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diff --git a/libre/cowsay/0004-document-animated-cows-and-the-a-option.patch b/libre/cowsay/0004-document-animated-cows-and-the-a-option.patch new file mode 100644 index 000000000..74ad8a5f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/libre/cowsay/0004-document-animated-cows-and-the-a-option.patch @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +From 82780016431fb3d495bca70d3182dd8ebe5c31a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 +From: bill-auger <mr.j.spam.me@gmail.com> +Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:21:19 -0400 +Subject: [PATCH 4/5] document animated cows and the `-a` option + +--- + cowsay.1 | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- + 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) + +diff --git a/cowsay.1 b/cowsay.1 +index e522c01..84760b4 100644 +--- a/cowsay.1 ++++ b/cowsay.1 +@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ cowsay + .IR tongue_string ] + .RB [ \-W + .IR column ] +-.RB [ \-bdgpstwy ] ++.RB [ \-abdgpstwy ] + .SH DESCRIPTION + .I Cowsay + generates an ASCII picture of a cow saying something provided by the +@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ accept standard input for a message in this case. + There are several provided modes which change the appearance of the + cow depending on its particular emotional/physical state. The + .B \-b +-option initiates Borg mode; ++option initiates Borg mode; + .B \-d + causes the cow to appear dead; + .B \-g +@@ -108,7 +108,15 @@ with the + .B \-l + switch. + .PP +-If the program is invoked as ++The ++.B \-a ++option initiates animation single-stepping mode. This allows stepping forwards ++and backwards through an animation sequence, frame-by-frame, at your own pace. ++This helps greatly while creating and fine-tuning the animated .cow files. In ++this way, you can watch closely, to see how the picture changes from one frame ++to the next. ++.PP ++If the program is invoked as + .B cowthink + then the cow will think its message instead of saying it. + .PP +@@ -131,6 +139,36 @@ interpolation. The name of a cowfile should end with + otherwise it is assumed not to be a cowfile. Also, at-signs (``@'') + must be backslashed because that is what Perl 5 expects. + .PP ++.SH ANIMATED COWS ++.PP ++Animations are simply multiple normal .cow files, which will be shown, one after ++the other. To create new animated cows (or any other critters), make a new ++directory and add all of the animation files to the directory. The name of the ++directory will be the name given by `cowsay -l`. The names of the files within ++are arbitrary; but note that they will be shown in alpha-numeric order. ++.PP ++By passing the `-a` option, you can to step through an animation sequence, ++frame-by-frame. Press the 'period' key to step forward by one frame. Press the ++'comma' key to step backward by one frame. Press the 'q' key to quit. ++.PP ++For creating new cows and experimenting with a source-code distribution, ++(aka: "in-tree", without installing the program), run cowsay like this: ++ $ export COWPATH=./cows ; perl ./cowsay -f <COW_NAME> moo ; ++.PP ++\... where `-f <COW_NAME>` may be a cow name (per `cowsay -l`), a .cow filename, ++or an animation directory name - <COW_NAME> may also be a file-system path, ++in which case, the `export` command may be omitted. See EXAMPLES below. ++.PP ++EXAMPLES: ++ For a single cow: ++ $ perl ./cowsay -f ./cows/default.cow moo ++ Or for a single animation frame: ++ $ perl ./cowsay -f ./cows/backflip-cow/backflip-cow_1.cow moo ++ To run a complete animation sequence: ++ $ COWPATH=./cows perl ./cowsay -f backflip-cow moo ++ To step through an animation sequence: ++ $ COWPATH=./cows perl ./cowsay -f backflip-cow -a moo ++.PP + .SH COMPATIBILITY WITH OLDER VERSIONS + .PP + What older versions? :-) +-- +2.40.0 + |