chronos 0.1.1

An ncurses stopwatch/timer.

chronos

chronos is an ncurses stopwatch/timer. It supports multiple simultaneous timers, which makes it ideal for keeping track of time spent on various tasks.

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Okay, how do I use it?

Installing

From the command line:

pip install chronos

Usage

To use chronos, run it from the command line:

chronos

You should see a blank screen with a border.

Commands

Type “:” to bring up a command window at the bottom of the screen (yes, a la Vim). The following commands are supported:

n [title]   - Creates and starts a new timer.
e[n][title] - Edits the title of the nth timer.
p[n]        - Pauses/starts the nth timer.
r[n]        - Resets the nth timer.
q           - Quits the program.
h           - Shows the help screen.

So, to create a timer titled, ‘Test’, simply type:

:n Test

Then, to pause it:

:p1

To reset it:

:r1

Version Information

Current stable release is v0.1.1, last updated on 21 February 2012.

Feedback

Feel free to send any feedback you may have regarding this project to [e-mail].

Changelog

v0.1.1

• Change xterm-color to xterm to support curs_set(0) (GH-1)

v0.1

• Initial release