Have you looked up talkingclock by Stormdragon
On 21/3/22 17:03, Samuel Wales wrote: > i have to have all lights and monitors off at night. but i have to > know the time so i can take medicine. > > i use slock and turn off monitor with ddccontrol. this might turn off > mouse and keyboard; i wouild have to check. > > i want debian to tell me the time at certain times. for example > tonight i have to take medicine at 2:40 am. > > here are ideas: > > - tell me time when i right click [kb much less accessible] > - tell me at a prespecified time like 2.40 am > - tell me the following hours: midnight, 1 am, 2am > > any would be ok i think. > > beeping would be ok too, such as the ship's bell's system or just 1 > extra beep added to the time for those 3 times. > > ideas please? i am not going to be able to do anything particularly > complex, buyt i can script bash. > > [if aboe not possible this would be off topic but if anybody has off > list a settable alarm or soething with a red light to see the time > [blue or white no good and pwm no good], that would be a lasst resort. > i don't hae a digita watch or cell phon e.] >
