neofetch Config, chafa | Arch Linux Community | Page 1

frigid swift Dec 29, 2023, 4:21 PM

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i want to configure neofetch so that i can display ascii art there using chafa ? like that ? @fluid pecan

fluid pecan Dec 29, 2023, 4:22 PM

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frigid swift i want to configure neofetch so that i can display ascii art there using chafa ?...

the way I did it, I created a file in ~/.config/neofetch called ascii.txt

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copied the ascii I wanted there

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and set image_backend to ascii

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and image_source to ~/.config/ascii.txt

terse dune Dec 29, 2023, 7:00 PM

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@frigid swift

frigid swift Dec 30, 2023, 10:53 AM

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@fluid pecan but its an image that is opened using chafa..

fluid pecan Dec 30, 2023, 10:53 AM

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oh

frigid swift Dec 30, 2023, 10:53 AM

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@lavish ingot sorry i gone afk last night

fluid pecan Dec 30, 2023, 10:53 AM

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sorry, I don't know how chafa works

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I'll look into it tho

frigid swift Dec 30, 2023, 10:54 AM

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wait ill send u what i have configured

fluid pecan Dec 30, 2023, 10:54 AM

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is it an image file that it opens?

frigid swift Dec 30, 2023, 10:54 AM

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its in my .zshrc file

alias redimg='sticker_dir="/home/keqing/.stickers"; random_sticker=$(ls "$sticker_dir" | shuf -n 1); chafa -s 50x50 "$sticker_dir/$random_sticker"'
redimg

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means it selectts a random sticker.png from the .sticker dir

frigid swift Dec 30, 2023, 10:55 AM

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fluid pecan is it an image file that it opens?

and display it using chafa when i open the terminal

fluid pecan Dec 30, 2023, 10:55 AM

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got it

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I'm not at home right now, but as soon as I arrive, I'll take a deeper look into this

frigid swift Dec 30, 2023, 10:56 AM

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okie thanx budd..

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ill try to explore certain ways to it

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