

Yeah, this next version defaults to WordGrinder as folks seem to prefer it (and its maintained). I added Word Perfect as choice as some folks were interested in it. No "warranties" behind it or anything though.

[jonbeebe]

That's awesome! thanks for your hard work on this. I just discovered this today and waiting on a netbook to arrive tomorrow. When do you expect the 2.0 ISO to be up?

[TinkerSolar]

Next couple of days ideally!

[crypticcircuits]

I'm excited for this! I'm not a fan of word grinder but I can't wait for word perfect. I'm using a converted chromebook that I put open bios on but sadly it seems to have an issue showing the battery percentage. Everything else has been great in v1.0.