Making Launcher for Micro Journal

I am already happy to work with rev.2 since it is now all pink, but I miss seeing pictures.  Micro Journal rev.2 and rev.2.1. are using text based linux so I can have a wallpaper on the screen, but I can use ASCII art right?  So I ask the Gemini AI how to add the ASCII Art, I mean, wouldn't it be cute if there is a tiny picture of a flamingo next to the ranger dashboard?  

The Gemini AI offered various solutions to make the dashboard more interesting.  Like using tmux, figlet, plymouth and many more.  Mostly involve installing an apk to micro journal and it requires network.  The previous micro journal linux firmware only connected to the internet when sharing the files, so it was tricky to install anything.  You need to download the installer first then upload it to micro journal, and some lib files potentially missing and you need to download it too.  But thankfully, the newest firmware allows the network running from the beginning.  You can try using tmux, figlet or whatever to achieve your dashboard of your dream easier now, but after some trials and errors, I prefer to use the simple solution using the shell script.

The Script from Gemini AI

The function of the script is to call an ASCII art or some text to put on the screen replacing the ranger dashboard (not permanently).  Very simple.  You can skip the #Define Colors part if you don't want to change the current color of the text or change it to any color that you want.  The Gemini is using a picture of crocodile because at first I want it to have a crocodile instead of flamingo.

Here's the script if you want to try it on your micro journal:

#!/bin/bash

# Define Colors

PINK="\e[1;35m"

WHITE="\e[1;37m"

RESET="\e[0m"

# Clear the screen for a fresh start

clear

# Draw the Pink Crocodile

echo -e "$PINK"

cat << "EOF"

       .-.   .-.

      /   \ /   \

     |  o  |  o  |

 ____|_____|_____|____

 \                   /

  \    VVVVVVVVV    /

   \_______________/

EOF

# Add a status message

echo -e "$WHITE   System Ready."

echo -e "$RESET"

 

As a designer, I can proudly say, AI are good in generating script but they are bad at making ASCII art.

to use the "launcher", you just need to copy the script into a text file (then save it as .sh file using Nano) or save it directly as .sh file and upload it to micro journal.

I put mine on /home/microjournal/ for easier access.  

let's say the file name is "launcher.sh", all you have to do is press "q" to go to the terminal, 

type "chmod+x ~/launcher.sh", press enter

then type "~/launcher.sh" , press enter

voila.. you can see the crocodile.

Next time you can try to modify the color, or the text, or the ASCII art.  

Micro journal has a wide screen, there might be a way to put all the image and text to the middle, but I use the simplest solution: adding spaces (using spacebar) to make all the text on the center.

For my Jurassic Park Micro Journal, I use Dino theme.

to return to the original dashboard, just type "ranger".

For my flamingo Micro Journal, I use Flamingo theme

Both the ASCII art are from https://ascii.co.uk/ while the text are also ASCII art, made using ASCII text generator.  Put the ASCII art after the ""EOF"" and before the "EOF".