On Sat, 2 Nov 2002, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote: > > > > Hello Lance, > > > > On Nov 2, Lance Hoffmeyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > | Anyone know if there is a way to put an htnl page > > | as a background in a window manager (windowmaker)? > > > > Hmmm. Load it in a web browser, print to file, convert the ps to a jpg > > or something, then set that to be the background? > > > > > This is what I am trying to do-- but automatically from a console. > Galeon will save as *.ps file. But does w3m,links, or wget save as > *.ps file? How can I write a script (bash, perl) to go to a website > and dump the html page as a *.ps file (or gif,jpeg...)? > > I am basically trying to get a local weather forecast off the web > and use it as a background on my desktop. > > Lance
If you are only interessted in numbers,etc, not in graphics, you could also write a (perl)script, which downloads the site, extracts the information and prints them to an image, but this would be a piece of work. Burkhard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
