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+====== riot and picker ======
+|x|DRAFT|
+| The menu usage is mentioned to complement\\ the technique used in the forthcoming toobnix video\\ or Tea Note. |
+=== From riot or rio: ===
+^   New   ^ <= release the button here^
+|   Resize   |	|
+|   Move   |	|
+|   Delete   |	|
+|   Hide   |	|
+|1|At the rio grey screen, press the right button of your mouse. A menu (above) should appear. Then, release the button over the “New” option.|
+|2|Now, press the right button again near the upper-left corner of Drawterm, and drag the mouse to the lower-right before releasing the button, drawing a rectangle.|
+^ Location and usage ^
+| A location and usage is mentioned. Some\\ of these topics are discussed in the video. |
+^Experimental on 9p.sdf.org^^^
+|x|/amd64/bin/rio| includes 'riot' ((Previous draft: //includes 'riot' and 'riow'// was removed.)) [%%:!:%%] ((The [%%:!:%%] is  interchangeable with a //[CAUTION]//, for the [[plan9front_-_acme_sam_abaco_mothra_and_man#abaco|abaco]], and [[plan9front_-_acme_sam_abaco_mothra_and_man#mothra|mothra]] browsers. :!:))|
+|x|/bin/riot||
+|x|rio|''usage:''|''rio [ -f font ] [ -i initcmd ] [ -k kbdcmd ] [ -s ]''|
+|x|riot|''usage:''|''riot [ -b ] [ -f font ] [ -i cmd ] [ -k kbdcmd ] [ -s ]''|
+^contrib on 9p.sdf.org^^^
+|x|/usr/sdf/bin/riot.new| user contributed |
+|x|riot.new|''usage:''|''rio [ -f font ] [ -i initcmd ] [ -k kbdcmd ] [ -s ]''|
+===== tutorial notes =====
+| Future Tea Note events about this topic may\\ benefit from note taking. This section is intended\\ to assist with that process.|
+==== Rio usage: ====
+|x| Practice with mouse button 3 menu '**//New//**' |
+^   New   ^ <= release the button here^
+|   Resize   |	|
+|   Move   |	|
+|   Delete   |	|
+|   Hide   |	|
+|x| Practice with ''rio''. |
+<code>
+  % rio
+</code>
+|x| Practice with mouse button 3 '**//Delete//**' |
+|   New   |	|
+|   Resize   |	|
+|   Move   |	|
+^   Delete   ^ <= release the button here^
+|   Hide   |	|
+==== Riot and picker usage: ====
+|x| Practice with mouse button 3 menu '**//New//**' |
+^   New   ^ <= release the button here^
+|   Resize   |	|
+|   Move   |	|
+|   Delete   |	|
+|   Hide   |	|
+|x| Practice with ''riot''.|
+<code>
+  % riot
+</code>
+|x| Practice with ''picker''.|
+<code>
+  % picker < /dev/theme > /dev/theme
+</code>
+| Paste the //picker// snarf buffer into an acme or sam editor file.\\ Sam will require an additional mouse button 2 menu\\ '<rio>' snarf buffer toggle. |
+|Mouse button 3 select '//snarf all//' from the //picker// window. ||
+^   snarf all   ^ <= release the button here^
+|x| topng |
+Three ''topng'' screen, or window, capture methods are mentioned: [[vps_-_9front#command_reminder|Command reminder]].
+|x| $home/lib/profile |
+^ Advanced riot usage: ^
+| The 'riot' command replaces the 'rio'\\ command in the $home/lib/profile file. |
+^SDF Plan9 Boot Camp Fall 2021 TEA NOTE #3^
+|https://toobnix.org/w/qVFBCXxWT9qWTn2rR9UCyX|
+|00:00:00 - Introduction and News|
+|00:03:30 - The Challenges and ‘''com''’|
+|00:10:00 - Review on accessing //vps9.sdf.org// and managing your VM|
+|00:16:00 - Accessing ///usr/sdf// on 9p from your VM|
+|00:18:00 - Challenge 3 and 4|
+|00:19:00 - Modifying rio (‘''riot''’) to support themes and backgrounds|
+|00:26:00 - using ‘''picker''’|
+|00:40:30 - Your personal website on //9p.sdf.org//|
+|[[toobnix|Using the SDF Video Gallery]]|<sup>toobnix.org</sup>|
+====== toobnix.org notes ======
+| These are notes from the video. The 1st method\\ requires the use of the delete key to escape. |
+===== riot and picker – toobnix =====
+^ $home/lib/profile ^
+| # riot -i $home/bin/rc/riostart |
+<code>
+ % picker < /dev/theme > /dev/theme
+</code>
+|Mouse button 3 select '//snarf all//' from the //picker// window. ||
+^   snarf all   ^ <= release the button here^
+==== 1st method: ====
+<code>
+  % cat >theme1.new
+</code>
+^ % cat >theme1.new ^
