hiragana-katakana-zshprompt

Add a Hiragana or Katakana in your zsh prompt, and plays the sound, to make you memorize them. The Hiragana or Katakana is changed after each command.

• Dependencies
• Installation
• Options

Dependencies

• mpg321
• japanese-able terminal

mpg321

apt-get install mpg321

###Enable Japanese Characters

Install Japanese fonts :

apt-get install 'fonts-takao*'

Add the following to your Xdefaults or Xressources

xterm*utf8:               1
xterm*faceNameDoublesize: TakaoExMincho
xterm*faceSize:           10

Run xrdb -merge [$HOME/.Xdefaults|$HOME/.Xressources] to have your changes take effect

Install

Download and extract the files in $HOME/.hiragana-katakana-prompt/

Easy install

Run the configure script

Add $(hirakata) in your prompt

Done !

ZSH and oh-my-zsh

Move the files and sounds directories in the hirakata plugin (located in oh-my-zsh/plugins)

Move the hirakata plugin to your .oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins directory

Add hirakata in your plugins list in the ZSHrc

plugins=(hirakata ...)

You can now add $(hirataka) in your prompt where you want it to be displayed.

Don't forget to use precmd() in your theme, like so :

$ZSH/themes/mawuena.zsh-theme

precmd() {
      PROMPT="${CL_BROWN}%(!.#.❆)%{$reset_color%} $CRUNCH_DIR_$(hirakata)$CRUNCH_PROMPT%{$reset_color%}"
    }

ZSH only

Add the following in your $HOME/.zshrc

HK="$HOME/.hiragana-katakana-prompt"
source $HK/bin/gen_random_sym

Wrap your prompt in precmd() and add $(hirataka) where you want it to be displayed, such as :

precmd() {
      PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ $(hirataka)'
    }

Options

Options can be combined

mute

$(hirakata mute)

Don't play the sound

romaji

$(hirakata romaji)

Displays the romaji translation right next to the character

hiragana

$(hirakata hiragana)

Only select an Hiragana character

katakana

$(hirakata katakana)

Only select a Katakana character

TO-DO

• oh-my-zsh plugin
• Chose from Hiragana or Katana, or both
• List of H/K to ignore
• Set frequency
• BASH install
• Install script