From: Bauduin Raphael <rb@...>
Date: 2005-01-07T06:01:31+09:00
Subject: [ANN] Logtails 0.2 : a totally usable version

Hi,

I'm happy to announce the second public version of logtails. This 
version is a big improvements on v0.1 (see below).

Again, big thanks to Richard Dale for his help and feedback on using 
Korundum!

Raph


*Description:

If you need to watch log files and are tired of opening tens of 
terminals and ssh to a remote host to run a tail -f, logtails could be 
for you! I've started this project out of this need and it's starting to 
fill it. Suggestions are welcome. I'm especially interested in feedback 
from people using net-ssh not installed as a gem.



*Improvements:

-Opening of local file is possible with KDE's "open file" dialog
-Filter lines: enter regexps that either reject the line (meaning it 
isn't displayed) or force the line's display (even if there's a regexps 
that would normally reject it).
-Tooltips on the text output  show you which patterns are accepted and 
which are  rejected
-One files' lines can be displayed in different tabs, each tab applying 
different filters.
-A file, local or remote, that is already monitored can be reused 
without entering any info. No new connection or process is started, 
internal buffers are used.
-When requesting a new remote tail, the current user's login is the 
default value for the ssh login
-When requesting a new remote tail, an existing remote tail's parameters 
can be used as the base of this new tail, only changing the file eg.
-Internally, the code is a bit better structured.

*Known problems:

-Tabs can't be closed
-key based authentication is needed to open an ssh connection
-The drop down in the dialog to open a local file sometimes gets too 
much expanded
-Adding an accepted regexp doesn't make all other lines rejected by 
default. If the user enters an accepted patterns, it's supposed that 
(s)he doesn't want lines without that pattern to be displayed.

* Plans for the future:
-Correcting know problems ;-)
-Add configuration items and history
-Highlighting of text that triggered the display of the line
-Saving a tab's content to a file
-Printing a tab's content
-Enable search
-Better use of KDE's infrastructure
-Merge 2 files' output in one tab
-Add a change indicator in the tab selector