Adjust launch-reaper scripts a bit, also add two general scripts

ref/workflow-and-workspaces-scheme.md

@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ idea from the ThePrimeagen: designated workspace/label/desktop per app/purpose
 
 ### current layout/plan
 
-| workspace number                                             | wm default layout/mode |
+| workspace number                                             | wm layout/mode         |
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
-| 1. notes/drawing/thinking (notes app, drawing pad, etc)      | stack (fullscreen)     |
+| 1. notes/drawing (stack: nvim, obsidian, gimp)               | stack                  |
-| 2. music makeing - misc                                      | stack (fullscreen)     |
+| 2. music makeing - misc                                      | stack                  |
-| 3. music making - daw                                        | floating               |
+| 3. music making - daw                                        | floating (workaround)  |
-| 4. music/audio listening                                     | stack (fullscreen)     |
+| 4. music/audio listening                                     | stack                  |
-| 5. general misc (catch-all)                                  | stack (fullscreen)     |
+| 5. general - misc (catch-all)                                | stack                  |
-| 6. comms (email, chats, etc)                                 | stack (fullscreen)     |
+| 6. comms (stack: emails, chats, av/calls)                    | stack                  |
-| 7. dev - misc                                                | stack (fullscreen)     |
+| 7. programming - misc (whatever is not in terminal)          | stack                  |
-| 8. terminal (primary; one-offs & tui apps can be anywhere)   | stack (fullscreen)     |
+| 8. terminal (primary; one-offs & tui apps can be anywhere)   | stack                  |
-| 9. web browser                                               | stack (fullscreen)     |
+| 9. web browser                                               | stack                  |
 
 ### ideas/guidelines:
 - use this consistently accross all machines
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ idea from the ThePrimeagen: designated workspace/label/desktop per app/purpose
       menu bar at the top of the screen)
 - key bindings are set for moving window focus up/down (vim style: mod + k/j)
     - the mental model here is that every fullscreen window is in a stack, so i can move
-      focus up and down the stack
+      focus up and down the stack (and i try to maintain consistent order in stacks,
+      e.g. in the comms workspace, email is always on the bottom and chat apps are above)
 - for apps with tabs, pair the above mental model of a stack with a mental model of a
   circular list being in any position in that stack
     - so, keybindings are also set for previous/next tab (vim style: mod + h/l)
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ idea from the ThePrimeagen: designated workspace/label/desktop per app/purpose
   many windows and/or tabs open at one time; however, with the designated purpose for
   each workspace and the mental models above, it rarely takes me long to find what i need
 
-## examples cases
+## example cases
 
 - if i want a particular browser window, i jump to workspace 9, then move focus
   up or down until i get to the window i want; if the window is right but i need

src_files/.config/zsh/.zshenv

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ export OBSIDIAN_WORKSPACES_TO_CONFIGURE=("$DIR_NOTES")
 
 # reaper
 DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_SHARED="$DIR_USER_OPT/reaper-portable/shared"
-DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_LINUX="$DIR_USER_OPT/reaper-portable/reaper-linux"
+DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_LINUX="$DIR_USER_OPT/reaper-portable/linux"
-DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_MACOS="$DIR_USER_OPT/reaper-portable/reaper-macos"
+DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_MACOS="$DIR_USER_OPT/reaper-portable/macos"
 
 # clean-up of home dir
 export __CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING="0x0:0x0"

src_files/.local/bin/launch-reaper

@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@
 
 # trying the "portable install" option; using this launch script to point to that
 source "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh/.zshenv"
-reaper_portable_exec_linux="$DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_LINUX/REAPER/reaper"
-reaper_portable_ini_file_linux="$DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_LINUX/reaper-config/reaper.ini"
 
+reaper_portable_exec_linux="$DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_LINUX/REAPER/reaper"
 [[ ! -x "$reaper_portable_exec_linux" ]] && {
     echo "reaper missing or not executable: $reaper_portable_exec_linux" >&2
     exit 1
 }
+
+reaper_portable_config_linux="$DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_LINUX/config"
+reaper_portable_ini_file_linux="$reaper_portable_config_linux/reaper.ini"
 [[ ! -r "$reaper_portable_ini_file_linux" ]] && {
-    echo "reaper.ini missing or not readable: $reaper_portable_ini_file_linux" >&2
+    [[ ! -d "$reaper_portable_config_linux" ]] && mkdir -p "$reaper_portable_config_linux"
-    exit 1
+    touch "$reaper_portable_ini_file_linux"
 }
 
 nohup \

src_files/.local/scripts/convert

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /bin/zsh
+
+# simple unit-conversion util, partly made for fun, not much here so far
+
+conversionUnits=$1
+inputsToConvert=($argv[2,-1])
+
+function cmToIn() {
+	result=$(( 1 / 2.54 * $1 ))
+	printf '%.1f cm => %.2f in\n' $1 $result
+}
+
+function inToCm() {
+	result=$(( 2.54 * $1 ))
+	printf '%.2f in => %.1f cm\n' $1 $result
+}
+
+function unsupportedUnits() {
+	echo "unsupported conversion units given: $conversionUnits"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+funcRef=exit # not sure what a good default function is, using exit
+case $conversionUnits in
+	(cm|cm-in) funcRef=cmToIn
+		;;
+	(in|in-cm) funcRef=inToCm
+		;;
+	(*) funcRef=unsupportedUnits
+		;;
+esac
+
+for i in $inputsToConvert; do $funcRef $i; done

src_files/.local/scripts/gfind

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#! /bin/zsh
+
+# simple wrapper to run both find and grep
+# usage: gfind <search-term> [search-directory]
+# if no search-directory given, uses . by default
+
+searchTerm=$1
+searchDirectory=$(if [[ -n $2 ]] then echo $2; else echo "."; fi)
+
+printf '//// find results for: %s in directory: %s\n' $searchTerm $searchDirectory
+find $searchDirectory -iname "*$searchTerm*"
+
+printf '\n//// grep results for: %s in directory: %s\n' $searchTerm $searchDirectory
+grep -rIi $searchTerm $searchDirectory

src_files/bin_overrides_macos/launch-reaper

@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@
 
 # trying the "portable install" option; using this launch script to point to that
 source "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh/.zshenv"
-reaper_portable_exec_macos="$DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_MACOS/REAPER.app/Contents/MacOS/REAPER"
-reaper_portable_ini_file_macos="$DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_MACOS/reaper.ini"
 
+reaper_portable_exec_macos="$DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_MACOS/REAPER.app/Contents/MacOS/REAPER"
 [[ ! -x "$reaper_portable_exec_macos" ]] && {
     echo "reaper missing or not executable: $reaper_portable_exec_macos" >&2
     exit 1
 }
-[[ ! -r "$reaper_portable_ini_file_macos" ]] && {
+
-    echo "reaper.ini missing or not readable: $reaper_portable_ini_file_macos" >&2
+reaper_portable_ini_file_macos="$DIR_REAPER_PORTABLE_MACOS/reaper.ini"
-    exit 1
+[[ ! -r "$reaper_portable_ini_file_macos" ]] && touch "$reaper_portable_ini_file_macos"
-}
 
 nohup \
     $reaper_portable_exec_macos \