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ixbiff_0.03d_i386 
NAME
ixbiff.conf - ixbiff(1) configuration file
DESCRIPTION
ixbiff is the main configuration file for ixbiff(1) which notify a user
when new mail arrives by blinking keyboard leds.
Every variable consists of two fields, an identifier field and a value
field. These two fields are seperated by one or more spaces or tabs and
an equal sign. There are three types of values: strings, boolean
values, and integers. Strings must be quoted (i.e. surrounded by "’s).
Boolean values can be either True or False.
Lines starting with a hash mark (‘#’’) and empty lines are ignored.
FORMAT
Here is an example taken from Ixbiff 0.03a. In general you shouldn’t
need to ask questions about the configuration file, because the
configuration file is well commented by default.
if true, enable some keyboard led eyecandy when ixbiff starts.
led_startup = true
if true, enable some keyboard led eyecandy when ixbiff stops.
led_shutdown = true
if false, the keyboard leds will stop blinking if your mailbox access
times and modification times differ. in other words, the keyboard leds
will stop blinking after you’ve read your mail, even if you haven’t
deleted the mail.
leds_on_after_accessed = false
if true, use Maildir format, if false, use standard UNIX mbox format
use_maildir_format = true
the led blink rate in milliseconds.
led_blink_rate = 100
the name of your mail client executable.
mail_client = "mutt"
if true, ixbiff will warn you (by blinking the leds in a certain
sequence) if the mail client is active for more than ‘‘warn_delay’’
minutes and every ‘‘warn_delay’’th minute thereafter.
warn_if_client_active = true
the delay in minutes between each mail client launch. this option have
no effect if ‘warn_if_client_active’’ is set to false.
warn_delay = 5
if false, the leds will stop blinking when your mail client is active
(except for the warning, if enabled, above).
leds_on_client_launch = false
this sequence is displayed when ixbiff starts. this sequence have no
effect if led_startup is false.
startup_sequence = 50, 2, 5, 2, 5, 2
this sequence is displayed when ixbiff stops. this sequence have no
effect if led_shutdown is false.
shutdown_sequence = 50, 5, 2, 5, 2, 5
when ixbiff wants to warn you that your mail client has been active for
warn_delay minutes, it display this sequence. this if course only
happens if warn_if_client_active is true.
client_active_sequence = 100, 7, 0, 7, 0, 7
mbox / maildir paths. Just specify the ones you want to use and
uncomment the rest.
led1 = "/home/abz/.mutt/mail/incoming/frogfoot/new"
led2 = "/home/abz/.mutt/mail/incoming/fireblue/new"
led3 = "/home/abz/.mutt/mail/incoming/blio/new"
SEQUENCES
Sequences define the way in which keyboard leds blink when certain
events occur.
all the sequences consist of a delay in milliseconds and a sequence of
flags. each of these flags is a bitwise OR of the leds that should
blink
below is the bit definitions for the leds
led1 = 001 (1)
led2 = 010 (2)
led3 = 100 (4)
this is best explained with an example, so here goes
let’s say, we want the leds to flash, one at a time, from left to right
and back again with a 75 ms pause between each flash:
sequence = 75, 1, 2, 4, 2, 1
here is another example: we want to flash the first and last led, then
pause (i.e. display nothing), display the middle led and then all of
them simultaneously. this should all happen at a 50 ms interval between
each flash
sequence = 50, 5, 0, 2, 7
SEE ALSO
ixbiff(1)
AUTHOR
Written by Abraham vd Merwe <abz@blio.net>