WMSTOCK(1)WMSTOCK(1)NAMEwmstock - a stock ticker dock app for Window Maker
SYNOPSISwmstock [-hruv] [--help] [--nonuke] [--reverse] [--version] [-d DELAY]
[--delay=DELAY] [-l DELAY] [--dldelay=DELAY] [-b BROWSER]
[--browser=BROWSER] [-o OPEN-CLOSE TIME] [--open=OPEN-CLOSE TIME]
[--newversion]
[-t DELAY] [--time2next=DELAY] StockSymbols...
DESCRIPTIONwmstock is a stock ticker dock app for Window Maker. It displays stock
quote data and cycles through tickers. wmstock is designed to dock
with the Window Maker dock, but it will run as a 64x64 window an any
window manager. wmstock is also very efficient with colors, and is
8-bit friendly.
The webpage is located at http://www.mattfischer.com/wmstock/ and the
newest release will be available there.
REQUIREMENTS
To use wmstock you must have PERL and wget installed and in your path.
Consult the INSTALL file for more details.
OPTIONS-d DELAY, --delay=DELAY
wait DELAY seconds before downloading new data. Default: 300
seconds (5 minutes).
-h, --help
display usage information and exit
-b, --browser=BROWSER
enter the full path to your web browser here. If you enter the
path, it will allow you to right click on a stock and go to the
Yahoo page to see more information and a chart. Note to lynx
users, your best bet for a path is to enter (this will of course
load lynx in a new xterm): "xterm -e /usr/bin/lynx" Don't for‐
get the quotes!
-l DELAY, --dldelay=DELAY
**DEPRECATED** wait DELAY minutes between downloading data and
updating the internal data and display
Note: This is no longer needed because I wait for the download
child to finish before updating the display.
-r, --reverse
display the tickers in reverse order, ie. if you enter them as
SUNW HWP EGRP it will show EGRP first, then HWP...
-t DELAY, --time2next=DELAY
wait DELAY seconds between switching the display from one ticker
to the next
Default: 10 seconds
-u, --nonuke
do not delete old quote data files out of ~/.wmstock
Note: wmstock will still download and overwrite the old files
anyway. I use this for my own debugging purposes, but someone
out there may have a reason to use this....
-o, --open=OPEN-CLOSE TIME
set the open and close time of the stock market (in 24 hour time
format) relative to YOUR time zone. wmstock will only download
quote information during these times, furthur minimizing band‐
width and CPU usage.
Note: The NYSE/NASDAQ/AMEX are open from 9:30 to 16:00 EST.
The quotes from Yahoo are on a 20 minute delay, so you will want
to add 20 minutes to this time. Myself, I live in the central
timezone, so I also want to subtract an hour. So, for example,
I write this... --open=8:50-15:20
-v, --version
output version information and exit
-e, --newversion
Check the webpage for a new version and exit
EXAMPLE
wmstock -o8:50-15:20 --browser=/usr/bin/netscape --delay=10 FDX
HWP T OV
USING THE MOUSE
Right Click - opens the stock ticker page for the quote that you are
looking at.
Left Click - advance to the next stock.
BUGS
See CHANGES documents in source distribution for list of bugs and bug
fixes.
Mail all bug reports/suggestions to mfischer@umr.edu specifying the
version and machine type you are using. Use 'uname -a' to explain the
machine type.
Please read all documentation before asking for help!
AUTHOR
Matt Fischer
email: mfischer@umr.edu
Dallas, TX (USA)
April 20, 2000 WMSTOCK(1)