+| # paste the '//snarf all//' selected text here:\\ [append with a new line]\\ [press the delete key to escape] |
+==== 2nd method: ====
+<code>
+  % cat /dev/theme >theme2.new
+</code>
+===== Example: =====
+|x| When starting 'riot', redirect a “rio.theme” to 'riot'. |
+^ $home/lib/profile ^
+| riot -i $home/bin/rc/riostart |
+^ $home/bin/rc/riostart ^
+| [Replace //glenda// with your username.] |
+<file config $home/bin/rc/riostart>
+#!/bin/rc
+window 'cat /usr/glenda/lib/theme/rio.theme > /mnt/wsys/theme;
+	sleep 0.5;
+	grep softscreen /dev/vgactl >> /dev/vgactl;
+	echo hwblank off >> /dev/vgactl'
+</file>
+^ $home/lib/theme/rio.theme ^
+| An example of the command and file. |
+<code>
+ % pwd
+ $home/lib/theme
+ % cat /dev/theme >rio.theme
+</code>
+<file config riot rio.theme example:>
+rioback	777777
+back	282828
+high	cccccc
+border	999999
+text	babe94
+htext	000000
+title	55aaaa
+ltitle	9eeeee
+hold	000099
+lhold	005dbb
+palehold	4993dd
+paletext	d5d5d5
+size	ff0000
+menubar	448844
+menuback	eaffea
+menuhigh	448844
+menubord	88cc88
+menutext	000000
+menuhtext	eaffea
+</file>
+<file config riot rc/riostart example (change username):>
+#!/bin/rc
+window 0,0,161,117 stats -lmisce
+window -scroll -miny 130
+window 'cat /usr/username/lib/theme/rio.theme > /mnt/wsys/theme;
+        sleep 0.5;
+        grep softscreen /dev/vgactl >> /dev/vgactl;
+        echo hwblank off >> /dev/vgactl'
+</file>
+^Experimental on 9p.sdf.org^^^
+|x|/amd64/bin/rio| includes 'riot' ((Previous draft: //includes 'riot' and 'riow'// was removed.)) [%%:!:%%] ((The [%%:!:%%] is  interchangeable with a //[CAUTION]//, for the [[plan9front_-_acme_sam_abaco_mothra_and_man#abaco|abaco]], and [[plan9front_-_acme_sam_abaco_mothra_and_man#mothra|mothra]] browsers. :!:))|
+|x|/bin/riot||
+^contrib on 9p.sdf.org^^^
+|x|/usr/sdf/bin/riot.new| user contributed |
+==== riow ====
+|x|''riow''|virtual desktops|http://only9fans.com/sigrid/riow/HEAD/info.html|
+| | //Fall 2021 [[plan_9_boot_camp_tea_note_presentation|TEA NOTE]] #3// ((The context of the 2021 //includes 'riot' and 'riow'// note needs review.)) ((Review: `kbdtap` was introduced to 'rio', which allowed 'riow' to be implemented as an external program.)) |  //*NOTE*: riow is included in 9front since Sep 2022.//  ||
+|x|/bin/riow|||
+|x|riow|''usage:''|''riow [ -s label ]''|
+|x| Two independent ‘''riow''’ methods.|
+== By hand: ==
+<code>
+cpu% window -scroll riow
+</code>
+== With riostart: ==
+<file config rio and riow rc/riostart example:>
+#!/bin/rc
+window 0,0,161,117 stats -lmisce
+window -scroll -miny 130
+window -scroll riow
+</file>
+===== Background =====
+|x|  **Notes for preparing a background image:**  | //[blank]// |
+|x|  //''jpg -9''//  |http://man.9front.org/1/jpg|
+| |  //**''-9''** Like -c, but produce an uncompressed image. This saves processing time, particularly when the output is being piped to another program such as page(1), since it avoids compression and decompression.//  |"|
+|x|  //''jpg -t''//  |http://man.9front.org/1/jpg|
+| |  //**''-t''** Convert the image, if it is in color, to a true color RGB image.//  |"|
+| |  Note: //**''-c''** Convert the image to a Plan 9 representation, as defined by image(6), and write it to standard output.//  |"|
+^ Example: ^
+| ''jpg -9t <coolwallpaper1920x1080.jpg >/usr/$user/lib/1920x1080.img'' |
+<code>
+  cpu% jpg -9t <coolwallpaper1920x1080.jpg >/usr/$user/lib/1920x1080.img
+</code>
+^ Example 1920x1080 output ^^
+| | ''file /usr/$user/lib/1920x1080.img'' |
+|x| ''//plan 9 image, depth 24, size 1920x1080//'' |
+====== Tea Note – ongoing ======
+| Future Tea Note discussion about this topic may\\ benefit from note taking. This section is intended\\ as a reminder. Comment on the SDF [[vps_-_9front#getting_involved|plan9-l]] list. |
+^ Possible Tea Note questions sent to SDF plan9-l, or com ^^
+| **1.** |Are 'riot' and 'riow' included in the 9p.sdf.org 'rio' ((Review: `kbdtap` was introduced to 'rio', which allowed 'riow' to be implemented as an external program.))?|