https://github.com/cuperino/teleprompter-for-terminals-april-fools-works

Ever thought an Electron based teleprompter software consumes way too many resources? Now you can telnet or ssh into Teleprompter for Terminals, a teleprompter solution with no dependencies on X.
https://github.com/cuperino/teleprompter-for-terminals-april-fools-works

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Ever thought an Electron based teleprompter software consumes way too many resources? Now you can telnet or ssh into Teleprompter for Terminals, a teleprompter solution with no dependencies on X.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/cuperino/teleprompter-for-terminals-april-fools-works
• Owner: Cuperino
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2019-04-02T20:32:11.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-04-03T04:11:08.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-05T02:58:38.632Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: ncurses, teleprompter
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://imaginary.tech/teleprompter/
• Size: 34.2 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# April Fools: Teleprompter for Terminals

Ever thought an Electron based teleprompting software consumes way too many resources for your needs? SSH into Teleprompter for Terminals, a teleprompting solution with no dependencies on X.

Demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyKezSfxEHo

Telnet link: telnet://imaginary.tech

# How to use

1. Load the program from your terminal.

2. Type the text you wish to prompt.

3. Press Ctrl-G to prompt.

4. Use W to decrease the speed and S to increase the speed.

# How to run from Telnet

Install an xinetd daemon and telnetd, put this in `/etc/xinetd.d/telnet` and restart xinetd.

```

# default: on

# description: The telnet server serves telnet sessions; it uses

# unencrypted username/password pairs for authentication.

service telnet

{

disable = no

flags = REUSE

socket_type = stream

wait = no

user = userwithnoprivileges

server = /usr/sbin/in.telnetd

server_args = -h -L /path/to/teleprompter-for-terminals.py

log_on_failure += USERID

cps = 10 30

instances = 200

}

```

# Dependencies

Teleprompter for Terminals is written in Python 3 and depends on the curses library.