[GoLUG] Tuesday talk on Shell Scripting

[Ron / BCLUG]

Steve Litt wrote on 2023-11-22 20:11:

> The meeting was spectacular, I learned a lot about shellscripts.

I'll second that - great presentation, lots of learnin'.


> after the meeting, we discussed compiler theory. Ron BC showcased
> his CSS/Javascript tool at http://bclug.ca:8008/tools/fancy-hover/ .

The link http://bclug.ca:8008/tools/ will give an nginx "fancy-index" to
3 tools (directories):

* fancy-hover:
	* on mouse hover, a gradient fill will transition
	  under the elements with class fancy-hover (CSS)
	* a mousemove listener will change the gradient as
	  a mouse moves along it (JS)

* random-scramble:
	* at page load or mouseover, any elements with a
	  "random-scramble" class will have all their
	  characters repeatedly randomized
	* upper, lower, digit, and punctuation types will be preserved
	* once a minimum number of cycles have occurred (5?),
	  the random chars are replaced with the original, left to right

* curled-corners:
	* a visual effect to make it look like an element is on paper
	  that is curling up at the corner(s)
	* this is a work in progress
	* when resizing a window, the effect can drift outside the wrong
	  edges of the styled element - this needs work, there may not
	  be a one-size-fits-all solution
	* JS will probably be used to measure the element and adjust
	  the CSS variables to ensure pleasant visuals at any size
	* JS may be implemented to make the corner curl effect change
	  with mouse movement
* all:
	* currently applies fancy-hover and random-scramble to elements

With a few more tweaks, these will be available to plug into any project
by merely including a couple very small files and applying the desired
CSS class to chosen elements.



> I hope Ron BC will give a presentation on Javascript in our February 
> GoLUG meeting.

This idea sounds really fun, I'd like to do this if anyone's interested
in the state of JS in 2024.


> People from all over North America were there, including several
> GoLUGgers. A good time was had by all!
I'd like to third this - it was a really great evening.


rb