From 3a656ad85c523ebbbee2d498e415bcab5aadf899 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Koeritz <fred@gruntose.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 10:23:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] dropped error noises for continuable ones

and fixed the seldom or never seen text greeting to feisty.
---
 scripts/core/functions.sh          |  2 +-
 scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh | 15 +++++++--------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/core/functions.sh b/scripts/core/functions.sh
index 88af2067..f35f3bdc 100644
--- a/scripts/core/functions.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/functions.sh
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ if [ -z "$skip_all" ]; then
   {
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
       echo -e "\n\na problem occurred, but we can continue:\n\n$*\n\n=> Continuing script..."
-      error_sound
+#hmmm: not an error if continuing?  hmmm....      error_sound
     fi
   }
 
diff --git a/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh b/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
index 41090014..9dfa50a6 100644
--- a/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ and run this command (the whole unwieldy multiple line chunk inside the bars):
   exec bash -i 3<<EOF 4<&0 <&3
     echo -e '\n\n^^^ errors above here indicate potential problems in .bashrc ^^^';
     export FEISTY_MEOW_APEX=\"\$(pwd)\"; export FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS=\$FEISTY_MEOW_APEX/scripts;
-    export FEISTY_MEOW_SHOW_LAUNCH_GREETING=yes;
     /bin/bash \$(pwd)/scripts/core/reconfigure_feisty_meow.sh;
     source \$(pwd)/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh; exec 3>&- <&4
 EOF
@@ -181,9 +180,6 @@ if [ "$NO_REPAIRS_NEEDED" == "true" ]; then
     # load some helper methods for the terminal which we'll use below.
     source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/tty/terminal_titler.sh"
 
-    # start up the xsecurelock screen saver if we are running x window system.
-#    bash "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/system/start_xwin_screensaver.sh"
-
     ##############
 
 #hmmm: abstract this to a twiddle shell options method.
@@ -237,14 +233,14 @@ if [ "$NO_REPAIRS_NEEDED" == "true" ]; then
 
   fi  # no error occurred.
 
-  if [ ! -z "$FEISTY_MEOW_SHOW_LAUNCH_GREETING" ]; then
+  if [ -z "$FEISTY_MEOW_LAUNCH_GREETING" ]; then
     echo
     echo
-    echo "welcome to the feisty meow zone of peace, one of many refuges in the uncountably"
-    echo "infinite multiverses that are hypothetically possible."
+    echo "welcome to the peaceful zone of feisty meow... one of many refuges in the"
+    echo "uncountably infinite multiverses that are hypothetically possible."
     echo
     echo
-    unset FEISTY_MEOW_SHOW_LAUNCH_GREETING
+    export FEISTY_MEOW_LAUNCH_GREETING=done
   fi
 
   # only run this hello file if the core feisty meow support haven't been loaded already.  this
@@ -262,6 +258,9 @@ if [ "$NO_REPAIRS_NEEDED" == "true" ]; then
     fi
     # from now on there should be no extra helloing.
     export NO_HELLO=true
+
+    # start up the xsecurelock screen saver if we are running x window system.
+    bash "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/system/start_xwin_screensaver.sh" &>/dev/null
   fi
 
   # load the last bits we do here.
-- 
2.34.1