The Beast Desktop Environment - Changelog
All Beast modules adhere to Semantic Versioning.
beast-scripts usually have a primary purpose with the code allowing for further specialized uses. A certain script that might be intended for hotkey use will typically offer additional modes that may be activated by passing certain parameters.
They are typically named according to a simple scheme of <COMMAND>_<INTRUCTION>_<SUBJECT>.sh or <TOOL>_<DO>_<ON>.sh. TOOL designates the main tool used for the operation, DO the intruction and ON whatever is affected by the operation. Here's an example:
desktop/i3lock_lock_screen.sh
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ └─ subject ("ON")
│ │ └─ intruction ("DO")
│ └─ command ("TOOL")
└─ category
Upon installation, the command name is converted to B<INITIAL_OF_CATEGORY><DO>_<ON>. Therefore desktop/i3lock_lock_screen.sh becomes BDlock_screen.
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beast-scripts 0.5.0 (2023-05-09)
- csminer_mine_monero.sh: consider BEAST_MINER_THREADS environment variable
- maim_take_screenshot.sh: rename from maim_screenshot.sh
- tmux_launch_console.sh: source XDG-directory environment variables
- new ffmpeg_record_desktop.sh: record videos of desktop, window or selection
- new mv_trash_resource.sh: move files or directories to /tmp for deletion
- new sdiff_merge_skel.sh: merge configuration from /etc/skel
beast-scripts 0.4.0 (2022-03-31)
- fzopen_update_index.sh: make index updates more reliable
- tmux_launch_console.sh: correct selection of last and next month for calendar
- new ffmpeg_extract_clip.sh: extract clip from video or audio
- new sxiv_browse_images.sh: browse a directory's images as gallery
- new sxiv_view_svg.sh: create temporary png for fast display
beast-scripts 0.3.2 (2022-03-16)
- fzopen_update_index.sh: create incrontab if it doesn't exist
- gzy_fuzzy_find.sh: do not cd when jump is cancelled (ctrl-c)
- tmux_launch_console.sh: start rover with XDG directories opened in registers 4-8
- new torbrowser_launch_browser.sh: launch tor-browser with --allow-remote --new-tab
beast-scripts 0.3.1 (2022-03-02)
- tmux_launch_console.sh: replace "while 1" by "while true"
- maim_screenshot.sh: ensure valid file names (using inline-detox & cut)
- tmux_toggle_window.sh: launch default Beast Console if no session found (BDlaunch_console instead of "|| tmux")
- feh_randomize_wallpaper.sh: make wallpaper change immediate by calling BDupdate_statusbar
beast-scripts 0.3.0 (2021-06-11)
- dmenu_paste_snippet.sh: select custom colors through env vars BD_DMENU_COLOR1 and BD_DMENU_COLOR2
- pass_manage_passwords.sh: select custom colors through env vars BD_DMENU_COLOR1 and BD_DMENU_COLOR2
- new eyed3_show_id3.sh: quickly access a songs ID3 information
- new mpc_play_track.sh: offer quick song selection for mpd
beast-scripts 0.2.2 (2021-05-05)
- pass_manage_passwords.sh: offer dmenu filtering if auto-login match is ambiguous and add sanity check to paste_and_clear_selection (only single-line username + password shall be pasted)
- tmux_launch_console.sh: refactor for looping executables in a DRY manner and replace extra shell by rover window and ditch problematic tmux hook
beast-scripts 0.2.1 (2020-12-18)
- tmux_launch_console.sh: improve a pane's wording
- tmux_toggle_window.sh: maintain VIM-window layout across resizes and don't switch tmux window unless tmux X window is active
beast-scripts 0.2.0 (2020-12-10)
- new fzopen_update_index.sh: create and maintain an index of files and directories
beast-scripts 0.1.1 (2020-12-10)
- dmenu_paste_snippet.sh: turn ~/.config/beast/snippets file into directory and use all files inside of it
- feh_randomize_wallpaper.sh: fix maxdepth/recursion
- gzy_fuzzy_find.sh enable smart-case filtering and ditch ag in favor of grep
- tmux_launch_console.sh: replace XDG_* in scripts by call to
xdg-user-dir ... and improve finance-related panes
beast-scripts 0.1.0 (2020-11-28)
- new csminer_mine_monero.sh: donate hashrate easily or mine for oneself
- new date_log_instant.sh: quickly log date and time (intended for hotkey use)
- new tmux_launch_console.sh: launch the Beast Console (Beast's main user interface)
- new cat_get_battery_charge.sh: evaluate current battery charge (intended for display in statusbar)
- new maim_screenshot.sh: take screenshots of window, fullscreen or cursor-selection (intended for hotkey use)
- new xsetroot_update_statusbar.sh: periodically update status bar with useful information
- new gzy_fuzzy_find.sh: filter for contents blazingly fast
- new pass_manage_passwords.sh: manage credentials and the URL's where they apply
- new feh_randomize_wallpaper.sh: select and set a wallpaper from a given set (see .config/beast/backgrounds/README)
- new dmenu_paste_snippet.sh: quickly select and paste text snippets and clipboard content
- new tmux_toggle_window.sh: jump to specific Beast Console windows (intended for hotkey use)
- new i3lock_lock_screen.sh: lock the session and show a picture (see .config/beast/lockscreens/README)