scripts using osd_cat, (xosd) some i put in crontab

anews.py

#!/usr/bin/python

#Read Arch Linux RSS news; 

import feedparser
from subprocess import call
import re
import textwrap


d = feedparser.parse("https://www.archlinux.org/feeds/news/")

for f in range(0,1):
    print(d.entries[f].title)
    xy = d.entries[f].title

anewsosd

#!/bin/bash
export DISPLAY=":0"
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)

/path/to/anews.py |  osd_cat  -p bottom -A centre -f '-*-pragmatapro-*-*-*-*-29-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' -corange

battosd

#!/bin/bash
RECUPD="$(cat /sys/devices/platform/smapi/BAT0/remaining_running_time)" 
echo -n "Battery Minutes Remaining"  "$RECUPD" | osd_cat -A left -p top -f '-*-pragmatapro-*-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' -cgreen -o 30

chkupdosd

#!/bin/bash
export DISPLAY=":0"
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)

UPD="$(checkupdates)"  
echo -n "Pending Updates"  "$UPD" | osd_cat -A center -p middle -f '-*-pragmatapro-*-*-*-*-20-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' -cgreen -l 25 -s 2 -o -55


exit 0

factosd

#!/bin/bash
export DISPLAY=":0"
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)
FACT=$(wget randomfunfacts.com -O - 2>/dev/null | grep \<strong\> | sed "s;^.*<i>\(.*\)</i>.*$;\1;")
echo -n "Factoid : " "$FACT" |  osd_cat -A center -p top -f '-*-pragmatapro-*-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' -cgreen -o 30 -s 2 -l 2

fortuneosd

#!/bin/bash
export DISPLAY=":0"
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)

fortune -s | osd_cat -A center -o 25 -p top -f '-*-pragmatapro-*-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' -cgreen -s5

exit 0

mpdnposd

#!/bin/sh
export DISPLAY=":0"
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)
NP="$(mpc current -h 192.168.1.33)"   
echo -n "MPD Now Playing :"  "$NP" | osd_cat -p bottom -A center -f '-*-pragmatapro-*-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' -cgreen -s5
 

mpvnposd

#!/bin/bash
export DISPLAY=":0"
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)
MPVNP=$(ponymix list --short | awk -F '\t' '/sink-input/ && $4 == "mpv Media Player" {print $3}' )
echo -n "Now Playing: " "$MPVNP"  | osd_cat -A center -p bottom -f '-*-roboto-*-*-*-*-34-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' -c '#ffafff' -s 5 

recupdosd

#!/bin/bash
#export DISPLAY=":0,0"
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)
RECUPD="$(tac /var/log/pacman.log | sed -n '/full system upgrade/q;s/.*\[ALPM\] upgraded //p')"
echo -n "Recent Updates"  "$RECUPD" | osd_cat -o 35 -A right -p top -f '-*-pragmatapro-*-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' -cgreen -l 30 30

volosd

#!/bin/bash

#####################
# Config
CHANNEL='Master'
FONT='10x20'


####################
# Code
action=$1; shift

# Unmute the volume and increase/decrease it
# Arg 1: volume change to set (1+ or 1-)
set_volume() {
    amixer sset $CHANNEL unmute &> /dev/null &
    volume=$(amixer sset $CHANNEL $1 unmute | \
             grep "Left: Playback" | \
             grep -o "\[[0-9]*%\]" | \
             tr '[%]' ' ')
}

# Get the current volume %
# No args
get_volume() {
    volume=$(amixer sget $CHANNEL | \
             grep "Left: Playback" | \
             grep -o "\[[0-9]*%\]" | \
             tr '[%]' ' ')
}

# Toggle Master volume mute on/off
# No args
mute_volume() {
    status=$(amixer sset $CHANNEL toggle | \
             grep "Left: Playback" | \
             grep -o "\[on\]\|\[off\]" | \
             tr '[]' ' ')
}

# Use xosd to show a volume guage on the screen
# Arg 1: Current volume as percent of full volume
# Arg 2: (optional) Text to show above bar
show_volume() {
    killall -9 -q osd_cat &>/dev/null

	osd_cat     --font="$FONT"     --shadow=1     --color=green     --pos=middle     --align=center     --delay=2 --text "$( [ "z$1" = "z" ] && echo Volume: $2% || echo $1 )"    --barmode=percentage --percentage=$1 
}

case "$action" in
    show)
        get_volume
		show_volume $volume 
        ;;

    incr)
        delta=1+
        set_volume $delta
        show_volume $volume 
        ;;

    decr)
        delta=1-
        set_volume $delta
        show_volume $volume 
        ;;

    mute)
        mute_volume
        case "$status" in
            off)
                show_volume 0 "Muted"
                ;;
            on)
                get_volume
                show_volume $volume
                ;;
        esac
        ;;
    *)
        echo "Usage: $0 {incr|decr|mute|show}"
        ;;
esac

weatherosd

#!/bin/bash
export DISPLAY=":0"
export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)

ansiweather -a false -l glasgow -u metric | rev | cut -c48- | rev | osd_cat -o 55 -A centre -p top -f '-*-pragmatapro-*-*-*-*-24-*-*-*-*-*-*-*' -cgreen -s 5