Sound for countdown timer

[alex]

Peter Garrett wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:01:44 -0400
> alex <aradsky at ne.rr.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> alex wrote:
>>     
>>> I'm trying to get sound working for a general purpose countdown timer
>>> that can be set for hours, minutes, and seconds.  It offers a variety of
>>> sounds that you can choose from to indicate the end of countdown.  The
>>> counter works in Windows or Linux.  I want to use it in UBUNTU.
>>>
>>>
>>> The counter works _online_ and you can access it directly online without
>>> downloading at:
>>>
>>>              http://timberfrog.com/countdown/
>>>        
>>>
>>> In my case, the timer can be set and works counts down fine but that I don't have
>>> any sound  neither the test nor end of countdown, so I need help in setting up the sound.
>>>
>>> Help, please......
>>> alex
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> I've tried other countdown timers in UBUNTU and none of them have the
>> ease of use that this one
>> has.  You can't know this unless you actually try it.   If you do, you
>> may get sound because  your UBUNTU may have something that mine lacks.
>>                  
>>
>>                http://timberfrog.com/countdown/
>>
>>
>> I have this timer in Windows XP and sound is perfect but I prefer to
>> operate in UBUNTU.
>>
>> I'm not sure whether the sound is provided on line along with the
>> coundown and my computer lacks the software to get it or if the sound
>> comes from some where in the UNUNTU installation.
>>
>> alex
>>     
>
>   


> I get sound on that site - not sure what you are missing.
>   
_This makes it look like my UBUNTU lacks something that can  get sound 
from an online connection_.


Could someone else give it a check by clicking on the website?
             http://timberfrog.com/countdown/




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There are several, though I haven't looked lately to see which ones
are the easiest to use through Ubuntu; try this:

    aptitude search timer    or  aptitude search countdown

    You won't have to be root to try this.  Are you seeking a GUI kind
of thing?  There's a 'typing rest timer', for example, or if you're
comfortable with the command line, you can always pipe commands like this:

   echo /usr/local/bin/mytimer-program | at now +12 minutes

   ...and in 12 minutes the program will launch, though it won't be tied
to an X window, unless you make special arrangements.

   I use something like this:

   echo "$HOME/bin/wakeme Today we look for work" | at now + 1 day

   And the program will call 'wakeme' which uses festival to say the
words, after playing some claxon sounds, and making sure the music
players have all been stopped.  Yeah, it's an alarm clock.


        

There are several, though I haven't looked lately to see which ones
are the easiest to use through Ubuntu; try this:

    aptitude search timer    or  aptitude search countdown

    You won't have to be root to try this.  Are you seeking a GUI kind
of thing?  There's a 'typing rest timer', for example, or if you're
comfortable with the command line, you can always pipe commands like this:

   echo /usr/local/bin/mytimer-program | at now +12 minutes

   ...and in 12 minutes the program will launch, though it won't be tied
to an X window, unless you make special arrangements.

   I use something like this:

   echo "$HOME/bin/wakeme Today we look for work" | at now + 1 day

   And the program will call 'wakeme' which uses festival to say the
words, after playing some claxon sounds, and making sure the music
players have all been stopped.  Yeah, it's an alarm clock.




> for what it's worth, have a look at:
>
> http://www.boinc.ch/~thoreauputic/Timer_Script.html
>
> Disclaimer: I wrote it :)  ( shameless plug for my little timer! )
>
> It does a countdown, and beeps when completed. You can also run simple
> commands at the end of the countdown. For example, in the delayed command
> field type
>
> audacious /home/alex/music/yoursong.ogg
>
> ( or xmms or whatever )
>
> It handles hours minutes and seconds, and gives a graphical countdown
> showing time left. It is point-and-click, but requires Xdialog to run.
> You can easily install xdialog, though. It has an optional colours file
> that is basically dark - because default gtk 1.2 looks pretty horrible. It
> will use gtk 1.2 themes though. ( not gtk-2).
>
> I use it to remind me that I have food in the oven and it's time to get it
> before it burns to a crisp :)
>
> Just a suggestion - it's a bash script that uses xdialog for the GUI.
>
> Peter
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