--- OutputScreenlet.py	2011-03-27 04:00:23.000000000 +0200
+++ Output/OutputScreenlet.py	2011-03-28 01:19:45.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#! /usr/bin/python
 
 # This application is released under the GNU General Public License 
 # v3 (or, at your option, any later version). You can find the full 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 import screenlets
-from screenlets.options import ColorOption, StringOption, IntOption
+from screenlets.options import ColorOption, StringOption, IntOption, BoolOption
 import cairo
 import pango
 import gtk
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
     
     # default meta-info for Screenlets
     __name__ = 'OutputScreenlet'
-    __version__ = '0.1'
+    __version__ = '0.1.p3'
     __author__ = 'Helder Fraga aka whise'
-    __desc__ = 'A screenlet displays output from any unix command'
+    __desc__ = 'A screenlet that displays output from any UNIX command'
 
     # a list of the converter class objects
     __timeout = None
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
     ctxx = None
     w = 350
     h = 100
+    reverse = False
+
     # constructor
     def __init__(self, **keyword_args):
         #call super
@@ -67,17 +69,19 @@
 
         self.add_option(IntOption('Options', 'update_interval', 
             self.update_interval, 'Update interval seconds', 
-            'The interval for refreshing RSS feed (in seconds)', min=1, max=10000))
+            'The interval for refreshing (in seconds)', min=1, max=10000))
 
         self.add_option(IntOption('Options', 'w', 
             self.w, 'Width', 
             'width', min=10, max=10000))
 
-
         self.add_option(IntOption('Options', 'h', 
             self.h, 'Height', 
             'height', min=10, max=10000))
 
+        self.add_option(BoolOption('Options', 'reverse', 
+            self.reverse, 'Reverse output', 
+            'Display the lines in reverse order, especially suitable for logs'))
 
         self.add_option(ColorOption('Options','frame_color', 
             self.frame_color, 'Background Frame color', 
@@ -95,9 +99,10 @@
             self.text_color, 'Text color', 
             'Text color'))
 
-        self.__timeout = gobject.timeout_add(1000, self.update)
+        self.__timeout = gobject.timeout_add(int(self.update_interval * 1000), self.update)
         self.update()
 
+
     def __setattr__(self, name, value):
         # call Screenlet.__setattr__ in baseclass (ESSENTIAL!!!!)
         screenlets.Screenlet.__setattr__(self, name, value)
@@ -110,27 +115,44 @@
             else:
                 self.__dict__['update_interval'] = 1
                 pass
-        if name == 'w':
+        elif name == 'w':
             self.width = value
-        if name == 'h':
+        elif name == 'h':
             self.height = value
-        if name == 'run':
+
+        # Visualize changes immediately
+        if name in ('run', 'reverse'):
             self.update()
+        elif name in ('w', 'h') or name.endswith('_color'):
+            self.redraw_canvas()
 
 
     def on_init(self):
-        
         self.add_default_menuitems()
 
 
-
-
     def update(self):
-        self.output = commands.getoutput(self.run).replace('&','').replace('<','').replace('@','')
-        if len(self.output) > 300:
-            self.output = self.output[len(self.output)-300:]
-        self.redraw_canvas()
+        output = commands.getoutput(self.run)
+
+        # Need to replace certain characters, because they lead to an empty display for whatever reason
+        if any(i in output for i in "&<@"):
+            output = (output.decode("utf-8")
+                .replace('&','+')
+                .replace('<', u'\u2039').replace('>', u'\u203a')
+                .replace('@', u'\u00aa')
+            ).encode("utf-8")
+
+        maxlines = max(1, (self.height - 18) // 12)
+        output = output.splitlines()[-maxlines:]
+        if self.reverse:
+            output = reversed(output)
+        output = '\n'.join(output)
+        
+        if self.output != output: # do not flicker video overlays without any need
+            self.output = output
+            self.redraw_canvas()
         return True
+
             
     def on_draw(self, ctx):
         self.ctxx = ctx